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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 6-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 6-102 - Scope of Title - (a) (1) In this section, “member” includes a student, former...
Subtitle 2 - Powers and Duties of the Secretary of State and the Attorney General
Section 6-201 - Charitable Giving Information Program - (a) In this section, “Program” means the Charitable Giving Information...
Section 6-202 - Service on Foreign Charitable Organizations or Representatives - (a) In this section, “foreign charitable organization or representative” means...
Section 6-203 - Public Records - Each document submitted to the Secretary of State under this...
Section 6-204 - Duty to Adopt Regulations - The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to carry out...
Section 6-205 - Power to Investigate and Take Action Against Alleged Violations - (a) (1) The Secretary of State or the Attorney General...
Section 6-206 - Reciprocal Agreements - The Secretary of State or the Attorney General may make...
Section 6-207 - Disposition of Money - Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Secretary of...
Subtitle 2A - Charitable Enforcement Fund
Section 6-2A-01 - General Consideration - (a) In this subtitle, “Fund” means the Charitable Enforcement Fund....
Subtitle 3 - Charitable Representatives
Section 6-301 - Registration Required - (a) A person must have applied to register appropriately with...
Section 6-302 - Applications for Registration - (a) An applicant for registration as a professional solicitor or...
Section 6-303 - Surety Bond; Irrevocable Letter of Credit - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this...
Section 6-304 - Issuance of Registration - (a) If the Secretary of State finds that an applicant...
Section 6-305 - Term of Registration - Each registration expires on the first anniversary of its effective...
Section 6-306 - Registration Before Accounting - (a) If a currently registered professional solicitor applies for a...
Section 6-307 - Acting as Charitable Representative After Application for Registration - (a) A person who has applied to register as an...
Subtitle 4 - Charitable Organizations
Section 6-401 - Registration Required - (a) A charitable organization shall register and receive a registration...
Section 6-402 - Registration Statements - (a) A registration statement shall be on the form that...
Section 6-403 - Duty of Officers - The chairman, president, or other principal officer of a charitable...
Section 6-404 - Approval of Application; Reasons for Noncompliance - (a) If the Secretary of State finds that an applicant...
Section 6-405 - Requirements of Exempt Person - (a) Except for parent-teacher organizations and youth sports organizations soliciting...
Section 6-406 - Soliciting After Application for Registration - (a) (1) Unless exempted from registration under § 6-413 of...
Section 6-407 - Annual Fees - (a) A charitable organization that collects less than $25,000 in...
Section 6-408 - Annual Report - (a) A charitable organization that solicits or intends to solicit...
Section 6-409 - Duty of Officers - The chairman, president, or other principal officer of a charitable...
Section 6-410 - Financial Statement - (a) Within 30 days after receiving a request, a charitable...
Section 6-411 - Disclosure Statement - (a) This section does not apply to: (1) a charitable...
Section 6-412 - Financial Records - (a) A charitable organization shall keep accurate financial records about...
Section 6-413 - Exemption From Submission Requirement - The Secretary of State may exempt from the requirement of...
Section 6-414 - Credit Cards - A charitable organization may honor a credit card that the...
Section 6-415 - Restrictions on Voting - An individual who is a director, officer, partner, or trustee...
Section 6-416 - Restrictions on Soliciting and Spending Money - (a) A charitable organization may solicit charitable contributions or spend...
Section 6-417 - End of Soliciting - A charitable organization that intends to end soliciting shall submit...
Subtitle 5 - Charitable Solicitations
Section 6-501 - Agreements - (a) An agreement between a charitable organization and a fund–raising...
Section 6-502 - Fund-Raising Notice - (a) (1) A professional solicitor shall submit a fund-raising notice...
Section 6-503 - Required Disclosures When Awarding Prizes - (a) This section does not apply to a raffle or...
Section 6-504 - Receipt Required After Telephone Solicitation - Within 30 days after receiving a charitable contribution as a...
Section 6-505 - Charitable Contributions to Be Deposited Into Bank Account - (a) A professional solicitor shall deposit each charitable contribution that...
Section 6-506 - Accounting Required - (a) Within 3 months after the end of each fund-raising...
Section 6-507 - Charitable Solicitation Records - (a) For each fund–raising drive, campaign, or event, a professional...
Section 6-508 - Fiduciaries - Charitable organizations and charitable representatives and the directors, officers, partners,...
Section 6-509 - Failure to Comply With Charitable Contribution Requirements - (a) The only persons liable under this section are: (1)...
Subtitle 5A - Public Safety Solicitors
Section 6-5A-01 - Public Safety Solicitors - A person is prohibited from acting as a public safety...
Section 6-5A-02 - Registration Requirements - An applicant for registration as a public safety solicitor shall:...
Section 6-5A-03 - Registration Requirements -- Bond Amount and Surety - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (f)...
Section 6-5A-04 - Approval of Application - (a) If the Secretary of State finds that an applicant...
Section 6-5A-05 - Expiration - Each registration expires on the first anniversary of its approval...
Section 6-5A-06 - Requirements of Solicitations - A public safety solicitor shall include in all written solicitations...
Section 6-5A-07 - Limitations of Solicitations - (a) A public safety solicitor may not solicit public safety...
Section 6-5A-08 - Limitations of Solicitations -- Actions of Solicitor - A public safety solicitor may not: (1) falsely state, imply,...
Section 6-5A-09 - Limitations of Solicitations -- Willful or Gross Negligence - (a) An applicant for registration as a public safety solicitor...
Section 6-5A-10 - Penalty for Unregistered Solicitor - (a) A person that engages in soliciting public safety contributions...
Section 6-5A-11 - Penalty for Willful Violation; Gross Negligence; Bond Forfeiture; Fines - (a) A person who commits a willful violation of this...
Subtitle 6 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 6-601 - Acting as Associate Solicitor, Professional Solicitor, or Fund-Raising Counsel Without Application for Registration - (a) A person may not act as an associate solicitor,...
Section 6-602 - Use of Services of Unregistered Individual - A professional solicitor may not employ, pay, agree to pay,...
Section 6-603 - Agreement With Unregistered Charitable Organization - (a) A professional solicitor or fund-raising counsel may not make...
Section 6-604 - Misuse of Registration - (a) A charitable representative or a charitable organization may not...
Section 6-605 - Compensation Dependent on Number or Value of Charitable Contributions - A fund-raising counsel may not receive compensation from a charitable...
Section 6-606 - Application of Charitable Contribution - A person may not apply a charitable contribution in a...
Section 6-607 - False or Misleading Material - A person may not use false or materially misleading advertising...
Section 6-608 - Deceptive Act - (a) In connection with a charitable solicitation, a charitable organization...
Section 6-609 - Misrepresentation -- Marks or Printed Matter - (a) Unless authorized by a charitable organization, a person may...
Section 6-610 - Misrepresentation -- Charitable Organizations or Use of Proceeds - A person may not falsely represent that: (1) the person...
Section 6-611 - Misrepresentation -- Sponsorship or Endorsement - (a) A person may not represent that another person sponsors,...
Section 6-612 - Soliciting After Cancellation of Contract - A person may not continue to solicit charitable contributions for...
Section 6-613 - Willful Violations - (a) A charitable organization or a charitable representative may not...
Section 6-614 - Grossly Negligent Violations - (a) A charitable organization or a charitable representative may not...
Section 6-615 - Contents of Agreement -- Between Charitable Organization and Fund-Raising Counsel - A person may not act as a fund-raising counsel unless...
Section 6-616 - Contents of Agreement -- Between Charitable Organizations and Professional Solicitors - A person may not act as a professional solicitor unless...
Section 6-617 - Charitable Solicitation Without Authorization - A professional solicitor or associate solicitor may not solicit charitable...
Section 6-618 - Promotions for Charitable Organizations - (a) This section does not apply to a raffle or...
Section 6-619 - Criminal Penalty - (a) A person who commits a willful violation of this...
Section 6-620 - Public Containers for Deposit of Money Reflecting Name of Charitable Organization - A person who places in an establishment or other location...
Section 6-621 - Liability for Broadcast, Publication, or Printing of Solicitations in Violation of Title - A television or radio broadcasting station or a publisher or...
Section 6-622 - Retaliatory Actions Prohibited - A person may not knowingly, with the intent to retaliate,...
Subtitle 7 - Short Title
Section 6-701 - Short Title - This title is the Maryland Solicitations Act.