New York Laws
Article 7-A - Solicitation and Collection of Funds for Charitable Purposes
174 - Solicitation by Unregistered Charitable Organizations, Professional Fund-Raisers or Commercial Co-Venturers a Fraud Upon the People of the State.

§ 174. Solicitation by unregistered charitable organizations,
professional fund-raisers or commercial co-venturers a fraud upon the
people of the state. 1. No charitable organization shall employ any
professional fund raiser or commercial co-venturer unless and until such
fund raiser or commercial co-venturer is registered pursuant to this
article. Any such contract of employment shall be voidable at the option
of the charitable organization.

2. No professional fund raiser or commercial co-venturer shall enter
into any contract or raise any funds for any organization required to be
registered pursuant to this article unless such charitable organization
actually so registered.

3. No professional fund raiser required to be registered under this
article shall employ any professional solicitor who is not registered in
accordance with this article.

4. In addition to all other remedies provided by law the attorney
general may bring an action to enjoin the violation of the provisions of
this section. The attorney general may give notice of at least fifteen
days in writing by registered or certified mail to the organization,
person or persons violating the provisions hereof, requiring that
registration be accomplished or that the solicitation funds be
immediately terminated. The failure to immediately discontinue
solicitation or to register in accordance with the provisions of this
article within fifteen days of service of such notice shall be deemed to
be a continuing fraud upon the people of the state of New York.