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§ 6-501. Agreements

West's Annotated Code of MarylandBusiness Regulation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Business Regulation (Refs & Annos)
Title 6. Charitable Organizations and Charitable Representatives (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Charitable Solicitations (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Business Regulation, § 6-501
§ 6-501. Agreements
(a) An agreement between a charitable organization and a fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor and any subcontract or other contract in furtherance of such an agreement shall be in writing.
(b) A fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor shall submit to the Secretary of State a copy of all agreements under subsection (a) of this section on or before the earlier of:
(1) the tenth day after the agreement is made; or
(2) the start of a charitable solicitation.
(c) The text that a professional solicitor or associate solicitor uses in a charitable solicitation shall be attached to the agreement and shall include:
(1) the name of the charitable organization for which the charitable solicitation is made;
(2) the specific charitable purpose that is to be advanced with charitable contributions as shown in the registration statement; and
(3) a statement that the person who solicits charitable contributions:
(i) is a paid fund-raiser; and
(ii) on request, will provide a copy of the charitable organization's financial statement.
(d) An agreement between a professional solicitor, fund-raising counsel, or charitable organization and a person engaged to receive or hold contributions resulting from a professional solicitor or fund-raising counsel agreement shall be attached to the professional solicitor or fund-raising counsel agreement filed with the Secretary of State.
(e) An agreement between a charitable organization and a fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor may not contain a provision that states:
(1) that the charitable organization may not use contributions from a solicitation for its charitable purposes until some or all fund-raising expenses have been paid; or
(2) that the professional solicitor or fund-raising counsel may engage in a direct mail or other solicitation in the charity's name for the purpose of paying or offsetting preexisting fund-raising expenses.

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Added by Acts 1992, c. 4, § 2. Amended by Acts 1993, c. 386, § 3; Acts 1996, c. 371, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 2014, c. 45, § 5.
Formerly Art. 41, §§ 3-201, 3-204, 3-206, 3-207.
MD Code, Business Regulation, § 6-501, MD BUS REG § 6-501
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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