§ 57-52.1 Publication of warnings concerning solicitation by professional solicitors
If the Commissioner determines that any charitable or civic organization has contracted with a professional solicitor to solicit on its behalf and that the professional solicitor may be soliciting or has solicited in the Commonwealth, directly or indirectly, by any means, including, without limitation, by email, by telephone or telegraph, by direct mail, or by advertising in national media, and the professional solicitor has not registered with the Commissioner as required by § 57-61, the Commissioner may, after five days’ written notice mailed to the charitable or civic organization, cause to be printed on the Department’s website and in one or more newspapers published in the Commonwealth a notice on substantially the following form: WARNING—UNREGISTERED CHARITABLE SOLICTATION BY PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR The charitable or civic organization named below has contracted with a professional solicitor to solicit on its behalf. The professional solicitor has not registered with the Commonwealth of Virginia as required by law. Contributors are cautioned that their contributions may be used for noncharitable purposes.
History
This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 561 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapter 289.
1987, c. 561; 2023, c. 289.