{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/57-61.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/57-61.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/57-61.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/57-61.html"}],"law_id":87040,"edition_id":1,"section_id":87040,"structure_id":13962,"section_number":"57-61","catch_line":"Registration of professional fund-raising counsels and solicitors","history":"1974, c. 574; 1979, c. 595; 1983, c. 374; 1984, c. 268; 1987, c. 561; 1988, c. 322; 1990, c. 711; 1996, c. 461; 1999, c. 40.","full_text":"A\n\nNo person shall act as a professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor for a charitable or civic organization, unless he has first registered with the Commissioner. Applications for registration shall be in writing under oath or affirmation in the form prescribed by the Commissioner and contain such information as he may require. The application shall be accompanied by an annual fee of $100 for the professional fund-raising counsel. The fee for a professional solicitor shall be $500. Any professional solicitor who fails to register prior to any solicitation shall be required to pay a late filing fee of $250. A partnership or corporation which is a professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor, may register for and pay a single fee on behalf of all its members, officers, agents and employees.B\n\nEach professional solicitor shall, at the time of making application, file with and have approved by the Commissioner a bond in which the applicant shall be the principal obligor in the sum of $20,000 with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Commissioner, whose liability in the aggregate as such sureties will at least equal $20,000, and maintain the bond in effect so long as the registration is in effect. The bond shall run to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the use of the bonds in reimbursement for any penalties or losses resulting from malfeasance, nonfeasance or misfeasance in the conduct of solicitation activities. A partnership or corporation which is a professional solicitor may file a consolidated bond on behalf of all its members, officers, agents and employees.C\n\nEach registration shall be valid throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia for a period of one year from the date of issue and may be renewed for additional one-year periods upon written application, under oath or affirmation, in the form prescribed by the Commissioner and the payment of the fee prescribed herein.D\n\nAt least ten days prior to the commencement of each solicitation campaign, the solicitor shall file with the Commissioner a copy of the contract entered into with any charitable or civic organization and shall file a completed “Solicitation Notice” on forms prescribed by the Commissioner. The Solicitation Notice shall be in writing and under oath, and shall include a description of the solicitation event or campaign, the projected starting and ending dates of the campaign, and the location and telephone number from which the solicitation will be conducted. The charitable or civic organization on whose behalf the solicitor is acting shall certify that the Solicitation Notice and accompanying material are true and complete.E\n\nProfessional solicitors shall file a final accounting report with the Commissioner after the completion of the solicitation campaign, showing all funds collected and such other information as the Commissioner may require. The final accounting report shall be filed within ninety days of the campaign’s completion. Professional solicitors may file a written request with the Commissioner for an extension, not to exceed ninety days, for filing the final accounting report. The extension period shall be calculated from the first day following the expiration of the initial ninety-day period for filing the report.\n\t\t\tA late filing fee of twenty-five dollars shall be imposed for each thirty-day period, or any portion thereof, that an extension request or the final accounting report is not timely filed with the Commissioner. No late fees shall be imposed for the period between the date the extension request is filed with the Commissioner through 180 days following the completion of the solicitation campaign. An additional late filing fee of twenty-five dollars shall be imposed for each thirty-day period, or any portion thereof, that the final accounting report is not filed with the Commissioner, calculated from the end of any extension period. The late filing fees shall be in addition to all other penalties authorized by law.F\n\nThe solicitor shall maintain during each solicitation campaign and for not less than three years after its completion, the following records: (i) the name and address of each contributor and the date and amount of the contribution, provided that the Commissioner shall not disclose this information except to the extent necessary for investigative or law-enforcement purposes; (ii) the name and residence address of each employee, agent, or other person involved in the solicitation; (iii) records of all expenses incurred in the course of the solicitation campaign; and (iv) the account number and location of all bank accounts where receipts from the campaign will be deposited.G\n\nAll funds collected by the solicitor shall be deposited in a bank account. The bank account shall include the name of the charitable or civic organization with whom the solicitor has contracted. The professional solicitor shall promptly provide to the charitable or civic organization a copy of all monthly bank statements.H\n\nAny change in information filed with the Commissioner pursuant to this section shall be reported in writing to the Commissioner within seven days after the change occurs.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":311637,"text":"No person shall act as a professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor for a charitable or civic organization, unless he has first registered with the Commissioner. Applications for registration shall be in writing under oath or affirmation in the form prescribed by the Commissioner and contain such information as he may require. The application shall be accompanied by an annual fee of $100 for the professional fund-raising counsel. The fee for a professional solicitor shall be $500. Any professional solicitor who fails to register prior to any solicitation shall be required to pay a late filing fee of $250. A partnership or corporation which is a professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor, may register for and pay a single fee on behalf of all its members, officers, agents and employees.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":311638,"text":"Each professional solicitor shall, at the time of making application, file with and have approved by the Commissioner a bond in which the applicant shall be the principal obligor in the sum of $20,000 with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Commissioner, whose liability in the aggregate as such sureties will at least equal $20,000, and maintain the bond in effect so long as the registration is in effect. The bond shall run to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the use of the bonds in reimbursement for any penalties or losses resulting from malfeasance, nonfeasance or misfeasance in the conduct of solicitation activities. 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The Solicitation Notice shall be in writing and under oath, and shall include a description of the solicitation event or campaign, the projected starting and ending dates of the campaign, and the location and telephone number from which the solicitation will be conducted. The charitable or civic organization on whose behalf the solicitor is acting shall certify that the Solicitation Notice and accompanying material are true and complete.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":311641,"text":"Professional solicitors shall file a final accounting report with the Commissioner after the completion of the solicitation campaign, showing all funds collected and such other information as the Commissioner may require. The final accounting report shall be filed within ninety days of the campaign’s completion. Professional solicitors may file a written request with the Commissioner for an extension, not to exceed ninety days, for filing the final accounting report. The extension period shall be calculated from the first day following the expiration of the initial ninety-day period for filing the report.\n\t\t\tA late filing fee of twenty-five dollars shall be imposed for each thirty-day period, or any portion thereof, that an extension request or the final accounting report is not timely filed with the Commissioner. No late fees shall be imposed for the period between the date the extension request is filed with the Commissioner through 180 days following the completion of the solicitation campaign. An additional late filing fee of twenty-five dollars shall be imposed for each thirty-day period, or any portion thereof, that the final accounting report is not filed with the Commissioner, calculated from the end of any extension period. The late filing fees shall be in addition to all other penalties authorized by law.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":311642,"text":"The solicitor shall maintain during each solicitation campaign and for not less than three years after its completion, the following records: (i) the name and address of each contributor and the date and amount of the contribution, provided that the Commissioner shall not disclose this information except to the extent necessary for investigative or law-enforcement purposes; (ii) the name and residence address of each employee, agent, or other person involved in the solicitation; (iii) records of all expenses incurred in the course of the solicitation campaign; and (iv) the account number and location of all bank accounts where receipts from the campaign will be deposited.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"6":{"id":311643,"text":"All funds collected by the solicitor shall be deposited in a bank account. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 574 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1979, chapter 595; in 1983, chapter 374; in 1984, chapter 268; in 1987, chapter 561; in 1988, chapter 322; in 1990, chapter 711; in 1996, chapter 461<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 40<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64262,"section_number":"57-52.1","catch_line":"Publication of warnings concerning solicitation by professional solicitors","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-52.1\/"},{"id":87184,"section_number":"57-55.3","catch_line":"Disclosure regarding financial statement required","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-55.3\/"},{"id":82886,"section_number":"57-61.1","catch_line":"Time and effect of registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-61.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":251915,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87040,"identifier":"57-61","token":"57\/5\/57-61","url":"\/57-61\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/57-61\/","token":"57\/5\/57-61","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration of professional fund-raising counsels and solicitors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 57-61","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall act as a professional fund-raising counsel<\/span> or professional solicitor<\/span> for a charitable or civic organization<\/span>, unless he has first registered with the Commissioner<\/span>. Applications for registration shall be in writing under oath<\/span> or affirmation in the form prescribed by the Commissioner<\/span> and contain such information as he may require. The application shall be accompanied by an annual fee of $100 for the professional fund-raising counsel<\/span>. The fee for a professional solicitor<\/span> shall be $500. Any professional solicitor<\/span> who fails to register prior to any solicitation<\/span> shall be required to pay a late filing fee of $250. A partnership or corporation which is a professional fund-raising counsel<\/span> or professional solicitor<\/span>, may register for and pay a single fee on behalf of all its members, officers, agents and employees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each professional solicitor<\/span> shall, at the time of making application, file with and have approved by the Commissioner<\/span> a bond<\/span> in which the applicant shall be the principal obligor in the sum of $20,000 with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Commissioner<\/span>, whose liability in the aggregate as such sureties will at least equal $20,000, and maintain the bond<\/span> in effect so long as the registration is in effect. The bond<\/span> shall run to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the use of the bonds<\/span> in reimbursement for any penalties or losses resulting from malfeasance, nonfeasance or misfeasance in the conduct of solicitation<\/span> activities. A partnership or corporation which is a professional solicitor<\/span> may file a consolidated bond<\/span> on behalf of all its members, officers, agents and employees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each registration shall be valid throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia for a period of one year from the date of issue<\/span> and may be renewed for additional one-year periods upon written application, under oath<\/span> or affirmation, in the form prescribed by the Commissioner<\/span> and the payment of the fee prescribed herein. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> At least ten days prior to the commencement of each solicitation campaign, the solicitor shall file with the Commissioner<\/span> a copy of the contract<\/span> entered into with any charitable or civic organization<\/span> and shall file a completed “Solicitation Notice<\/span>” on forms prescribed by the Commissioner. The Solicitation Notice<\/span> shall be in writing and under oath<\/span>, and shall include a description of the solicitation event or campaign, the projected starting and ending dates of the campaign, and the location and telephone number from which the solicitation will be conducted. The charitable or civic organization<\/span> on whose behalf the solicitor is acting shall certify that the Solicitation Notice<\/span> and accompanying material<\/span> are true and complete. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Professional solicitors<\/span> shall file a final accounting report with the Commissioner after the completion of the solicitation campaign, showing all funds collected and such other information as the Commissioner may require. The final accounting report shall be filed within ninety days of the campaign’s completion. Professional solicitors<\/span> may file a written request with the Commissioner for an extension, not to exceed ninety days, for filing the final accounting report. The extension period shall be calculated from the first day following the expiration of the initial ninety-day period for filing the report.\n\t\t\tA late filing fee of twenty-five dollars shall be imposed for each thirty-day period, or any portion thereof, that an extension request or the final accounting report is not timely filed with the Commissioner. No late fees shall be imposed for the period between the date the extension request is filed with the Commissioner through 180 days following the completion of the solicitation campaign. An additional late filing fee of twenty-five dollars shall be imposed for each thirty-day period, or any portion thereof, that the final accounting report is not filed with the Commissioner, calculated from the end of any extension period. The late filing fees shall be in addition to all other penalties authorized by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The solicitor shall maintain during each solicitation campaign and for not less than three years after its completion, the following records: (i) the name and address of each contributor and the date and amount of the contribution<\/span>, provided that the Commissioner shall not disclose this information except to the extent necessary for investigative or law<\/span>-enforcement purposes; (ii) the name and residence address of each employee, agent, or other person<\/span> involved in the solicitation; (iii) records of all expenses incurred in the course of the solicitation campaign; and (iv) the account number and location of all bank accounts where receipts from the campaign will be deposited. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> All funds collected by the solicitor shall be deposited in a bank account. The bank account shall include the name of the charitable or civic organization<\/span> with whom the solicitor has contracted. The professional solicitor<\/span> shall promptly provide to the charitable or civic organization<\/span> a copy of all monthly bank statements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> Any change in information filed with the Commissioner pursuant to this section shall be reported in writing to the Commissioner within seven days after the change occurs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL FUND-RAISING COUNSELS AND SOLICITORS (\u00a7 57-61)\n\nA. No person shall act as a professional fund-raising counsel or professional\nsolicitor for a charitable or civic organization, unless he has first registered\nwith the Commissioner. Applications for registration shall be in writing under\noath or affirmation in the form prescribed by the Commissioner and contain such\ninformation as he may require. The application shall be accompanied by an annual\nfee of $100 for the professional fund-raising counsel. The fee for a\nprofessional solicitor shall be $500. Any professional solicitor who fails to\nregister prior to any solicitation shall be required to pay a late filing fee of\n$250. A partnership or corporation which is a professional fund-raising counsel\nor professional solicitor, may register for and pay a single fee on behalf of\nall its members, officers, agents and employees.\n\nB. Each professional solicitor shall, at the time of making application, file\nwith and have approved by the Commissioner a bond in which the applicant shall\nbe the principal obligor in the sum of $20,000 with one or more sureties\nsatisfactory to the Commissioner, whose liability in the aggregate as such\nsureties will at least equal $20,000, and maintain the bond in effect so long as\nthe registration is in effect. The bond shall run to the Commonwealth of\nVirginia for the use of the bonds in reimbursement for any penalties or losses\nresulting from malfeasance, nonfeasance or misfeasance in the conduct of\nsolicitation activities. A partnership or corporation which is a professional\nsolicitor may file a consolidated bond on behalf of all its members, officers,\nagents and employees.\n\nC. Each registration shall be valid throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia for\na period of one year from the date of issue and may be renewed for additional\none-year periods upon written application, under oath or affirmation, in the\nform prescribed by the Commissioner and the payment of the fee prescribed\nherein.\n\nD. At least ten days prior to the commencement of each solicitation campaign,\nthe solicitor shall file with the Commissioner a copy of the contract entered\ninto with any charitable or civic organization and shall file a completed\n“Solicitation Notice” on forms prescribed by the Commissioner. The\nSolicitation Notice shall be in writing and under oath, and shall include a\ndescription of the solicitation event or campaign, the projected starting and\nending dates of the campaign, and the location and telephone number from which\nthe solicitation will be conducted. The charitable or civic organization on\nwhose behalf the solicitor is acting shall certify that the Solicitation Notice\nand accompanying material are true and complete.\n\nE. Professional solicitors shall file a final accounting report with the\nCommissioner after the completion of the solicitation campaign, showing all\nfunds collected and such other information as the Commissioner may require. The\nfinal accounting report shall be filed within ninety days of the\ncampaign’s completion. Professional solicitors may file a written request\nwith the Commissioner for an extension, not to exceed ninety days, for filing\nthe final accounting report. The extension period shall be calculated from the\nfirst day following the expiration of the initial ninety-day period for filing\nthe report.\n\t\t\tA late filing fee of twenty-five dollars shall be imposed for each thirty-day\nperiod, or any portion thereof, that an extension request or the final\naccounting report is not timely filed with the Commissioner. No late fees shall\nbe imposed for the period between the date the extension request is filed with\nthe Commissioner through 180 days following the completion of the solicitation\ncampaign. An additional late filing fee of twenty-five dollars shall be imposed\nfor each thirty-day period, or any portion thereof, that the final accounting\nreport is not filed with the Commissioner, calculated from the end of any\nextension period. The late filing fees shall be in addition to all other\npenalties authorized by law.\n\nF. The solicitor shall maintain during each solicitation campaign and for not\nless than three years after its completion, the following records: (i) the name\nand address of each contributor and the date and amount of the contribution,\nprovided that the Commissioner shall not disclose this information except to the\nextent necessary for investigative or law-enforcement purposes; (ii) the name\nand residence address of each employee, agent, or other person involved in the\nsolicitation; (iii) records of all expenses incurred in the course of the\nsolicitation campaign; and (iv) the account number and location of all bank\naccounts where receipts from the campaign will be deposited.\n\nG. All funds collected by the solicitor shall be deposited in a bank account.\nThe bank account shall include the name of the charitable or civic organization\nwith whom the solicitor has contracted. The professional solicitor shall\npromptly provide to the charitable or civic organization a copy of all monthly\nbank statements.\n\nH. Any change in information filed with the Commissioner pursuant to this\nsection shall be reported in writing to the Commissioner within seven days after\nthe change occurs.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 574; 1979, c. 595; 1983, c. 374; 1984, c. 268; 1987, c. 561;\n1988, c. 322; 1990, c. 711; 1996, c. 461; 1999, c. 40.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}