Charitable Solicitation Laws
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| State | Charitable Solicitation Law |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Code § 13A-9-70 et seq. |
| Alaska | Alaska Statutes § 45.68.010 et seq. and 9 Alaska Administrative Code § 12.010 |
| Arizona | *As of September 13, 2013, nonprofits are no longer required to register thanks to House Bill 2457. Veterans' Charitable Organization solicitations are still regulated by A.R.S. § 13-3722(A). |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Code Ann. § 4-28-401 et seq. |
| California | California Government Code §§ 12580-12599.7; California Code of Regulations, Title 11, §§ 300-307,311,999.1 |
| Colorado | Colorado Revised Statutes §§ 6-16-101 to 6-16-104 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut General Statutes § 21a-190a et seq. |
| District Of Columbia | District of Columbia Code Ann. § 29-301.01 et seq. |
| Delaware | *Nonprofits are not required to register; however, disclosure requirements apply. Delaware Charitable/Fraternal Solicitation Act of 1996, DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 6 §§ 2591-97 |
| Florida | Florida Statutes § 496.402 et seq. |
| Georgia | Georgia Code Ann. § 43-17-1 et seq. |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Revised Statutes § 467B-A et seq. |
| Idaho | *Idaho has a charitable solicitation law, but this does not require nonprofits to register. |
| Illinois | 760 Illinois Compiled Statutes § 55/1 et seq. |
| Indiana | *None. Nonprofits are not required to register. |
| Iowa | *None. Nonprofits are not required to register. |
| Kansas | Kansas Statutes Ann. § 17-1760 et seq. |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Revised Statutes Ann. §§ 367.650, 367.657 et seq. |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Revised Statutes Ann. §§ 51:1901-1902; Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 16, Part III, §515 |
| Maine | Maine Revised Statutes Ann., Title 9, Ch. 385, §§ 5001-5018 |
| Maryland | Maryland Ann. Code, Business Regulation Article, §§ 6-101 to 6-205, 6-401 et seq. |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 12 §§ 8e and 8f, Ch.68 §§ 18 to 35 |
| Michigan | Michigan Compiled Laws §§ 400.271 to 400.292 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Statutes Ann., §§ 309.50 to 309.53 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Code Ann. §§ 79-11-501 to 79-11-511 |
| Missouri | Missouri Revised Statutes, Title XXVI, §§ 407.450 to 407.462 |
| Montana | *None. Nonprofits are not required to register. |
| Nebraska | *None. Nonprofits are not required to register. |
| Nevada | Nevada Revised Statues Ch. 82.382 to 82.417, Ch.598.1305 |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Revised Statutes Ann., Title 1, §§ 7:21 to 7:32b |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Statutes Ann. § 45:17A-18 et seq. |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Statutes Ann. § 57-22-1 et seq. |
| New York | New York Executive Law, Article 7a, §§ 171-a to 177, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law § 101 et seq. |
| North Carolina | North Carolina General Statutes §§ 131 F-2 to 131f-8 |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Century Code, Ch. 50-22 |
| Ohio | Ohio Revised Code Ann. § 1716.01 et seq., Ohio Revised Code §§ 109.23 to 109.32 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Statutes Ann. §§ 18-552.1 to 18.552.6 |
| Oregon | Oregon Revised Statutes Ann., Vol. 3, § 128.610 et seq. |
| Pennsylvania | 10 Pennsylvania Statutes, Ch. 4B, §§ 162.1 to 162.7 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island General Laws § 7-6-1 et seq. |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Code Ann. § 33-56-10 et seq. |
| South Dakota | *None. Nonprofits are not required to register. |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Code Ann. § 48-101-501 et seq. |
| Texas | *Texas charitable solicitation law only requires public safety charities to register. |
| Utah | Utah Code Ann. §§ 13-22-1 to 13-22-15; Utah Administrative Code, Rule R152-22-1 to R152-22-5 |
| Vermont | *Vermont has a charitable solicitation law, but this does not require nonprofits to register. |
| Virginia | Virginia Code Ann. §§ 57-48 to 57-61.1; Virginia Administrative Code, Title 2, §§ 5-610-10 to 5-610-40 |
| Washington | Washington Revised Code Ann. § 19.09.020 et seq.; Washington Administrative Code §§ 434-120-100 to 434-120-175 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Code §§ 29-19-1 to 29-19-6 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Statutes §§ 440.41 to 440.42; Wisconsin Administrative Code, Ch. RL 5 |
| Wyoming | *None. Nonprofits are not required to register. |
