Section 6-5A-01 – Public Safety Solicitors
A person is prohibited from acting as a public safety solicitor unless the person has applied to register with the Secretary of State.
Section 6-5A-02 – Registration Requirements
An applicant for registration as a public safety solicitor shall: (1) submit to the Secretary of State an application under oath on the form the Secretary of State provides for each public safety organization on whose behalf the applicant is soliciting in the State; (2) pay to the Secretary of State an application fee of $100 for […]
Section 6-5A-03 – Registration Requirements — Bond Amount and Surety
(a) (1) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (f) of this section, on applying for registration as a public safety solicitor, an applicant shall execute and submit to the Secretary of State a bond in the sum of $25,000, with surety that the Secretary of State approves. (2) The bond shall run to the State for the […]
Section 6-5A-04 – Approval of Application
(a) If the Secretary of State finds that an applicant for registration has complied with this title and the regulations adopted under it, the Secretary of State shall approve the application. (b) If the Secretary of State finds that an applicant for registration has not complied with this title and the regulations adopted under it applicable to […]
Section 6-5A-05 – Expiration
Each registration expires on the first anniversary of its approval date.
Section 6-5A-06 – Requirements of Solicitations
A public safety solicitor shall include in all written solicitations and receipts for public safety contributions: (1) a toll free telephone number of the public safety solicitor within the local area code in which the public safety contribution is solicited for individuals or businesses solicited to obtain verification of authenticity or make complaints; (2) a statement that, […]
Section 6-5A-07 – Limitations of Solicitations
(a) A public safety solicitor may not solicit public safety contributions unless the script of an oral solicitation and a copy of a written solicitation: (1) is approved by the public safety organization on whose behalf the public safety contribution is solicited; and (2) includes: (i) the specific purpose that is to be advanced with public safety contributions; and […]
Section 6-5A-08 – Limitations of Solicitations — Actions of Solicitor
A public safety solicitor may not: (1) falsely state, imply, or mislead, directly or indirectly, the person solicited for a public safety contribution that the public safety solicitor is a fire fighting, ambulance, rescue, police, fraternal, or other law enforcement employee or member; (2) send an individual to personally pick up a public safety contribution from a […]
Section 6-5A-09 – Limitations of Solicitations — Willful or Gross Negligence
(a) An applicant for registration as a public safety solicitor or a registered public safety solicitor may not willfully or in a grossly negligent way: (1) submit to the Secretary of State a registration statement or other information that is materially false; or (2) commit a violation of this subtitle. (b) A principal owner or employee of the public […]
Section 6-5A-10 – Penalty for Unregistered Solicitor
(a) A person that engages in soliciting public safety contributions without prior application for registration as a public safety solicitor is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding 10 times the value of the total amount of funds improperly solicited or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both. (b) A […]
Section 6-5A-11 – Penalty for Willful Violation; Gross Negligence; Bond Forfeiture; Fines
(a) A person who commits a willful violation of this subtitle: (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor; (2) is subject, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding three times the value of the total gross amount of funds solicited by the public safety solicitor or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both; and (3) shall forfeit to the Secretary […]