Charitable Solicitation Registration
Charitable or nonprofit solicitation means to request directly or indirectly money, credit, property, financial assistance, or other thing of value on the plea or representation that such money, credit, property, financial assistance, or other thing or any portion thereof shall be used for a charitable purpose or benefit a charitable trust. A solicitation shall be deemed to have taken place whether or not the solicitation is by person or by telephone and whether or not the person making the solicitation receives any contribution.
Charitable organization means a religious, educational, charitable, civic, veterans’ or fraternal organization or political committee or political party which shall have been in existence for at least two years and which is registered with the charitable trust division of the attorney general’s office.
Obtaining a License
The City Clerk is the licensing authority for Charitable Solicitation Licenses. To obtain a license, the applicant must complete an application that is submitted to the City Clerk’s Office. The applicant will need to submit a list (including dates of birth and full names) of the individuals that will be engaging in solicitation activities. Background checks will be done on all solicitors. Once the review process has concluded, the City Clerk will issue the license which will identify the method of solicitation and the location (i.e. on private property with permission of property owner, door-to-door, telephone contact, etc…)
Licenses issued under this section of the City Code are valid for a 30-day period from the date of issuance. There is no fee for a Charitable Solicitation License. If you have questions about where solicitation activities are permitted please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 603-352-0133 extension 2.
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