Indiana § 23-7-8-7 Prohibited acts

Indiana Statutes

§ 23-7-8-7 — Prohibited acts

Indiana § 23-7-8-7

Title 23BUSINESS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS

Art. 7GENERAL CIVIL OR CHARITABLE

Ch. 8Professional Fundraiser Consultant and Solicitor

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Ind. Code § 23-7-8-7 (2026).

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(a)A person who solicits charitable contributions may not:

(1)use the fact of registration as an endorsement by the state;

(2)misrepresent that the person is an officer or employee of a public safety agency;

(3)use the name "police", "law enforcement", "trooper", "rescue squad", "firemen", or "firefighter" unless a bona fide police, law enforcement, rescue squad, or fire department authorizes its use in writing;

(4)misrepresent to anyone that the contribution will be used for a charitable purpose if the person has reason to believe the contribution will not be used for a charitable purpose;

(5)misrepresent to anyone that another person endorses the solicitation unless that person has consented in writing to the use of the person's name for the purpose of endorsing the solicitation; (

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(a) A person who solicits charitable
contributions may not:
(1) use the fact of registration as an endorsement by the state;
(2) misrepresent that the person is an officer or employee of a
public safety agency;
(3) use the name "police", "law enforcement", "trooper", "rescue
squad", "firemen", or "firefighter" unless a bona fide police, law
enforcement, rescue squad, or fire department authorizes its use
in writing;
(4) misrepresent to anyone that the contribution will be used for
a charitable purpose if the person has reason to believe the
contribution will not be used for a charitable purpose;
(5) misrepresent to anyone that another person endorses the
solicitation unless that person has consented in writing to the use
of the person's name for the purpose of endorsing the solicitation;
(6) misrepresent to anyone that the contribution is solicited on
behalf of anyone other than the charitable organization that
authorized the solicitation; or
(7) collect or attempt to collect a contribution in person or by
means of a courier unless:
(A) the solicitation is made in person and the collection or
attempt to collect is made at the time of the solicitation; or
(B) the contributor has agreed to purchase goods or items in
connection with the solicitation, and the collection or attempt
to collect is made at the time of delivery of the goods or items.
(b) A person who solicits charitable contributions shall not represent
that tickets to events will be donated for use by another, unless the
following requirements have been met:
(1) The paid solicitor has commitments, in writing, from
charitable organizations stating that they will accept donated
tickets and specifying the number of tickets they are willing to
accept.
(2) No more contributions for donated tickets are solicited than
the number of ticket commitments received from charitable
organizations.