§ 5-53.1-12. Solicitation.
(a) Any written solicitation used by or on behalf of any charitable organization shall
provide a description of the programs and activities for which it has expended or
will expend contributions it receives from the solicitation or shall include therein
a statement that, upon written request to a specified person at the charitable organization,
a person may obtain from the charitable organization a description. In addition, any
written solicitation shall state in clear and unambiguous language whether or not
contributions are deductible for federal income tax purposes in accordance with applicable
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§ 5-53.1-12. Solicitation.
(a) Any written solicitation used by or on behalf of any charitable organization shall
provide a description of the programs and activities for which it has expended or
will expend contributions it receives from the solicitation or shall include therein
a statement that, upon written request to a specified person at the charitable organization,
a person may obtain from the charitable organization a description. In addition, any
written solicitation shall state in clear and unambiguous language whether or not
contributions are deductible for federal income tax purposes in accordance with applicable
law. The requirements of this section shall be satisfied by written notice to the
donor or prospective donor. This written notice requirement shall be deemed satisfied
if made once during the solicitation process, including at the time of confirmation
of receipt of any contribution.
(b) If any charitable organization solicits contributions for or makes contributions through
a solicitation to another organization that is not its affiliate as defined in § 5-53.1-4, the written solicitation shall include a statement that the contributions have been
made and that a list of all organizations that have received contributions from the
soliciting organization during the most recently completed fiscal year of the charitable
organization for which information is required to be filed in accordance with § 5-53.1-2 may be obtained from that organization. A United Way, federated fund, or incorporated
community appeal, by or through which a donation is merely transferred to another
organization selected by the donor, does not need to include the donor-selected transferee
organizations in the list. The requirements of this section shall be satisfied by
a written-notice to the donor or prospective donor. This written-notice requirement
shall be deemed satisfied if made once during the solicitation process, including
at the time of confirmation of receipt of any contribution.
(c) A charitable organization shall comply with all requests made pursuant to subsections
(a) and (b) of this section within fifteen (15) days of their receipt.