§ 5-53.1-13. Unauthorized use of names when soliciting or collecting contributions.
(a) No person shall, for the purpose of soliciting contributions from persons in this
state, use the name of any other person, as one who has sponsored or endorsed the
charitable organization or its activities without the written consent of that other
person.
(b) A person shall be deemed to have used the name of another person for the purpose of
soliciting contributions if:
(1)The latter person's name is listed or referred to
on any stationery, advertisement, brochure, or correspondence in or by which a contribution
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§ 5-53.1-13. Unauthorized use of names when soliciting or collecting contributions.
(a) No person shall, for the purpose of soliciting contributions from persons in this
state, use the name of any other person, as one who has sponsored or endorsed the
charitable organization or its activities without the written consent of that other
person.
(b) A person shall be deemed to have used the name of another person for the purpose of
soliciting contributions if: (1) The latter person's name is listed or referred to
on any stationery, advertisement, brochure, or correspondence in or by which a contribution
is solicited by or on behalf of a charitable organization in connection with a request
for a contribution; and (2) The latter person's name is listed or referred to as one
who has financially contributed to, or has expressly sponsored or endorsed the charitable
organization or its activities. This section does not apply to the bona fide listing
of the organization's staff, committees, or board of directors.
(c) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the publication of names of contributors
without their written consent, in an annual or other periodic report issued by a charitable
organization for the purpose of reporting on its operations and affairs to its membership
or for the purpose of reporting contributions to contributors.