§ 48-101-519 — Registration - Written agreement

(a) No commercial co-venturer shall conduct any charitable sales promotion in this state on behalf of a charitable or civic organization unless the charitable or civic organization is duly registered or granted the appropriate exemption. (b) Prior to any charitable sales promotion in this state, the commercial co-venturer shall have a written agreement with the charitable or civic organization on whose behalf the charitable sales promotion is to be conducted. The agreement shall be signed by an authorized representative of the commercial co-venturer and two (2) officers of the charitable or civic organization. The executed agreement must be filed by the charitable or civic organization with the secretary of state at least five (5) business days before the initiation of the charitable sales promotion. The executed agreement must be filed on forms prescribed by the secretary of state and must state the names of the charitable or civic organization and commercial co-venturer, that the charitable organization and the commercial co-venturer will conduct a charitable sales promotion, and the date the charitable sales promotion is expected to commence. (c) The commercial co-venturer shall maintain all records in connection with the charitable sales promotion for a period of three (3) years after the end date of the charitable sales promotion. All charitable sales promotion records shall be made available to the division upon request.

Legislative History

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 533,s 43, eff. 7/1/2024, app. 3/7/2024 for purposes of promulgating rules. Acts 2007 , ch. 523, § 35.