§ 5-53.1-7 - Prohibited activity.
SECTION 5-53.1-7
§ 5-53.1-7 Prohibited activity. – In addition to any other violations of this chapter no person shall:
(1) Make any material statement which is untrue in anapplication for registration, registration statement, or written annual report;or fail to disclose a material fact in an application for registration,registration statement, or written annual report;
(2) Engage in any fraudulent or illegal act, device, scheme,artifice to defraud or for obtaining money or property by means of falsepretenses, representation or promise, transaction or enterprise in connectionwith any solicitation for charitable purposes, any solicitation or collectionof funds or other property for a charitable organization, or with theregistration, reporting and disclosure provisions of this chapter;
(3) Fail to apply contributions in a manner substantiallyconsistent with the stated solicitation statement created pursuant to §5-53.1-12 and/or with the § 5-53.1-2(a)(5) registration statement of thecharitable organization;
(4) Knowingly or with reason to know, enter into any contractor agreement with or employ any unregistered professional fund raiser, fundraising counsel or professional solicitor;
(5) Enter into any contract or agreement with or raise anyfunds for any charitable organization required to be registered pursuant tothis chapter knowing or with reason to know that the charitable organization isnot duly registered;
(6) Fails to file as required by this chapter any fundraising contract, or any other documents;
(7) Represent in any manner whatsoever that registrationconstitutes an endorsement or approval by the state;
(8) Solicit contributions for charitable purposes withouteither:
(i) Being a registered charitable organization, if requiredto be registered;
(ii) Having a written contract or agreement with a charitableorganization or registered charitable organization if required to beregistered, authorizing solicitation on its behalf;
(iii) Being bona fide employees or volunteers of a charitableorganization; or
(9) Act as or enter into any contract as a professional fundraiser, fund raising counsel, or professional solicitor without havingregistered;
(10) Fail to maintain books and records or refuse or failafter receiving written notice by mail, to produce any books and records inaccordance with § 5-53.1-5 and as otherwise required by this chapter;
(11) Knowingly and intentionally use in the course ofsoliciting contributions for or on behalf of a charitable organization a name,symbol, or service mark so closely related or similar to that used by anotherestablished charitable organization that the use would tend to confuse ormislead the public; or
(12) Solicit contributions on behalf of any veterans'organization which is not chartered under chapter 6 of title 7.