Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 460 — Solicitation for Charity Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Solicitation for Charity Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Definitions

Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this Act shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is required by the context. (a) "Charitable organization" means any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, or eleemosynary person or one purporting to be such which solicits and collects funds fo…

Registration; rules; penalties

Registration; rules; penalties. (a) Every charitable organization, except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, which solicits or intends to solicit contributions from persons in this State or which is located in this State, by any means whatsoever shall, prior to any solicitation, file with the Attorney Gene…

Exemptions

Exemptions. (a) Upon initial filing of a registration statement pursuant to Section 2 of this Act and notification by the Attorney General of his determination that the organizational purposes or circumstances specified in this paragraph for exemption are actual and genuine, the following entities shall be exempt from…

Annual reporting for charities

Annual reporting for charities. (a) Every charitable organization registered pursuant to Section 2 of this Act which shall receive in any 12-month period ending upon its established fiscal or calendar year contributions in excess of $500,000 and every charitable organization whose fund raising functions are not carried…

Any charitable organization, trustee, person, professional fund raiser or professional solicitor, which or who solicits, receives, or collects contributions in this State, but does not maintain an office within the State or cannot be located within the State shall be subject to service of process, as follows: (a) By se…

Professional fund raiser registration

Professional fund raiser registration. (a) No person shall act as a professional fund raiser or allow a professional fund raiser entity he owns, manages or controls to act for a charitable organization required to register pursuant to Section 2 of this Act, or for any organization as described in Section 3 of this Act…

Each person or entity that undertakes activities as a professional fundraising consultant, and that is not subject to the requirement to register or report as a professional fund raiser, shall register with the Attorney General, and reconfirm the registration every 2 years or upon such longer period as the Attorney Gen…

(a) All contracts entered into by a professional fund raiser to conduct a fundraising campaign for a charitable purpose or charitable organization must be in writing in conformity with this Act

(a) All contracts entered into by a professional fund raiser to conduct a fundraising campaign for a charitable purpose or charitable organization must be in writing in conformity with this Act. A true and correct copy of each contract shall be filed by the professional fund raiser and the charitable trustee or organiz…

Public Safety Personnel Organization

Public Safety Personnel Organization. (a) Every Public Safety Personnel Organization that solicits contributions from the public shall, in addition to other provisions of this Act: (1) Have as a condition of public solicitation a provision included in every professional fund raiser contract providing that the professio…

(a) No person shall act as a professional solicitor in the employ of a professional fund raiser required to register pursuant to Section 6 of this Act before he has registered with the Attorney General or after the expiration or cancellation of such registration or any renewal thereof. Application for registration or r…

(a) An action for violation of this Act may be prosecuted by the Attorney General in the name of the people of the State, and in any such action, the Attorney General shall exercise all the powers and perform all duties which the State's Attorney would otherwise be authorized to exercise or to perform therein. (b) This…

When the Attorney General requires the attendance of any persons, as provided in Section 9, he shall issue an order setting forth the time when and the place where attendance is required and shall cause the same to be served upon the person in the manner provided for service of process in civil cases at least 14 days b…

(a) No person shall for the purpose of soliciting contributions from persons in this State, use the name of any other person, except that of an officer, director or trustee of the charitable organization by or for which contributions are solicited, without the written consent of such other persons. (b) A person shall b…

Registration under this Act shall not be deemed to constitute an endorsement by the State of Illinois of the charitable organization, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor so registered

Registration under this Act shall not be deemed to constitute an endorsement by the State of Illinois of the charitable organization, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor so registered. It shall be unlawful for any charitable organization, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor to represent,…

The Attorney General may enter into reciprocal agreements with a like authority of any other State or States for the purpose of exchanging information made available to the Attorney General or to such other like authority. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 2082.)

If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any persons, body or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons, bodies or circumstances other than those as to which it shall have been held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.…

(a) Trustees of charitable trusts, organizations and corporations have a duty to supervise fund raising activities to ensure that contributions are adequately protected and devoted to the proper purpose and that statements or representations made during solicitations to the public are true and correct. (b) If any perso…

(a) Any person who intentionally in breach of fiduciary duty misuses charitable assets is subject to punitive damages in an appropriate amount upon a trial on the issue

(a) Any person who intentionally in breach of fiduciary duty misuses charitable assets is subject to punitive damages in an appropriate amount upon a trial on the issue. (b) Upon an application to a court of competent jurisdiction, in which the Attorney General alleges that a charitable trust needs to be protected or t…

Terrorist acts

Terrorist acts. (a) Any person or organization subject to registration under this Act, who knowingly acts to further, directly or indirectly, or knowingly uses charitable assets to conduct or further, directly or indirectly, an act or actions as set forth in Article 29D of the Criminal Code of 2012, is thereby engaged…

In any solicitation to the public for a charitable organization by a professional fund raiser or professional solicitor: (a) The public member shall be promptly informed by statement in verbal communications and by clear and unambiguous disclosure in written materials that the solicitation is being made by a paid profe…

In any solicitation of contributions for a charitable organization it shall be deemed a misrepresentation of fact if any person: (a) Who is a professional fund raiser or professional solicitor fails in any solicitations to state and disclose to persons solicited that they are paid professional fund raisers or solicitor…

Any trustee or person who without lawful authority intentionally disburses or causes the use of charitable trust funds over which he is a fiduciary to be used for his personal benefit or for his own personal use in an amount in excess of $1,000 within a 3 year period is guilty of a Class 2 felony and is subject to civi…

All copies of registration materials or financial documents filed with the Attorney General pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall, when certified by him or by his designated Assistant Attorney General, be taken and received in all courts, public offices and official bodies as business records of the filer. (Sour…

Illinois Charity Bureau Fund

Illinois Charity Bureau Fund. The court in its discretion may place costs, fines, and penalties collected pursuant to this Act into the Illinois Charity Bureau Fund created in Section 19 of the Charitable Trust Act and such shall be expended by the Attorney General for the enforcement and administration of this Act to…