2011 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 44 Trade and Commerce
44-6551 Definitions

44-6551. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Charitable organization" means either of the following:

(a) A person determined by the internal revenue service to be a tax exempt organization pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.

(b) A person who is or who is held out to be established for a benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, scientific, patriotic, social welfare or advocacy, public health, environmental conservation, civic or other eleemosynary purpose or a person who in any manner employs a charitable appeal as the basis of a solicitation.

2. "Charitable purpose" means either of the following:

(a) A purpose described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.

(b) A benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, scientific, patriotic, social welfare or advocacy, public health, environmental conservation, civic or other eleemosynary objective.

3. "Contracted fund raiser" means a person who for profit either solicits directly or employs, procures or engages another person to solicit for a charitable organization. A contracted fund raiser does not include a lawyer, investment counselor or banker who advises a person to make a charitable contribution, a bona fide salaried officer, employee or volunteer of a charitable organization or a person the contracted fund raiser employs, procures or engages to solicit.

4. "Contribution" means the grant, promise or pledge of any money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of any kind or value in response to a solicitation. Contribution does not include bona fide fees, dues or assessments paid for membership in the charitable organization.

5. "Independent solicitor" means a person who for profit engages to solicit on behalf of a charitable organization or on behalf of a contracted fund raiser.

6. "Solicit" and "solicitation" means a request of any kind for a contribution or a request for the purchase of goods, tickets or services for a charitable purpose.