2012 New York Consolidated Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 7-A - (171-A - 177) SOLICITATION AND COLLECTION OF FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES
174 - Solicitation by unregistered charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers or commercial co-venturers a fraud upon the people of the state.

 
    § 174. Solicitation    by   unregistered   charitable   organizations,
  professional fund-raisers or commercial co-venturers a  fraud  upon  the
  people  of  the  state.  1.  No charitable organization shall employ any
  professional fund raiser or commercial co-venturer unless and until such
  fund raiser or commercial co-venturer is  registered  pursuant  to  this
  article. Any such contract of employment shall be voidable at the option
  of the charitable organization.
    2.  No  professional fund raiser or commercial co-venturer shall enter
  into any contract or raise any funds for any organization required to be
  registered pursuant to this article unless such charitable  organization
  actually so registered.
    3.  No  professional  fund raiser required to be registered under this
  article shall employ any professional solicitor who is not registered in
  accordance with this article.
    4. In addition to all other remedies  provided  by  law  the  attorney
  general may bring an action to enjoin the violation of the provisions of
  this  section.  The attorney general may give notice of at least fifteen
  days in writing by registered or certified  mail  to  the  organization,
  person  or  persons  violating  the  provisions  hereof,  requiring that
  registration  be  accomplished  or  that  the  solicitation   funds   be
  immediately   terminated.   The   failure   to  immediately  discontinue
  solicitation or to register in accordance with the  provisions  of  this
  article within fifteen days of service of such notice shall be deemed to
  be a continuing fraud upon the people of the state of New York.