Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) “Charitable organization,” any person who is or holds himself out to be established for any benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, scientific, patriotic, social welfare or advocacy, public health, environmental conservation, civic or eleemosynary purpose, or for the benefit of law enforcement officers, firefighters or other persons who protect the public safety;

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(2) “Charitable purpose,” any benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, scientific, patriotic, social welfare or advocacy, public health, environmental conservation, civic or eleemosynary objective;

(3) “Charitable sales promotion,” any advertising or sales campaign, conducted by a commercial coventurer, which represents that the purchase or use of goods or services offered by the commercial coventurer are to benefit a charitable organization or purpose;

(4) “Contribution,” the grant, promise or pledge of 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 by members, if membership is not conferred solely as consideration for making a contribution in response to a solicitation;

(5) “Gross revenue,” income of any kind from all sources, including all amounts received and all amounts pledged as the result of any solicitation by a paid solicitor;

(6) “Membership,” that which entitles a person to the privileges, professional standing, honors or other direct benefit of the organization and the right to vote, elect officers and hold office in the organization;

(7) “Paid solicitor,” any person or for–profit organization, who for compensation, contracts for a charitable organization any service in connection with which contributions are solicited by such person or by any person directly or indirectly employed, procured or engaged to solicit for such compensation. A bona fide nontemporary salaried officer, employee or temporary employee of a charitable organization is not a paid solicitor;

(8) “Solicit” and “solicitation,” any request directly or indirectly for money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of any kind or value on the plea or representation that such money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of any kind or value is to be used for a charitable purpose or benefit a charitable organization.

Source: SL 1990, ch 314, § 1.