[Effective Until 7/1/2024]

(a) No commercial co-venturer shall conduct any charitable sales promotion in this state on behalf of a charitable or civic organization unless the charitable or civic organization is duly registered or granted the appropriate exemption.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-101-519

  • Charitable sales promotion: means an advertising or sale conducted by a person who represents that the purchase or use of goods or services offered by the person will benefit, in whole or in part, a charitable organization or charitable purpose. See Tennessee Code 48-101-501 v2
  • Commercial co-venturer: means any person who:
    (A) Is organized for profit. See Tennessee Code 48-101-501
  • Division: means the department of state's division of business and charitable organizations. See Tennessee Code 48-101-501 v2
  • Representative: means a governor, manager, employee or other agent of a foreign LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: means any information in the form of a document. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
(b) Prior to any charitable sales promotion in this state, the commercial co-venturer shall have a written agreement with the charitable or civic organization on whose behalf the charitable sales promotion is to be conducted. The agreement shall be signed by an authorized representative of the commercial co-venturer and two (2) officers of the charitable or civic organization.
(c) The commercial co-venturer shall maintain all records in connection with the charitable sales promotion for a period of three (3) years after the end date of the charitable sales promotion. All charitable sales promotion records shall be made available to the division upon request.
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