Terms Used In Utah Code 13-22-24

• Charitable organization: includes a chapter or a person who solicits contributions within the state for a charitable organization. See Utah Code 13-22-2
• Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
• Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection of the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 13-22-2
• organization: means any person, joint venture, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, group, or other entity:
            (2)(a)(i) who is or holds itself out to be:

                 (2)(a)(i)(A) a benevolent, educational, voluntary health, philanthropic, humane, patriotic, religious or eleemosynary, social welfare or advocacy, public health, environmental or conservation, or civic organization;

                 (2)(a)(i)(B) for the benefit of a public safety, law enforcement, or firefighter fraternal association; or

                 (2)(a)(i)(C) established for any charitable purpose;
            (2)(a)(ii) who solicits or obtains contributions solicited from the public for a charitable purpose; or
            (2)(a)(iii) in any manner employs a charitable appeal as the basis of any solicitation or employs an appeal that reasonably suggests or implies that there is a charitable purpose to any solicitation. See Utah Code 13-22-2
• Professional fund raiser: means a person who:
            (16)(a)(i) for compensation or any other consideration, for or on behalf of a charitable organization that is a nonprofit corporation, or any other person that is not a political organization:

                 (16)(a)(i)(A) solicits contributions; or

                 (16)(a)(i)(B) promotes or sponsors the solicitation of contributions;
            (16)(a)(ii)

                 (16)(a)(ii)(A) for compensation or any other consideration, plans, manages, consults, or prepares material for, or with respect to, the solicitation of contributions for a charitable organizationthat is a nonprofit corporation, or any other person that is not a political organization; and

                 (16)(a)(ii)(B) at any time has custody of a contribution for the charitable organization;
            (16)(a)(iii) engages in, or represents being independently engaged in, the business of soliciting contributions for a charitable organization that is a nonprofit corporation;
            (16)(a)(iv) manages, supervises, or trains any solicitor whether as an employee or otherwise; or
            (16)(a)(v) uses a vending device or vending device decal for financial or other consideration that implies a solicitation of contributions or donations for any charitable organization or charitable purposes. See Utah Code 13-22-2
• solicitation: includes :
            (5)(b)(i) any of the following done, or purporting to be done, for a charitable purpose:

                 (5)(b)(i)(A) any oral or written request, including any request by telephone, radio, television, or other advertising or communications media;

                 (5)(b)(i)(B) the distribution, circulation, or posting of any handbill, written advertisement, or publication; or

                 (5)(b)(i)(C) an application or other request for a a private grant or, if made by an individual, a public grant; or
            (5)(b)(ii) the sale of, offer or attempt to sell, or request of donations in exchange for any advertisement, membership, subscription, or other article in connection with which any appeal is made for any charitable purpose, or the use of the name of any charitable organization or movement as an inducement or reason for making any purchase donation, or, in connection with any sale or donation, stating or implying that the whole or any part of the proceeds of any sale or donation will go to or be donated to any charitable purpose. See Utah Code 13-22-2