N.Y. Executive Law § 174: Solicitation by unregistered charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers or commercial co-venturers a fraud upon the people of th...

§ 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.