{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-44-6551","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 44-6551","heading":"Definitions","body":"In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n1. \"Charitable organization\" means either of the following:\n\n(a) A person determined by the internal revenue service to be a tax exempt organization pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.\n\n(b) A person who is or who is held out to be established for a benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, scientific, patriotic, social welfare or advocacy, public health, environmental conservation, civic or other eleemosynary purpose or a person who in any manner employs a charitable appeal as the basis of a solicitation.\n\n2. \"Contracted fund raiser\" means a person who for profit either solicits directly or employs, procures or engages another person to solicit for a charitable organization. A contracted fund raiser does not include a lawyer, investment counselor or banker who advises a person to make a charitable contribution, a bona fide salaried officer, employee or volunteer of a charitable organization or a person the contracted fund raiser employs, procures or engages to solicit.\n\n3. \"Independent solicitor\" means a person who for profit engages to solicit on behalf of a charitable organization or on behalf of a contracted fund raiser.\n\n4. \"Solicit\" and \"solicitation\" means a request of any kind for a contribution or a request for the purchase of goods, tickets or services for a charitable purpose.","path":["Title 44 Trade and Commerce"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/44/06551.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"2e1418e31dadc606cdd81e80c8340c7be5a9b78b96d170cf38fdaad74a480d43","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-44-6501","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-44-6561"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}