Cal. Codes » Business and Professions Code / DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS / PART 3. REPRESENTATIONS TO THE PUBLIC / CHAPTER 1. Advertising / ARTICLE 1.3. Charitable Solicitations
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Cal. Business and Professions Code § 17510.8 (2026)

Charitable Solicitations

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, there exists a fiduciary relationship between a charity or any person soliciting on behalf of a charity, and the person from whom a charitable contribution is being solicited. The acceptance of charitable contributions by a charity or any person soliciting on behalf of a charity establishes a charitable trust and a duty on the part of the charity and the person soliciting on behalf of the charity to use those charitable contributions for the declared charitable purposes for which they are sought. This section is declarative of existing trust law principles.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2024 · leading case: People v. Orange Cnty. Charitable Servs., 87 Cal. Rptr. 2d 253 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999).
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People v. Orange Cnty. Charitable Servs., 87 Cal. Rptr. 2d 253 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999). “5 Business and Professions Code section 17510.”
Cohen v. Kabbalah Centre Int'l (Cal. Ct. App. 2019). “Cohen cites Business and Professions Code section 17510.”
Bruce Puterbaugh v. Oorah, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2024). “) Plaintiff 17 asserted claims for (1) breach of fiduciary duty related to solicitations in violation of 18 California Business and Professions Code Section 17510.”
Behrmann v. Baker CA2/6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “) However, the Behrmanns were donating their own money to their own private charity at NHF, and then distributing that money to other charities.”
Behrmann v. Baker CA2/6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). “) However, the Behrmanns were donating their own money to their own private charity at NHF, and then distributing that money to other charities.”
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