Florida Statute 496.402 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 496
SOLICITATION OF FUNDS

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496.402 Legislative intent.—It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the right of persons or organizations to conduct solicitation activities. It is also the intent of the Legislature to protect the public by requiring full public disclosure of the identity of persons who solicit contributions from the public, and of the purposes for which such contributions are solicited and the manner in which the contributions are actually used. It is further the intent of the Legislature to prohibit deception, fraud, and misrepresentation in the solicitation and reporting of contributions.

History.—ss. 2, 26, ch. 91-208; s. 19, ch. 94-287.

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Pub. Citizen, Inc. v. Pinellas Cnty., 321 F. Supp. 2d 1275 (M.D. Fla. 2004).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10122, 2004 WL 1336308

...The Florida Solicitation of Contributions Act Chapter 496, Florida Statutes, regulates the solicitation of charitable contributions within Florida and establishes a registration process. The state statute's intent and purpose mirror those of the county ordinance. Fla. Stat. § 496.402....

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