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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 9, § 5012 (2026)

Charitable solicitation disclosure

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It is a violation of this chapter for any person or entity to solicit contributions from a prospective donor without fully disclosing to the prospective donor, at the time of solicitation but prior to the request for contributions, the name and physical address of the charitable organization for which the solicitation is being conducted.   [PL 2013, c. 313, §22 (RPR).]
1.  Solicitation of contributions. 
[PL 2013, c. 313, §22 (RP).]
2.  Solicitation by a professional charitable fund raiser. 
[PL 2013, c. 313, §22 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 488, §1 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 678, §11 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 55, §4 (RPR). PL 1999, c. 221, §3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 386, §A18 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 656, §4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 541, §16 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 313, §22 (RPR). PL 2018, c. 10001, §3-4 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1987–1998 · leading case: Tungate v. MacLean-Stevens Studios, Inc., 1998 ME 162 (Me. 1998).
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Tungate v. MacLean-Stevens Studios, Inc., 1998 ME 162 (Me. 1998). “Title 9 M.R.S.A. § 5012 provides: Charitable solicitation disclosure It shall be a violation of this chapter for: 1.”
State v. Events Int'l, Inc., 528 A.2d 458 (Me. 1987). “The State’s action against the defendants was brought pursuant to 9 M.R.S.A. § 5012 (1980), which requires solicitors of funds for charitable organizations to disclose, at the time of solicitation, the financial allocations of contributions.”
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