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Ohio Rev. Code § 1716.14 (2026)

Prohibited acts and practices - noncomplying solicitation is a nuisance

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March 20, 2025
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House Bill 184 - 135th General Assembly
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(A) The following acts and practices are hereby prohibited and declared unlawful as applied to the planning, conducting, or executing of any solicitation of contributions for a charitable organization or charitable purpose or to the planning, conducting, or executing of a charitable sales promotion:

(1) Committing any deceptive act or practice;

(2) Misleading any person as to any material fact concerning the solicitation of contributions for a charitable organization or charitable purpose or concerning a charitable sales promotion;

(3) Using any representation that implies that the contribution is for or on behalf of a charitable organization, or using any emblem, device, or printed matter belonging to or associated with a charitable organization, without first having been authorized in writing to do so by the charitable organization;

(4) Using a name, symbol, or statement that is so closely related or similar to that used by another charitable organization, public official, or public agency in such a manner that the use of the name, symbol, or statement tends to confuse or mislead a person being solicited for contributions, except that the name, symbol, or statement may be used if written permission is obtained from the other charitable organization, public official, or public agency and filed with the attorney general prior to any solicitation for a charitable purpose or prior to engaging in any charitable sales promotion;

(5) Misleading any person in any manner in the belief, or making or using any representation to any person that implies, that the organization on whose behalf a solicitation or charitable sales promotion is being conducted is a charitable organization or that the proceeds of the solicitation or charitable sales promotion will be used for a charitable purpose if either of those is not the fact;

(6) Misleading any person in any manner in the belief, or making or using any representation to any person that implies, that any other person sponsors, endorses, or approves of the solicitation or charitable sales promotion when that other person has not given its consent in writing to that representation or to the use of its name for any of those purposes;

(7) Using or exploiting the fact of registration in such a manner as to lead any person to believe that the registration in any manner constitutes an endorsement or approval by the state;

(8) Representing directly or by implication that a charitable organization will receive a fixed or estimated percentage of the gross revenue from a solicitation campaign that is greater than that set forth in the contract filed with the attorney general pursuant to section 1716.08 of the Revised Code, or that a charitable organization will receive an actual or estimated dollar amount or percentage per unit of goods or services purchased or used in a charitable sales promotion, that is greater than that agreed to by the commercial co-venturer and the charitable organization pursuant to section 1716.09 of the Revised Code;

(9) Filing false or misleading information in any document required to be filed with the attorney general under this chapter;

(10) Filing false or misleading information in response to a request from the attorney general under section 1716.15 of the Revised Code;

(11) Failing to provide complete and timely payment to a charitable organization of the proceeds from a solicitation campaign or a charitable sales promotion;

(12) Initiating an outbound telephone call that delivers a prerecorded message in violation of 16 C.F.R. 310.4(b)(1)(v);

(13) Operating in violation of, or failing to comply with, any of the requirements of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter.

(B) The act of soliciting contributions for any charitable organization or charitable purpose or engaging in a charitable sales promotion without complying with the requirements of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, is a nuisance.

Last updated January 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Petro v. Gold, 850 N.E.2d 1218 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006).
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State Ex Rel. Petro v. Gold, 850 N.E.2d 1218 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “08(B)(1)(a) and several subsections of R.C. 1716.14(A) by failing to disclose certain information and making false representations when soliciting charitable donations.”
State v. Haddox, 2016 Ohio 3368 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “02 of the Revised Code, or a series of violations of, attempts to commit a violation of, conspiracies to violate, or complicity in violations of division (A)(1) of section 1716.14, section 2913.02, 2913.03, or 2913.”
State v. Pettus, 2019 Ohio 2023 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “02 of the Revised Code, or a series of violations of, attempts to commit a violation of, conspiracies to violate, or complicity in violations of division (A)(1) of section 1716.14, section 2913.02, 2913.03, or 2913.”
State v. Pettus (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 4836 (Ohio 2020). · cites it 2× “02 of the Revised Code, or a series of violations of, attempts to commit a violation of, conspiracies to violate, or complicity in violations of division (A)(1) of section 1716.14, section 2913.02, 2913.03, or 2913.”
State v. Hargrove, 2014 Ohio 1919 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 7× “{¶ 6} We note that the question of whether a violation of R.C. 1716.14 (prohibited acts and practices in the course of charitable solicitations) and a related violation of R.”
State v. Elmore, 2016 Ohio 890 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “*** The trial court's finding that appellant's criminal conduct was the worst and most serious type punishable under R.C. 1716.14 is indicative of the requisite proportionality analysis.”
State v. Babb, 2024 Ohio 2018 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “02 of the Revised Code, or a series of violations of, attempts to commit a violation of, conspiracies to violate, or complicity in violations -3- Butler CA2023-10-113 of division (A)(1) of section 1716.14, section 2913.02, 2913.03, or 2913.”
Trumbull Twp. Bd. of Trs. v. Rickard, 2017 Ohio 8143 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “It also alleged Defendants created a nuisance, under R.C. 1716.14, by misleading the public that the proceeds would benefit the charities.”
Riether v. United States, 919 F. Supp. 2d 1140 (D.N.M. 2012). “Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1716.14 . The Government argues, however, that the evidence is insufficient to establish intent to deceive because Plaintiffs “have testified that they cannot recall James Bowman, the president of Whitecross with whom they dealt, .”
State v. Gibson, 2014 Ohio 136 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “02 of the Revised Code, or a series of violations of, attempts to commit a violation of, conspiracies to violate, or complicity in violations of division (A)(1) of section 1716.14, section 2913.02, 2913.03, or 2913.”
State v. Dixon, 2015 Ohio 5277 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). “at ¶ 17 ("The trial court's finding that appellant's criminal conduct was the worst and most serious type punishable under R.C. 1716.14 is indicative of the requisite proportionality analysis.”
State v. Topp, 2025 Ohio 2388 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 6× “61 provides in relevant part as follows: (B) If more than one item of property or services is involved in a theft offense or in a violation of division (A)(1) of section 1716.14 of the Revised Code involving a victim who is an elderly person or disabled adult, the value of the…”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 1716.14(A) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Petro v. Gold, 850 N.E.2d 1218 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006). “08(B)(1)(a) and several subsections of R.C. 1716.14(A) by failing to disclose certain information and making false representations when soliciting charitable donations.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 1716.14(A)(1) — 2 cases
State v. Hargrove, 2014 Ohio 1919 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “{¶ 6} We note that the question of whether a violation of R.C. 1716.14 (prohibited acts and practices in the course of charitable solicitations) and a related violation of R.”
Parker v. The Columbus Urban League (S.D. Ohio 2019).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 1716.14(A)(2) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Petro v. Gold, 850 N.E.2d 1218 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006). “08(B)(1)(a) and several subsections of R.C. 1716.14(A) by failing to disclose certain information and making false representations when soliciting charitable donations.”
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