For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CHARITABLE. Includes the words PHILANTHROPIC, SOCIAL SERVICES and WELFARE, either actual or purported.
CONTRIBUTIONS. Alms, food, clothing, money, property, subscription or pledge, and also donations under the guise of loans of money or property.
PROMOTER. Any person who promotes, manages, supervises or organizes, or attempts to promote, manage, supervise or organize, a campaign of solicitation.
RELIGIOUS, RELIGION. Not to include the word “charitable”, as herein defined, but shall be given their commonly accepted definitions.
SOLICIT, SOLICITATION.
(1) The request, directly or indirectly, of money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value on the plea or representation that the money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value will be used for a charitable or religious purpose, as those purposes are defined in this section. These words shall also mean and include the following methods of securing the money, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value:
(a) Any oral or written request; and/or
(b) The making of any announcement to the press, over the radio, by television, by telephone or telegraph concerning an appeal or campaign to which the public is requested to make a contribution for any charitable or religious purpose connected therewith.
(2) SOLICITATION, as defined herein, shall be deemed to have taken place when the request is made, whether or not the person making the same receives any contribution referred to in this section.
(Prior Code, § 12-120)