(Amended by Ord. No. 175,060, Eff. 3/4/03.)
No person shall solicit or authorize any other person to solicit any charitable contribution unless a written Notice of Intention to solicit charitable contributions is filed with the Department at least 15 days prior to the beginning of the solicitation on a form furnished by the Department. A Notice of Intention shall be filed for each separate special event. At the option of the person filing the Notice, a Notice related to an ongoing general appeal for charitable contributions may be filed on an annual basis. The Department shall distinguish between special events and activities related to an ongoing general appeal so as to best inform the public of the costs and receipts of the various types of charitable solicitation activities undertaken by the person filing the Notice. If an annual Notice is filed, it shall include a description of the activities planned for the year related to the general appeal of the person filing the Notice, and the person filing the Notice shall file a separate Notice of Intention for any charitable solicitation activity that is not included in the annual Notice. The Notice of Intention shall include the following information and must be accompanied by an information card fee of $60.00: (Amended by Ord. No. 187,783, Eff. 4/17/23.)
(a) The name of the person registering and desiring to solicit funds for charitable purposes;
(b) Whether the person registering is a natural person, partnership, corporation or association; and,
(1) If a natural person, the principal business or residence address and telephone number;
(2) If a partnership, the address and telephone number, if any, of the partnership, and the name and principal business or residence address and telephone number of each partner;
(3) If a corporation, the state of incorporation, the address and telephone number of the corporate headquarters, the mailing address, location, telephone number, and name of the person in charge of the Los Angeles or other local office, if any, and the name and title of each officer and director or trustee;
(4) If an association, the principal business address and telephone number of the association, if any, the name and principal business or residence address and telephone number of each member, unless there are more than ten members, in which case the association shall provide the name, title, and principal business or residence address and telephone number of each officer and director or trustee, and if the association is part of a multi-state organization, the business address and location of its Los Angeles or other local office;
(c) The purpose of the solicitation and use of the contributions to be solicited;
(d) The commencement and termination dates of the solicitation;
(e) The type of solicitation activity and how it will be conducted;
(f) An estimate of the total cost of the solicitation (such estimate may be based on the most recent comparable solicitation activity, if any, unless the person filing the Notice expects the cost of the proposed solicitation to be substantially different);
(g) The names of any officer, director, trustee, partner, or any current agent or employee engaging in solicitation of funds who has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude within the past seven years, and the nature of the offense, the State where the conviction occurred, and the year of the conviction;
(h) A statement signed under penalty of perjury by persons authorized by the person filing the Notice that the signers of the Notice of Intention have read and are familiar with the provisions of this article.