Exempt Auctioneers Charitable Solicitation Requirements

Plain English Breakdown

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Exempting Auctioneers from Paid Solicitor Rules

This law removes auctioneers who work for charities from the rules that apply to paid solicitors, as long as they do not directly receive or handle money on behalf of the charity.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the definition of a 'paid solicitor' in the Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act by excluding auctioneers who provide services to charitable organizations.
• Exempts these auctioneers from paid solicitor requirements whether they are paid for their work or volunteering without pay.
• Requires that exempted auctioneers must not directly receive or handle contributions on behalf of the charity.

Who It Names or Affects

• Auctioneers who provide services to charitable organizations in Colorado
• Charitable organizations that hire or accept volunteer auctioneers

Terms To Know

Paid solicitor

A person paid money to perform a service where contributions are asked for on behalf of a charity.

Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act

The state law that sets rules for asking people to donate to charities.

Limits and Unknowns

• This exemption only applies if the auctioneer does not directly receive or handle contributions on behalf of the charity.
• The official effective date is not listed in the provided source material.

Official Summary Text

As defined in the 'Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act', a 'paid solicitor' is a person that, for monetary compensation, performs a service in which contributions are solicited in Colorado for a charitable purpose or for the benefit of a charitable organization.
The act excludes from the definition of 'paid solicitor' an auctioneer who provides auctioneer services to a charitable organization. As a result, the auctioneer is exempted from the requirements of the 'Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act' for paid solicitors. The exemption applies regardless of whether the auctioneer is contracted or paid to provide their auctioneer services to the charitable organization or is volunteering their auctioneer services to the charitable organization without compensation. However, for the exemption to apply, an auctioneer who provides auctioneer services to a charitable organization may not directly receive or handle contributions or charitable funding on behalf of the charitable organization for which the auctioneer is contracted or volunteering.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)