Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 158-7-7 - Manner of Solicitation and Use of Funds7.1. Public officials, public employees and agencies who regulate individuals or businesses may not orally solicit donations from: a. Persons under the regulatory control of the agency. A person is under the regulatory control of the public official, employee or agency if the person has a matter pending before the agency or had a matter pending within the past 12 months. This subsection does not apply to purely law enforcement agencies, officials or employees who do not actually regulate or exercise regulatory control over other persons but merely enforce existing laws and rules as to all applicable persons;b. A vendor which has a contract with the agency, is bidding on a contract or is in the process of soliciting business from the agency.7.2. A written solicitation to the public or business community at large, even if the targeted group may encompass regulated persons or vendors, is permissible; Provided, That the written solicitation may not be directed solely to persons under the regulatory authority of, or vendors, of the public official, employee or agency. This subsection does not apply to purely law enforcement agencies, officials or employees who do not actually regulate or exercise regulatory control over other persons but merely enforce existing laws and rules as to all applicable persons.7.3. Solicitations should be conducted, and acknowledgments made, in a fair and even-handed manner. Each solicitation should contain a statement setting forth that donations are purely voluntary.7.4. Under no circumstances should anyone soliciting a contribution for a charitable purpose state that contributors will receive some special treatment from a government agency or its employees, or any other sort of quid pro quo as a consequence of making a donation.