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309.55

Statute ID: 17702

Business, social and charitable organizations - Prohibited practices

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Statute Number:

309.55

Enactment Date:

Apr 11, 1961

Effective Date:

Jul 1, 1961

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Business, social and charitable organizations - Prohibited practices

Statute ID:

17702

Created:

Jul 8, 2020 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jul 8, 2020 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

1961 c 309 s 6; Added per request

Summary Text:

Business, social and charitable organizations - Prohibited practices

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/309/55.html

Legislative Session:

1961 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jul 8, 2020

Subd. 5.   
No charitable organization and no person acting on behalf of a charitable organization shall use or employ any fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, misleading statement, misleading name, mark or identification, or deceptive practice, method or device, with the intent that others should rely thereon in connection with any charitable solicitation, including any such actions or omissions designed to confuse or mislead a person to believe that such organization is another organization having the same or like purposes; or to believe that the funds being solicited are or will be used for purposes and programs conducted within or for persons located within the state of Minnesota when such is not the case; or to otherwise present purposes and uses of the funds which are not as provided within the purposes and uses filed upon registration of said organization under this chapter, or if no such registration has been filed, then as provided under the exemption of said organization from federal and state income taxes as an organization formed and operating for charitable purposes as defined herein.