Enacts new subsection (d) to GS 131F-9, which concerns disclosure requirements for charitable organizations and sponsors, requiring any person licensed under GS Chapter 131F and soliciting donated items for resale through the use of a collection receptacle to display on all sides of each receptacle a permanent sign or label identifying the charitable organization or sponsor and a contact phone number or email address. Provides criteria for size and color of the sign. Directs the organization or sponsor to provide the donor with documentation of tax-exempt status and license, upon request.
Enacts new GS 131F-10, to place similar labeling requirements on collection receptacles owned by noncharitable organizations and sponsors. Requires the sign to state that donations support a for-profit business, not a charity, and are not tax-deductible.
Adds definitions for collection receptacle and maintenance to GS 131F-2. Amends GS 131F-2(18) to add that solicitation may also occur by placing or maintaining a collection receptacle in public view to collect items for resale.
Clarifies that the act does not limit the authority of local governmental units to impose additional requirements.
Effective October 1, 2011.