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§ 175-2 BROOME COUNTY CODE § 175-4
§ 175-2. Applicability.
The provisions of this Article are not intended to apply to fraternal, patriotic, social or other
law enforcement affiliated organizations which solicit contributions solely from their
memberships.
§ 175-3. Definitions.
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION — Any organization, association
or conference of present or former policemen, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, detectives,
investigators, constables or similar law enforcement officers or peace officers or police
officers as defined in subdivisions 33 and 34 of § 1.20 of the New York Criminal Procedure
Law, or any auxiliary or affiliate of such an organization, association or conference composed
of one or more such organization.
PROFESSIONAL FUND-RAISER — Any person who, for compensation or other
consideration, plans, conducts, manages or carries on any drive or campaign in Broome
County for the purpose of soliciting funds or contributions for or on behalf of any law
enforcement affiliated organization or who engages in the business of or holds himself out to
persons in Broome County as independently engaged in the business of soliciting
contributions for such purpose.
PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR — Any person who is employed or retained for
compensation by a professional fund-raiser to solicit funds or contributions on behalf of any
law enforcement affiliated organization from persons in Broome County.
§ 175-4. Registration required.
A. No law enforcement affiliated organization shall solicit funds or contributions from the
public or have funds or contributions solicited on its behalf unless it has filed a
registration statement with the Broome County Sheriff or his designee in accordance with
the provisions of this section. Each registration statement shall be refiled and updated
every 12 months, so long as the law enforcement affiliated organization is engaged in
solicitation activities in Broome County.
B. Such statements shall contain the following information:
(1) The name of the organization and the purpose for which it was organized.
(2) The principal address of the organization.
(3) A statement indicating whether the organization intends to use professional
fund-raisers to solicit funds or contributions from the public.
(4) The general purpose or purposes for which the contributions solicited shall be
used.
(5) The names and business addresses of the person or persons in direct charge of
conducting the solicitation.
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