October 22, 1998

California Law Requires Registration by 'Fund-Raising Counsel'

Gov. Pete Wilson of California has approved a measure passed by the Legislature that would, for the first time, specifically require "fund-raising counsel" to register with the state.

The new law closes what lawmakers saw as a loophole in existing statutes by extending registration and disclosure requirements to fund-raising counsel.

For some time, the law has covered "commercial fund raisers" that receive or control solicited donations for charities.

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