Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 5J-7.010 - Professional Solicitor Registration

(1) Every professional solicitor providing fundraising services for an organization who will solicit funds in or from this state shall file with the department FDACS-10101, Professional Solicitors Registration Application, Rev. 12/24, hereby incorporated by reference. Copies of this form may be obtained from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Attention: Solicitation of Contributions, 2005 Apalachee Parkway, Terry L. Rhodes Bldg., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6500, or accessed online at: http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-17406.

(2) Each officer, director, trustee, or owner of a professional solicitor and an employee of a professional solicitor conducting telephonic solicitations during which a donor's or potential donor's personal financial information is requested or provided must, before engaging in solicitation activities, file with the department FDACS-10120, Professional Solicitor Individual License Application, Rev. 12/24, hereby incorporated by reference. Copies of this form may be obtained from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Attention: Solicitation of Contributions, 2005 Apalachee Parkway, Terry L. Rhodes Bldg., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6500, or accessed online at: http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-17407.

(a) Applicants for an individual solicitor's license will be allowed to engage in solicitation activities under an interim operating authority until such time as the department notifies the applicant of denial or approval of licensure. In no event shall the interim operating authority exceed a period of 90 days.

(b) In the event a license is denied, the interim operating authority shall immediately terminate and the applicant for an individual solicitor's license shall immediately discontinue operating as a solicitor.

(3) Professional solicitors and individual solicitor licensees must notify the department of all material changes in the information filed with the department within 10 days of the material change. For convenience, a sample material change form may be obtained from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Consumer Services, Attention: Solicitation of Contributions, 2005 Apalachee Parkway, Terry L. Rhodes Bldg., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-6500 or accessed online at www.FDACS.gov.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 5J-7.010

Rulemaking Authority 496.424 FS. Law Implemented 496.410, 496.4101, 560.161 FS.

New 3-25-12, Amended 1-19-14, Amended by Florida Register Volume 41, Number 062, March 31, 2015 effective 4/16/2015, Amended by Florida Register Volume 50, Number 253, December 31, 2024 effective 1/16/2025.

New 3-25-12, Amended 1-19-14, 4-16-15.