Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.924
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.924, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 17.924. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES FOR MAIL SOLICITATIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) A for-profit entity or individual who mails, or directs another person to mail, a solicitation requesting that the recipient donate clothing or household goods may not subsequently sell the donated items unless the solicitor includes with the mailed solicitation the appropriate disclosure prescribed by this section, prominently displayed in boldfaced type or capital letters in English and Spanish.
(b) If none of the proceeds from the sale of the donated items will be given to a charitable organization, the disclosure required by Subsection (a) must state:
"DONATIONS ARE NOT FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND WILL BE SOLD FOR PROFIT."
(c) If any of the proceeds from the sale of the donated items will be given to a charitable organization, the disclosure required by Subsection (a) must state:
"DONATIONS TO (NAME OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL) WILL BE SOLD FOR PROFIT AND _______ PERCENT (INSERT PERCENTAGE) OF ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO (NAME OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION)."
(d) If the for-profit entity or individual pays to a charitable organization a flat fee that is not contingent on the proceeds generated from the sale of the donated items and the for-profit entity or individual retains a percentage of the proceeds from the sale, the disclosure required by Subsection (a) must state:
"SOLICITATIONS FOR DONATIONS ARE MADE BY (NAME OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL) ON BEHALF OF (NAME OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION). Donations will be sold for profit by (name of for-profit entity or individual) and a flat fee of (insert amount) is paid to (name of charitable organization)."
(b) If none of the proceeds from the sale of the donated items will be given to a charitable organization, the disclosure required by Subsection (a) must state:
"DONATIONS ARE NOT FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND WILL BE SOLD FOR PROFIT."
(c) If any of the proceeds from the sale of the donated items will be given to a charitable organization, the disclosure required by Subsection (a) must state:
"DONATIONS TO (NAME OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL) WILL BE SOLD FOR PROFIT AND _______ PERCENT (INSERT PERCENTAGE) OF ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO (NAME OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION)."
(d) If the for-profit entity or individual pays to a charitable organization a flat fee that is not contingent on the proceeds generated from the sale of the donated items and the for-profit entity or individual retains a percentage of the proceeds from the sale, the disclosure required by Subsection (a) must state:
"SOLICITATIONS FOR DONATIONS ARE MADE BY (NAME OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL) ON BEHALF OF (NAME OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION). Donations will be sold for profit by (name of for-profit entity or individual) and a flat fee of (insert amount) is paid to (name of charitable organization)."
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