§ 525.03. Exceptions.

Section 523.02 of the code shall not be applicable in the case of solicitations made:

(a)

By any bona fide, publicly recognized evangelical, missionary, or religious organization or charities, agencies, or organizations operated, supervised, or controlled by such organizations;

(b)

By any college, university or school accredited by a regional accrediting association such as the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or approved by the Department of Education of the state of Ohio, or person acting under the auspices of such colleges, universities or schools;

(c)

By an organization where the solicitation is made solely from the membership of said organization;

(d)

By any person requesting contributions for the relief of any individual or family, specified by name at the time of the solicitation, if all of the contributions collected, without any deductions whatsoever, are turned over to the named beneficiary;

(e)

By any person, when contemplated gross contributions of a fund solicitation will not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) in any one year, provided that if gross contributions of such a fund solicitation exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), the information required by the provisions of Section 525.06 shall forthwith be filed.

(Ord. No. 1589-2017 , § 1, 6-19-2017)