California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §148.5: It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in soliciting donations of salvageable personal property except as an officer or agent of an organization meeting the requirements of Section 148.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to solicit donations of salvageable personal property unless authorized as an officer or agent of a qualifying organization appointed according to law.

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It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in soliciting donations of salvageable personal property except as an officer or agent of an organization meeting the requirements of Section 148.3, and who has been appointed in the manner prescribed by this chapter.

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