Burbank Municipal Code Div. 5 Receipts and Records

3-4-1823: GIVING WRITTEN RECEIPTS:

A. No person shall solicit any contribution for any charitable purpose unless such person shall tender to each person making such contribution a written receipt signed by the solicitor which contains in addition to a description of the amount and kind of the contribution, substantially the following matters:

1. The name of the organization, if any, in whose name or upon whose behalf the solicitation is made;

2. A statement as to whether the contribution solicited is to be applied for the general purpose of such organization, if any, or for specific purposes, and if for specific purposes the nature thereof shall be clearly stated; provided, however, that no receipt need be given or tendered if the donation of money is made by placing of the same in a locked receptacle, of a kind previously approved by the Community Development Director in such manner that is impracticable to ascertain either the amount donated or the name of the donor, and if an inscription shall be conspicuously attached to such receptacle bears a number or other mark of identification, and if a written list showing by number the location or name of the solicitor in charge of each receptacle if there be more than one such receptacle shall have been previously filed with the Community Development Department, and provided, further, that no receipt need be given for any donation of money in an amount less than one dollar ($1.00). [Formerly numbered Section 8-173; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 2194.]

3-4-1824: KEEPING BOOKS OF ACCOUNT:

Every charitable organization on whose behalf contributions are solicited shall maintain a system of accounting whereby all donations to it and all disbursements made by it are entered upon the books or records of its treasurer or other financial officer, and no person shall knowingly solicit any contributions for or on behalf of any such organization which fails, neglects or refuses to comply with this provision. [Formerly numbered Section 8-174; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

3-4-1825: INSPECTION OF RECORDS:

Upon request by the Community Development Director, every applicant or permittee hereunder shall make available for inspection by said Community Development Director or any person designated in writing by said Community Development Director as their representative for such purpose, all of the applicant’s or permittee’s books, records and papers at any reasonable time before the permit is granted, during the time a permit is in effect, or after a permit has expired. [Formerly numbered Section 8-175; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12.]

3-4-1826: FILING REPORT:

Every charitable organization on whose behalf contributions are solicited shall file a report with the Community Development Department within thirty (30) days after the close of any such solicitation stating the contributions secured therefrom or as a result thereof, itemizing all expenses, and showing exactly for what uses and in what manner such contributions were or are to be disbursed or distributed. Such report shall be signed by at least two (2) officers of such organization with authority to do so. [Formerly numbered Section 8-176; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 2194.]