Section 14-201. Regulation of solicitation by law enforcement affiliated organizations  


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  • As used in this chapter, the following terms  shall  have  the following meanings:
        1.  "Law  enforcement  affiliated  organization." a. Any organization,
      association, or conference of present or former members  of  the  force,
      sheriffs,  deputy  sheriffs,  detectives,  investigators,  constables or
      similar law enforcement officers or peace officers or police officers as
      defined in subdivisions thirty-three and thirty-four of section 1.20  of
      the  criminal  procedure  law,  or any auxiliary or affiliate of such an
      organization, association, or conference composed of one  or  more  such
      organizations.
        b.  Any  organization,  association  or conference established for the
      benefit of, benevolence towards or support of present or former  members
      of  the  force,  sheriffs,  deputy  sheriffs, detectives, investigators,
      constables or similar law enforcement  officers  or  peace  officers  or
      police  officers as defined in subdivisions thirty-three and thirty-four
      of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, or the families  of  such
      law enforcement personnel.
        2.  "Professional  fund  raiser."  Any  person who for compensation or
      other consideration plans, conducts, manages, or carries on any drive or
      campaign  in  the  city  for  the  purpose  of   soliciting   funds   or
      contributions  for  or  on  behalf  of  any  law  enforcement affiliated
      organization, or who engages in the business of,  or  holds  himself  or
      herself  out  to  persons  in  the  city as independently engaged in the
      business of soliciting contributions for such purposes.
        3. "Professional solicitor." Any person who is  employed  or  retained
      for  compensation  by  a  professional  fund  raiser to solicit funds or
      contributions on behalf of any law enforcement  affiliated  organization
      from persons in the city.