Florida Senate - 2011                                     SB 902
       
       
       
       By Senator Bennett
       
       
       
       
       21-00520-11                                            2011902__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to charitable organizations; creating
    3         s. 496.4145, F.S.; providing requirements for
    4         unattended donation bins operated by charitable
    5         organizations; requiring certain signage; requiring
    6         that the charitable organization receive a specified
    7         percentage of the donated property; providing an
    8         effective date.
    9  
   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Section 496.4145, Florida Statutes, is created
   13  to read:
   14         496.4145 Unattended donation bins of charitable
   15  organizations.—
   16         (1) A charitable organization that operates one or more
   17  unattended donation bins into which persons may donate to the
   18  organization clothing or other personal property must comply
   19  with the following provisions:
   20         (a) Each bin must have attached signage that clearly and
   21  prominently displays the name of the charitable organization and
   22  the organization’s name, logo, trademark or service mark, local
   23  physical address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
   24         (b) The charitable organization must receive at least 50
   25  percent of the personal property deposited into the bins or, if
   26  such property is processed and sold by another person or entity
   27  that is a for-profit business, the charitable organization must
   28  receive at least 50 percent of the proceeds from the sale of
   29  such property.
   30         (2) As used in this section, the term “unattended donation
   31  bin” means a receptacle that is not located adjacent to or on
   32  property where the charitable organization operates a facility
   33  that is attended during business hours by employees or
   34  volunteers of the organization.
   35         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.