26 U.S.C. § 6710
Verified against govinfo.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on govinfo.gov ↗
- (a)If there is a failure to meet the requirement of section 6113 with respect to a fundraising solicitation by (or on behalf of) an organization to which section 6113 applies, such organization shall pay a penalty of $1,000 for each day on which such a failure occurred. The maximum penalty imposed under this subsection on failures by any organization during any calendar year shall not exceed $10,000.
- (b)No penalty shall be imposed under this section with respect to any failure if it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause.
- (c)If any failure to which subsection (a) applies is due to intentional disregard of the requirement of section 6113—
- (1)the penalty under subsection (a) for the day on which such failure occurred shall be the greater of—
- (2)the $10,000 limitation of subsection (a) shall not apply to any penalty under subsection (a) for the day on which such failure occurred, and
- (3)such penalty shall not be taken into account in applying such limitation to other penalties under subsection (a).
- (d)For purposes of this section, any failure to meet the requirement of section 6113 with respect to a solicitation—
- (1)by television or radio, shall be treated as occurring when the solicitation was telecast or broadcast,
- (2)by mail, shall be treated as occurring when the solicitation was mailed,
- (3)not by mail but in written or printed form, shall be treated as occurring when the solicitation was distributed, or
- (4)by telephone, shall be treated as occurring when the solicitation was made.