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Date: September 25, 2010 04:29PM
SOLICITATION:
Urgent request, plea, or entreaty; enticing, asking. The criminal offense of urging someone to commit an unlawful act.
The term solicitation is used in a variety of legal contexts. A person who asks someone to commit an illegal act has committed the criminal act of solicitation. An employee who agrees in an employment contract not to solicit business after leaving her employer and then mails a letter to customers asking for business may be sued by the former employer for violating the non-solicitation clause of the contract. The letter constitutes a solicitation. However, if the person had placed a newspaper advertisement, this would not have been a solicitation because a solicitation must be addressed to a particular individual.
Many solicitations in everyday life appear to be legal. For example, a telemarketer who tries to sell a legitimate product by calling potential customers is making a solicitation. It may or may not be legal, however, depending on the laws of the states where the telemarketer and the caller reside. If either of the states requires that telemarketers register with the state government, then the legality of the solicitation will depend on whether the telemarketer met this registration requirement. Failure to register may make the telemarketing company liable for civil fines or criminal penalties.
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http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/solicitationIn civil law, solicitation means any request or appeal, either oral or written, or any endeavor to obtain, seek or plead for funds, property, financial assistance or other thing of value, including the promise or grant of any money or property of any kind or value. Solicitations may be made in writing, in person, or by telephone and other electronic methods. They made be made for business profit or for charitable purposes. State laws, which vary by state, primarily govern solicitors.
In civil law, various state and federal laws govern business solicitations. Some state laws provide for a consumer's right to rescind a solicited contract within a certain time period. Local laws should be consulted for applicable requirements
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