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The enumeration of definitions in a charitable solicitation act often includes reference to the state agency, department, or official with the responsibility for administration and enforcement of the statute. Predominantly, the administrative and enforcement authority is in the office of the state's attorney general. In many states, however, the authority is in the department of state.

Otherwise, there is little commonality regarding the location of the regulatory authority in this area. In several states, the emphasis is on consumer protection; thus, the authority is in a department of consumer protection, department of agriculture and consumer services, department of commerce and consumer affairs, a division of consumer protection within the department of commerce, and the like. In a few states, the orientation is regulation of business activity; in this case, the authority is in a department of economic development, a department of business regulation, a department of regulation and licensing, or the like.

In some states, the authority to enforce the charitable solicitation act is vested in the attorney general, with the administrative or regulatory authority lodged in another department or agency of the government.