False or misleading solicitation.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 36-73
in effectSec. 36-73. - False or misleading solicitation.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly make a false or misleading representation in the course of a solicitation of funds. False or misleading representations include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Stating that the solicitation of funds is being carried out on behalf of an organization that does not exist.
(2) Stating that the solicitor represents an organization when such statement is false.
(3) Exhibiting a military, medical or religious order uniform or other indication of military service or membership in a medical profession or religious order when the person soliciting funds is neither a present nor former member of the service indicated, or a member of a medical profession or religious order, unless the person is soliciting funds on behalf of the military branch, medical profession, or religious order indicated in the statement.
(4) Exhibiting an indication of physical disability or using makeup or a device to simulate any deformity or disability, when the person soliciting funds does not suffer the deformity or disability indicated.
(Ord. No. 05-1346, § 1, 12-7-05)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH36PUCHTR_ARTVSOFUCHPU_S36-73FAMISOFetched: 10/26/2026