ACC Program Area:Laws & Legal Ramifications for Clubs - Introduction

Introduction

Club leadership needs to continually be aware of the ever changing laws at every level which may directly affect their club operation and membership. This can mean everything from whether or not a 501(c)3 is currently a good or a "not so good" idea for collecting clubs, to the whole Internet area. Copyright laws, dealing with suspension of members and club liabilities at conventions and shows are only a few of those areas. ACC will seek out legal advice to help clubs with addressing these issues.

A Program Advisory Group is developing this program area and will continue to monitor, add to, and refine the information on an ongoing basis. Discussion Forums are available for collectors to gain more specific information from a variety of forum participants. A listing of Resources for this Program Area is provided, as well as a Reference Archive.

The primary purpose of the Association of Collecting Clubs (ACC) is to build coalitions between clubs, networking to share information for strengthening member clubs and better serving their memberships.