36 CFR § 1280.26 - Soliciting, vending, and debt collecting.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s1280.26"
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title: "36 CFR § 1280.26 - Soliciting, vending, and debt collecting."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1280.26"
section_name: "Soliciting, vending, and debt collecting."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "NARA FACILITIES"
part_number: "1280"
part_name: "USE OF NARA FACILITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "44 U.S.C. 2102 notes, 2104(a), 2112, 2903."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 26851, May 6, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1280"
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# 1280.26 Soliciting, vending, and debt collecting.

(a) On NARA property or in NARA facilities, you may not:

(1) Solicit for personal, charitable, or commercial causes;

(2) Sell any products;

(3) Display or distribute commercial advertising; or

(4) Collect private debts.

(b) The following activities are exceptions to the prohibitions in subsection (a):

(1) Participating in national or local drives for welfare, health, or other funds that the Office of Personnel Management authorizes or that NARA approves (*e.g.,* the Combined Federal Campaign);

(2) Employees collecting non-monetary items such as food, clothing, or toys, as approved by the Archivist or his/her designee;

(3) Authorized employee organizations, including employee affinity groups, soliciting for membership dues or other organizational support, as approved by the Archivist or his/her designee; and

(4) Authorized charitable support organizations, like the National Archives Foundation or a Presidential library foundation (*e.g.,* the museum store at the National Archives Building), conducting revenue-producing activities.