Michigan Compiled Laws Act 472 Of 1978 Lobbyists, Lobbying Agents, And Lobbying Activities (4.411 - 4.431)

• Section 4.411 Meanings Of Words And Phrases.
  Except as otherwise defined in this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 2 to 6 have the meanings ascribed to them in...
• Section 4.412 Definitions Generally.
  (1) “Administrative action” means the proposal, drafting, development, consideration, amendment, enactment, or defeat of a nonministerial action or rule by an executive agency or...
• Section 4.413 Additional Definitions.
  (1) “Department” means the department of state. (2) “Expenditure” means an advance, compensation for labor, honorarium, conveyance, deposit, distribution, transfer of funds, loan, payment,...
• Section 4.414 Additional Definitions.
  (1) "Gift" means a payment, advance, forbearance, or the rendering or deposit of money, services, or anything of value, the value of which exceeds...
• Section 4.415 Additional Definitions.
  (1) “Legislative action” means introduction, sponsorship, support, opposition, consideration, debate, vote, passage, defeat, approval, veto, delay, or an official action by an official in...
• Section 4.416 Additional Definitions.
  (1) “Person” means a business, individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, business trust, labor organization, company, corporation, association, committee, or any other organization...
• Section 4.416a Resignation From Office; Lobbying During Remainder Of Term; Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalty.
  (1) A member of the Michigan senate or house of representatives who resigns from office shall not make expenditures for or receive compensation or...
• Section 4.417 Registration Forms; Filing; Contents; Failure To Register; Late Registration Fee; Penalty; Notice Of Termination.
  (1) Not later than 15 days after becoming a lobbyist, a lobbyist shall file a registration form with the secretary of state. The registration...
• Section 4.418 Signed Report; Filing; Form; Extension; Filing Amended Report; Contents Of Report; Reporting Expenditures For Food And Beverage; Failure To Report; Late Filing Fee; Penalty; Reporting Activities Of Employee Lobbyist Agent; Report To Elected Public Official; Preservation And Destruction Of Statements And Reports.
  (1) A lobbyist or a lobbyist agent shall file a signed report in a form prescribed by the secretary of state under this section....
• Section 4.419 Preservation Of Accounts, Bills, Receipts, Books, Papers, And Documents; Inspection Of Records; Contents Of Records; Violation; Penalty.
  (1) A lobbyist or a lobbyist agent acting on behalf of the lobbyist, and a lobbyist agent acting on his or her own behalf,...
• Section 4.420 Accounting Of Lobbying And Expenditures; Waiver; Violation; Penalty.
  A lobbyist agent who is compensated, reimbursed, or otherwise employed by a lobbyist, and whose activities and expenditures must be reported by the employing...
• Section 4.421 Employment Of Lobbyist Agent For Compensation Contingent On Outcome Of Administrative Or Legislative Action; Gifts, Loans, Or Preferential Interest Rates; Selling Or Utilizing Certain Information For Commercial Purpose; Compensation Or Reimbursement Of Public Official Engaging In Lobbying; Violations; Penalties.
  (1) A person shall not be employed as a lobbyist agent for compensation contingent in any manner upon the outcome of an administrative or...
• Section 4.422 Summaries Of Statements And Reports.
  The department 2 times a year and annually shall prepare and publish summaries of the statements and reports received. The summaries shall include a...
• Section 4.423 Statement Or Report; Determination Of Filing; Deadline For Filing; Notice Of Error Or Omission; Notice Of Failure To File; Failure To Give Notice; Making Corrections; Reporting Errors, Omissions, Or Failure To File; Copy; Investigations And Hearings.
  (1) The secretary of state shall determine whether a statement or report, which is required to be filed under this act, is in fact...
• Section 4.424 Enforcement Of Penalties; Filing Sworn Complaint; Determination Of Probable Cause; Notices; Cooperation In Conduct Of Investigations.
  (1) If the secretary of state, upon investigation of a report filed under this act, determines that there is probable cause a violation of...
• Section 4.425 Ordinance Or Resolution.
  A county, city, township, village, or school district may not adopt an ordinance or resolution that is more restrictive than the provisions contained in...
• Section 4.426 Rules.
  The secretary of state shall promulgate rules and issue declaratory rules to implement this act pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts...
• Section 4.427 Civil Action; Criminal Prosecution.
  The attorney general upon investigation and determination that this act or a rule promulgated under this act was violated, shall do either of the...
• Section 4.428 Severability.
  If any portion of this act or the application of this act to any person or circumstances is found to be invalid by a...
• Section 4.429 Declaratory Ruling Or Interpretive Statement.
  (1) A declaratory ruling shall be issued by the secretary of state under this section only if the person requesting the ruling has provided...
• Section 4.429a Adjustment Of Monetary Amounts Established For Registration And Reporting Thresholds And For Penalties; Applicability, Determination, And Announcement Of Adjustments; Approximation If Index Unavailable.
  (1) Effective January 1, 1986, the monetary amounts established in this act for registration and reporting thresholds and for penalties shall be adjusted as...
• Section 4.430 Effective Date Of Mcl 4.417, 4.418, 4.419, 4.420, 4.421, 4.422, 4.423, And 4.431.
  Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 21 shall not take effect until April 1, 1979, or before 6 months after the...
• Section 4.431 Repeal Of Mcl 4.401 To 4.410.
  Act No. 214 of the Public Acts of 1947, being sections 4.401 to 4.410 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed. History: 1978,...

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