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2017 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 4 - Legislature
Act 472 of 1978 LOBBYISTS, LOBBYING AGENTS, AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (4.411 - 4.431)
AN ACT to regulate political activity; to regulate lobbyists, lobbyist agents, and lobbying activities; to require registration of lobbyists and lobbyist agents; to require the filing of reports; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department of state; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.
History: 1978, Act 472, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1978
Popular Name: Lobby Act
- Section 4.411 Meanings of words and phrases.
- Section 4.412 Definitions generally.
- Section 4.413 Additional definitions.
- Section 4.414 Additional definitions.
- Section 4.415 Additional definitions.
- Section 4.416 Additional definitions.
- Section 4.416a Resignation from office; lobbying during remainder of term; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
- Section 4.417 Registration forms; filing; contents; failure to register; late registration fee; penalty; notice of termination.
- 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.
- Section 4.419 Preservation of accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents; inspection of records; contents of records; violation; penalty.
- Section 4.420 Accounting of lobbying and expenditures; waiver; violation; penalty.
- 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.
- Section 4.422 Summaries of statements and reports.
- 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.
- Section 4.424 Enforcement of penalties; filing sworn complaint; determination of probable cause; notices; cooperation in conduct of investigations.
- Section 4.425 Ordinance or resolution.
- Section 4.426 Rules.
- Section 4.427 Civil action; criminal prosecution.
- Section 4.428 Severability.
- Section 4.429 Declaratory ruling or interpretive statement.
- 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.
- Section 4.430 Effective date of MCL 4.417, 4.418, 4.419, 4.420, 4.421, 4.422, 4.423, and 4.431.
- Section 4.431 Repeal of MCL 4.401 to 4.410.
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