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Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.241 (2026)

Single contribution of $20.00 or expenditure of $50.00; written instrument, credit card, or debit card; anonymous contribution; contribution in name of another; violations; penalties.

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MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT


Act 388 of 1976


169.241 Single contribution of $20.00 or expenditure of $50.00; written instrument, credit card, or debit card; anonymous contribution; contribution in name of another; violations; penalties.

Sec. 41.

    (1) A person shall not make or accept a single contribution of more than $20.00 in cash or make or accept a single expenditure of more than $50.00 in cash. Contributions of more than $20.00 and expenditures of more than $50.00, other than an in-kind contribution or expenditure, must be made by written instrument, credit card, or debit card.

    (2) A person shall not accept or expend an anonymous contribution. An anonymous contribution received by a person must not be deposited but must be given to a tax exempt charitable organization. The charitable organization receiving the contribution shall provide the person with a receipt. The receipt must be retained by an appropriate committee pursuant to section 22.

    (3) A contribution must not be made, directly or indirectly, by any person in a name other than the name by which that person is identified for legal purposes.

    (4) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable, if the person is an individual, by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, or, if the person is other than an individual, by a fine of not more than $10,000.00.

History: 1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 305, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 117, Eff. Apr. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 2019

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2020 · leading case: Fieger v. Cox, 524 F.3d 770 (6th Cir. 2008).
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Fieger v. Cox, 524 F.3d 770 (6th Cir. 2008). “See Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.241 (“A person shall not accept or expend an anonymous contribution”).”
People v. Weiss, 479 N.W.2d 30 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 11× “In part, § 41 of the act, MCL 169.241; MSA 4.1703(41), makes it illegal for any person to make or accept a campaign contribution of $20.”
Pasquale Deon, Sr. v. David Barasch, 960 F.3d 152 (3d Cir. 2020). “Law §§ 13-226 and 13-227); Michigan ( Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 169.241 , 169.252 and 169.”
People v. Hryshko, 427 N.W.2d 572 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 3× “Defendant claims that the trial court abused its discretion when it refused his request to instruct the jury on a violation of MCL 169.241(1); MSA 4.1703(41)(1), which provides in part: A person shall not make .”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.241(1): 2 cases
People v. Weiss, 479 N.W.2d 30 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991). “In part, § 41 of the act, MCL 169.241; MSA 4.1703(41), makes it illegal for any person to make or accept a campaign contribution of $20.”
People v. Hryshko, 427 N.W.2d 572 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “Defendant claims that the trial court abused its discretion when it refused his request to instruct the jury on a violation of MCL 169.241(1); MSA 4.1703(41)(1), which provides in part: A person shall not make .”
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