Section 169.232 - Report of late contributions; late filing fee; “late contribution” defined.
MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 388 of 1976
169.232 Report of late contributions; late filing fee; “late contribution” defined.
Sec. 32.
(1) A committee, candidate, treasurer, or other individual designated as responsible for the committee's record keeping, record preparation, or report filing shall report a late contribution by filing with the filing officer within 48 hours after its receipt the full name, street address, occupation, employer, and principal place of business of the contributor.
(2) Filing of a report of a late contribution pursuant to subsection (1) may be by any written means of communication and need not contain an original signature.
(3) A late contribution shall be reported on subsequent campaign statements without regard to reports filed pursuant to subsection (1). If a campaign statement has not been filed, a late contribution may be reported, if practicable, in the campaign statement and need not, therefore, be reported in a subsequent campaign statement.
(4) A committee, candidate, treasurer, or other individual designated as responsible for the committee's record keeping, report preparation, or report filing who fails to report a late contribution as required by subsection (1) shall pay a late filing fee, that shall not exceed $2,000.00, determined as follows:
(a) Twenty-five dollars for each business day the report remains unfiled.
(b) An additional $25.00 for each business day after the first 3 business days the report remains unfiled.
(c) An additional $50.00 for each business day after the first 10 business days the report remains unfiled.
(5) As used in this section, “late contribution” means a contribution of $200.00 or more received after the closing date of the last campaign statement required to be filed before an election.
History: 1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 264, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 236, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 264 of 1995 provides:“If any portion of this amendatory act or the application of this amendatory act to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity does not affect the remaining portions or applications of this amendatory act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, if those remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable. To this end, this amendatory act is declared to be severable.”