Terms Used In Michigan Laws 169.252a

  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  (1) Subject to section 46, a person shall not make contributions to a house political party caucus committee or a senate political party caucus committee that exceed $40,000.00 in a calendar year. A house political party caucus committee or a senate political party caucus committee or a treasurer or agent of the committee shall not accept a contribution with respect to a 2-year election cycle that exceeds the limitation in this section.
  (2) 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 not an individual, by a fine of not more than $10,000.00.