Terms Used In Michigan Laws 432.103a

  • Advertising: means all printed matter, handouts, flyers, radio broadcasts, television broadcasts, signs, billboards, and other media used to promote an event. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bingo: means a game of chance commonly known as bingo in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Bureau: means the bureau of state lottery as created by section 5 of the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Equipment: means the objects and mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic devices used to determine or assist in determining the winners of prizes at an event. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Event: means , in article 1, an occasion of bingo games, a raffle, a charity game, or a numeral game conducted under a license issued under article 1, and in article 2, an occasion of a millionaire party conducted under a license issued under article 2. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Large raffle: means an event at which the total value of all prizes awarded through raffle drawings exceeds $500. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Numeral game: means the random resale of a series of numeral game tickets. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Occasion: means the hours of the day for which a license is issued. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Person: means an individual, firm, association, corporation, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Prize: means anything of value, including, but not limited to, money or merchandise that is given to a player for attending or winning a game at an event. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Qualified organization: means , subject to subdivision (e), either of the following:
  (i) A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior citizens, fraternal, or veterans' organization that operates without profit to its members and that either has been in existence continuously as an organization for a period of 5 years or is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501(c). See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Raffle: means an event for which raffle tickets are sold and at which a winner or winners are determined, either by randomly selecting stubs from all of the raffle tickets sold for an event or by an alternative method that is approved in writing by the bureau, and a preannounced prize is awarded. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  •   As used in this act:
      (a) “Person” means an individual, firm, association, corporation, or other legal entity.
      (b) “Principal officer” means the highest ranking officer of the qualified organization according to its written constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws.
      (c) “Prize” means anything of value, including, but not limited to, money or merchandise that is given to a player for attending or winning a game at an event. A nonmonetary item is valued at its retail value. Prize does not include advertising given away by a qualified organization in accordance with rules promulgated under this act.
      (d) “Qualified organization” means, subject to subdivision (e), either of the following:
      (i) A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior citizens, fraternal, or veterans’ organization that operates without profit to its members and that either has been in existence continuously as an organization for a period of 5 years or is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501(c).
      (ii) Only for the purpose of conducting a small raffle or a large raffle under this act, a component of the military or the Michigan national guard whose members are in active service or active state service.
      (e) “Qualified organization” does not include a candidate committee, political committee, political party committee, ballot question committee, independent committee, or any other committee as defined by, and organized under, the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282.
      (f) “Raffle” means an event for which raffle tickets are sold and at which a winner or winners are determined, either by randomly selecting stubs from all of the raffle tickets sold for an event or by an alternative method that is approved in writing by the bureau, and a preannounced prize is awarded.
      (g) “Religious organization” means any of the following:
      (i) An organization, church, body of communicants, or group in this state that is organized not for pecuniary profit and that gathers in common membership for mutual support and edification in piety, worship, and religious observances.
      (ii) A society of individuals in this state that is organized not for pecuniary profit and that unites for religious purposes at a definite place.
      (iii) A church-related private school in this state that is organized not for pecuniary profit.
      (h) “Senior citizens organization” means an organization in this state that is organized not for pecuniary profit, that consists of at least 15 members who are 60 years of age or older, and that exists for their mutual support and for the advancement of the causes of elderly or retired persons.
      (i) “Service organization” means either of the following:
      (i) A branch, lodge, or chapter in this state of a national or state organization that is organized not for pecuniary profit and that is authorized by its written constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws to engage in a fraternal, civic, or service purpose in this state.
      (ii) A local civic organization in this state that is organized not for pecuniary profit; that is not affiliated with a state or national organization; that is recognized by resolution adopted by the local governmental subdivision in which the organization conducts its principal activities; whose constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws contain a provision for the perpetuation of the organization as a nonprofit organization; whose entire assets are used for charitable purposes; and whose constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws contain a provision that all assets, real property, and personal property must revert to the benefit of the local governmental subdivision that granted the resolution or another nonprofit organization on dissolution of the organization.
      (j) “Small bingo” means a series of bingo occasions that occur on a regular basis during which the total value of all prizes awarded for bingo games at a single occasion does not exceed $300.00 and the total value of all prizes awarded for a single bingo game does not exceed $25.00.
      (k) “Small raffle” means an event during which the total value of all prizes awarded through raffle drawings does not exceed $500.00 during 1 occasion.
      (l) “Special bingo” means a single or consecutive series of bingo occasions during which the total value of all prizes awarded for bingo games at a single occasion does not exceed $3,500.00 and the total value of all prizes awarded for a single bingo game does not exceed $1,100.00.
      (m) “Supplier” means a person licensed under this act to rent, sell, or lease equipment or to sell charity game or numeral game tickets to qualified organizations licensed under this act.
      (n) “Veterans’ organization” means an organization in this state, or a branch, lodge, or chapter in this state of a state organization or of a national organization chartered by the Congress of the United States, that is organized not for pecuniary profit, the membership of which consists of individuals who were members of the armed services or armed forces of the United States. Veterans’ organization includes an auxiliary of a veterans’ organization that is a national organization chartered by the Congress of the United States.