{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-169.207","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.207","heading":"Definitions; F to H.","body":"Sec. 7.\n\n\"Filed\" means the receipt by the appropriate filing official of a statement or report required to be filed under this act.\n\n\"Filer\" means a person required to file a statement or report under this act.\n\n\"Filing official\" means the official designated under this act to receive required statements and reports.\n\n\"Fund raising event\" means an event such as a dinner, reception, testimonial, rally, auction, or similar affair through which contributions are solicited or received by purchase of a ticket, payment of an attendance fee, making a donation, or purchase of goods or services.\n\n\"Gift\" means a payment, subscription, advance, forbearance, rendering, or deposit of money, services, or anything of value, unless consideration of equal or greater value is given in exchange.\n\n\"Honorarium\" means a payment of money to a person holding elective office as consideration for an appearance, a speech, an article, or any activity related to or associated with the performance of duties as an elected official. An honorarium does not include any of the following:\n\nReimbursement for the cost of transportation, accommodations, or meals for the person.\n\nWages, salaries, other employee compensation, and expenses authorized to be paid by this state or a political subdivision of this state to the person holding elective office.\n\nAn award.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 169","Act Act-388-of-1976"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-169-207","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"5f73f09767c1930f6be8c3693c81ddd37b2b20220682ea599798d76637912182","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-169.206","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-169.208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}