{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-169.241","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.241","heading":"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.","body":"Sec. 41.\n\n(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.\n\n(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.\n\n(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.\n\n(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.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 169","Act Act-388-of-1976"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-169-241","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9c6162843c67520847d4c497c1d45a38f3ffd656a0f0febb644cab8c8db1ee0a","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-169.238","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-169.242"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}