Bill Text: MI SB0187 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Gaming; bingo and charitable gaming; millionaire parties; provide for general amendments. Amends secs. 2, 3, 3a, 4, 4a, 8, 9, 10, 11b, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 19 of 1972 PA 382 (MCL 432.102 et seq.), adds art. 2 & repeals secs. 10a, 10b & 20 of 1972 PA 382 (MCL 432.110a et seq.).
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-23 - Referred To Second Reading [SB0187 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SB0187-Engrossed.html
SB-0187, As Passed Senate, December 9, 2015
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 187
A bill to amend 1972 PA 382, entitled
"Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act,"
by amending sections 2, 3, 3a, 4, 4a, 8, 9, 10, 11b, 12, 13, 14,
15, 16, and 19 (MCL 432.102, 432.103, 432.103a, 432.104,
432.104a, 432.108, 432.109, 432.110, 432.111b, 432.112, 432.113,
432.114, 432.115, 432.116, and 432.119), sections 2 and 9 as
amended by 2008 PA 401, sections 3, 4a, and 12 as amended by 2012
PA 189, sections 3a, 8, 10, and 11b as amended by 2006 PA 427,
sections 4, 13, 14, 15, and 16 as amended by 1999 PA 108, and
section 19 as amended by 1995 PA 263, and by adding article 2; to
designate sections 1 to 20 as article 1; and to repeal acts and
parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 ARTICLE 1
1 Sec. 2. As used in this act:
2 (a) "Active service" and "active state service" mean those
3 terms as defined in section 105 of the Michigan military act,
4 1967 PA 150, MCL 32.505.
5 (b) "Advertising" means all printed matter, handouts,
6 flyers, radio broadcasts, television
broadcasts, advertising
7 signs, billboards, and other media used to promote an event.
8 licensed under this act.
9 (c) "Bingo" means a game of chance commonly known as bingo
10 in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or
11 symbols conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random.
12 (d) "Board" means the Michigan gaming control board created
13 by section 4 of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996
14 IL 1, MCL 432.204.
15 (e) (d) "Bureau"
means the bureau of state lottery as
16 created by section 5 of the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely
17 lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432.5.
18 (f) (e) "Charity
game" means the random resale of a series
19 of charity game tickets.
20 (g) (f) "Charity
game ticket" means a ticket commonly
21 referred to as a break-open ticket or pull-tab that is approved
22 and acquired by the bureau and is distributed and sold by the
23 bureau or a licensed supplier to a qualified organization, a
24 portion of which is removed to discover whether the ticket is a
25 winning ticket. and whether the purchaser may be awarded a
prize.
26 (h) (g) "Commissioner"
means the commissioner of state
27 lottery appointed under section 7 of the McCauley-Traxler-Law-
1 Bowman-McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432.7.
2 (i) (h) "Coverall
pattern" means a pattern required to win a
3 bingo game in which all numbers on a bingo card are required to
4 be called.
5 (j) "Educational organization" means an organization in this
6 state that is organized not for pecuniary profit, whose primary
7 purpose is educational in nature and designed to develop the
8 capabilities of individuals by instruction in any public or
9 private elementary or secondary school that complies with the
10 revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, or any
11 private or public college or university that is organized not for
12 pecuniary profit and that is approved by the state board of
13 education.
14 (k) "Equipment" means the objects and mechanical,
15 electromechanical, or electronic devices used to determine or
16 assist in determining the winners of prizes at an event.
17 (l) "Event" means, in article 1, an occasion of bingo games,
18 a raffle, a charity game, or a numeral game conducted under a
19 license issued under article 1, and in article 2, an occasion of
20 a millionaire party conducted under a license issued under
21 article 2.
22 (m) "Executive director" means the executive director of the
23 board, appointed under section 4 of the Michigan gaming control
24 and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.204.
25 (n) "Fraternal organization" means an organization in this
26 state, other than a college fraternity or sorority, that meets
27 all of the following criteria:
1 (i) Is organized not for pecuniary profit.
2 (ii) Is a branch, lodge, or chapter of a national or state
3 organization or, only for the purpose of conducting a small
4 raffle or a large raffle under this act, if not a branch, lodge,
5 or chapter of a national or state organization, is exempt from
6 taxation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code of
7 1986, 26 USC 501.
8 (iii) Exists for the common purpose, brotherhood, or other
9 interests of its members.
10 Sec. 3. As used in this act:
11 (a) "Educational organization" means an organization
within
12 this state that is organized not for pecuniary profit, whose
13 primary purpose is educational in nature and designed to develop
14 the capabilities of individuals by instruction in any public or
15 private elementary or secondary school that complies with the
16 revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, or any
17 private or public college or university that is organized not for
18 pecuniary profit and that is approved by the state board of
19 education.
20 (b) "Fraternal organization" means an organization
within
21 this state, other than a college fraternity or sorority, that
22 meets all of the following criteria:
23 (i) Is
organized not for pecuniary profit.
24 (ii) Is a
branch, lodge, or chapter of a national or state
25 organization or, only for the purpose of conducting a small
26 raffle or a large raffle under this act, if not a branch, lodge,
27 or chapter of a national or state organization, is exempt from
1 taxation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code of
2 1986, 26 USC 501.
3 (iii)
Exists for the common purpose, brotherhood, or other
4 interests of its members.
5 (a) "Large bingo" means a series of bingo occasions that
6 occur on a regular basis during which the total value of all
7 prizes awarded for bingo games at a single occasion does not
8 exceed $3,500.00 and the total value of all prizes awarded for 1
9 bingo game does not exceed $1,100.00, except that a prize awarded
10 through a Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game is not subject
11 to these limitations.
12 (b) "Large raffle" means an event where the total value of
13 all prizes awarded through raffle drawings exceeds $500.00 per
14 occasion.
15 (c) "Licensee" means a person, or
including a qualified
16 organization, licensed under this act.
17 (d) "Location" means a building, enclosure, part of a
18 building or enclosure, or a distinct portion of real property
19 that is used for the purpose of conducting an event. Location
20 includes all components or buildings that compose 1 architectural
21 entity or that serve a unified functional purpose.
22 (e) "Manufacturer" means a person licensed under section 11c
23 who manufactures numeral game tickets for sale to suppliers for
24 use in an event.
25 (f) (d) "Member"
means an individual who qualified for
26 membership in a qualified organization under its bylaws, articles
27 of incorporation, charter, rules, or other written statement.
1 (g) (e) "Michigan
national guard" and "military" mean those
2 terms as defined in section 105 of the Michigan military act,
3 1967 PA 150, MCL 32.505.
4 (f) "Person" means a natural person, firm, association,
5 corporation, or other legal entity.
6 (g) "Qualified organization" means, subject to
subdivision
7 (h), either of the following:
8 (i) A
bona fide religious, educational, service, senior
9 citizens, fraternal, or veterans' organization that operates
10 without profit to its members and that either has been in
11 existence continuously as an organization for a period of 5 years
12 or is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the internal
13 revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501.
14 (ii) Only
for the purpose of conducting a small raffle or a
15 large raffle under this act, a component of the military or the
16 Michigan national guard whose members are in active service or
17 active state service.
18 (h) "Qualified organization" does not include a
candidate
19 committee, political committee, political party committee, ballot
20 question committee, independent committee, or any other committee
21 as defined by, and organized under, the Michigan campaign finance
22 act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282.
23 (i) "Religious organization" means any of the
following:
24 (i) An
organization, church, body of communicants, or group
25 that is organized not for pecuniary profit and that gathers in
26 common membership for mutual support and edification in piety,
27 worship, and religious observances.
1 (ii) A
society of individuals that is organized not for
2 pecuniary profit and that unites for religious purposes at a
3 definite place.
4 (iii) A
church related private school that is organized not
5 for pecuniary profit.
6 (j) "Senior citizens organization" means an
organization
7 within this state that is organized not for pecuniary profit,
8 that consists of at least 15 members who are 60 years of age or
9 older, and that exists for their mutual support and for the
10 advancement of the causes of elderly or retired persons.
11 (k) "Service organization" means either of the
following:
12 (i) A
branch, lodge, or chapter of a national or state
13 organization that is organized not for pecuniary profit and that
14 is authorized by its written constitution, charter, articles of
15 incorporation, or bylaws to engage in a fraternal, civic, or
16 service purpose within the state.
17 (ii) A
local civic organization that is organized not for
18 pecuniary profit; that is not affiliated with a state or national
19 organization; that is recognized by resolution adopted by the
20 local governmental subdivision in which the organization conducts
21 its principal activities; whose constitution, charter, articles
22 of incorporation, or bylaws contain a provision for the
23 perpetuation of the organization as a nonprofit organization;
24 whose entire assets are used for charitable purposes; and whose
25 constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws
26 contain a provision that all assets, real property, and personal
27 property shall revert to the benefit of the local governmental
1 subdivision that granted the resolution upon dissolution of the
2 organization.
3 (l)
"Veterans' organization" means an organization within
4 this state, or a branch, lodge, or chapter within this state of a
5 state organization or of a national organization chartered by the
6 congress of the United States, that is organized not for
7 pecuniary profit, the membership of which consists of individuals
8 who were members of the armed services or armed forces of the
9 United States. Veterans' organization includes an auxiliary of a
10 veterans' organization that is a national organization chartered
11 by the congress of the United States.
12 (h) "Michigan progressive jackpot" means a bingo game
13 conducted in conjunction with a licensed large bingo occasion in
14 which the value of the prize is carried forward to the next bingo
15 occasion if no player wins in a predetermined number of allowable
16 calls. Michigan progressive jackpot may include bingo games
17 conducted by more than 1 licensee that are linked together for
18 the purpose of a common jackpot prize and consolation prize as
19 prescribed by the commissioner.
20 (i) "Millionaire party" means an event at which wagers are
21 placed on games of chance customarily associated with a gambling
22 casino through the use of imitation money or chips that have a
23 nominal value equal to or greater than the value of the currency
24 for which they can be exchanged.
25 (j) "Numeral game" means the random resale of a series of
26 numeral game tickets.
27 (k) "Numeral game ticket" means a paper strip on which
1 preprinted numerals are covered by folding the strip and banding
2 the folded strip with a separate piece of paper, so that on
3 breaking the paper that bands the folding strip the purchaser
4 discovers whether the ticket is a winning ticket.
5 (l) "Occasion" means a single day for which a license to
6 conduct games is issued under this act.
7 Sec. 3a. (1) "Equipment" means the objects and
mechanical or
8 electromechanical devices used to determine or assist in
9 determining the winners of prizes at events licensed under this
10 act.
11 (2) "Event" means each occasion of a bingo, millionaire
12 party, raffle, charity game, or numeral game licensed under this
13 act.
14 (3) "Large bingo" means a series of bingo occasions
that
15 occur on a regular basis during which the total value of all
16 prizes awarded through bingo at a single occasion does not exceed
17 $3,500.00 and the total value of all prizes awarded for 1 game
18 does not exceed $1,100.00, except that a prize awarded through a
19 Michigan progressive jackpot bingo game is not subject to these
20 limitations.
21 (4) "Large raffle" means an event where the total value
of
22 all prizes awarded through raffle drawings exceed $500.00 per
23 occasion.
24 (5) "Location" means a building, enclosure, part of a
25 building or enclosure, or a distinct portion of real estate that
26 is used for the purpose of conducting events licensed under this
27 act. Location also means all components or buildings that
1 comprise 1 architectural entity or that serve a unified
2 functional purpose.
3 (6) "Manufacturer" means a person licensed under
section 11c
4 who manufactures numeral game tickets for sale to suppliers for
5 use in an event.
6 (7) "Michigan progressive jackpot" means a bingo game
7 conducted in conjunction with a licensed large bingo occasion,
8 where the value of the prize is carried forward to the next bingo
9 occasion if no player bingos in a predetermined number of
10 allowable calls. Michigan progressive jackpot may include bingo
11 games conducted by more than 1 licensee that are linked together
12 for the purpose of a common jackpot prize and consolation prize
13 as prescribed by the commissioner.
14 (8) "Millionaire party" means an event at which wagers
are
15 placed upon games of chance customarily associated with a
16 gambling casino through the use of imitation money or chips that
17 have a nominal value equal to or greater than the value of the
18 currency for which they can be exchanged.
19 (9) "Numeral game" means the random resale of a series
of
20 numeral game tickets by a qualified organization under a numeral
21 game license or in conjunction with a licensed millionaire party
22 or large raffle.
23 (10) "Numeral game ticket" means a paper strip on which
24 preprinted numerals are covered by folding the strip and banding
25 the folded strip with a separate piece of paper, if upon breaking
26 the paper strip that bands the ticket, the purchaser discovers
27 whether the ticket is a winning ticket and the purchaser may be
1 awarded a merchandise prize.
2 (11) "Occasion" means the hours of the day for which a
3 license is issued.As
used in this act:
4 (a) "Person" means an individual, firm, association,
5 corporation, or other legal entity.
6 (b) (12) "Principal
officer" means the highest ranking
7 officer of the qualified organization according to its written
8 constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws.
9 (c) (13) "Prize"
means anything of value, including, but not
10 limited to, money or merchandise that is given to a player for
11 attending or winning a game at an event. A nonmonetary item is
12 valued at its retail value. Prize does not include advertising
13 material given away by a
qualified organization in accordance
14 with rules promulgated under this act.
15 (14) "Single gathering" means 1 scheduled assembly or
16 meeting with a specified beginning and ending time that is
17 conducted or sponsored by the qualified organization. Single
18 gathering does not include the regular operating hours of a club
19 or similar facility and does not include a meeting conducted
20 solely for the purpose of conducting a raffle.
21 (d) "Qualified organization" means, subject to subdivision
22 (e), either of the following:
23 (i) A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior
24 citizens, fraternal, or veterans' organization that operates
25 without profit to its members and that either has been in
26 existence continuously as an organization for a period of 5 years
27 or is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the internal
1 revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501(c).
2 (ii) Only for the purpose of conducting a small raffle or a
3 large raffle under this act, a component of the military or the
4 Michigan national guard whose members are in active service or
5 active state service.
6 (e) "Qualified organization" does not include a candidate
7 committee, political committee, political party committee, ballot
8 question committee, independent committee, or any other committee
9 as defined by, and organized under, the Michigan campaign finance
10 act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282.
11 (f) "Raffle" means an event for which raffle tickets are
12 sold and at which a winner or winners are determined, either by
13 randomly selecting stubs from all of the raffle tickets sold for
14 an event or by an alternative method that is approved in writing
15 by the board, and a preannounced prize is awarded.
16 (g) "Religious organization" means any of the following:
17 (i) An organization, church, body of communicants, or group
18 in this state that is organized not for pecuniary profit and that
19 gathers in common membership for mutual support and edification
20 in piety, worship, and religious observances.
21 (ii) A society of individuals in this state that is organized
22 not for pecuniary profit and that unites for religious purposes
23 at a definite place.
24 (iii) A church-related private school in this state that is
25 organized not for pecuniary profit.
26 (h) "Senior citizens organization" means an organization in
27 this state that is organized not for pecuniary profit, that
1 consists of at least 15 members who are 60 years of age or older,
2 and that exists for their mutual support and for the advancement
3 of the causes of elderly or retired persons.
4 (i) "Service organization" means either of the following:
5 (i) A branch, lodge, or chapter in this state of a national
6 or state organization that is organized not for pecuniary profit
7 and that is authorized by its written constitution, charter,
8 articles of incorporation, or bylaws to engage in a fraternal,
9 civic, or service purpose in this state.
10 (ii) A local civic organization in this state that is
11 organized not for pecuniary profit; that is not affiliated with a
12 state or national organization; that is recognized by resolution
13 adopted by the local governmental subdivision in which the
14 organization conducts its principal activities; whose
15 constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws
16 contain a provision for the perpetuation of the organization as a
17 nonprofit organization; whose entire assets are used for
18 charitable purposes; and whose constitution, charter, articles of
19 incorporation, or bylaws contain a provision that all assets,
20 real property, and personal property shall revert to the benefit
21 of the local governmental subdivision that granted the resolution
22 or another nonprofit organization on dissolution of the
23 organization.
24 (j) (15) "Small
bingo" means a series of bingo occasions
25 that occur on a regular basis during which the total value of all
26 prizes awarded through for
bingo games at a single occasion
does
27 not exceed $300.00 and the total value of all prizes awarded for
1 a single bingo game does not exceed $25.00.
2 (k) (16) "Small
raffle" means an event during which the
3 total value of all prizes awarded through raffle drawings does
4 not exceed $500.00 during 1 occasion.
5 (l) (17)
"Special bingo" means a
single or consecutive series
6 of bingo occasions during which the total value of all prizes
7 awarded through for
bingo games at a single occasion
does not
8 exceed $3,500.00 and the total value of all prizes awarded for a
9 single bingo game does not exceed $1,100.00.
10 (m) (18) "Supplier"
means a person licensed under this act
11 to rent, sell, or lease equipment or to sell charity game or
12 numeral game tickets to qualified organizations licensed under
13 this act.
14 (n) "Veterans' organization" means an organization in this
15 state, or a branch, lodge, or chapter in this state of a state
16 organization or of a national organization chartered by the
17 Congress of the United States, that is organized not for
18 pecuniary profit, the membership of which consists of individuals
19 who were members of the armed services or armed forces of the
20 United States. Veterans' organization includes an auxiliary of a
21 veterans' organization that is a national organization chartered
22 by the Congress of the United States.
23 Sec. 4. (1) Each An
applicant for a license to conduct a
24 bingo, millionaire party, raffle, charity game, or numeral game
25 event shall submit to the bureau a written application on a form
26 prescribed by the commissioner.
27 (2) The application shall under subsection (1) must include
1 all of the following:
2 (a) The name and address of the applicant organization.
3 (b) The name and address of each officer of the applicant
4 organization.
5 (c) The location at which the applicant will conduct the
6 event.
7 (d) The day or dates of the event.
8 (e) The member or members of the applicant organization who
9 will be responsible for the conduct of the event.
10 (f) Sufficient facts relating to the applicant's
11 incorporation or organization to enable the commissioner to
12 determine whether the applicant is a qualified organization.
13 (g) A sworn statement attesting to the nonprofit status of
14 the applicant organization, signed by the principal officer of
15 that the organization.
16 (h) Other information the commissioner considers necessary.
17 Sec. 4a. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3),
18 if the commissioner determines that the an applicant
under
19
section 4 is a qualified organization, and
is not ineligible
20 under section 18, and the applicant has paid to the bureau the
21 appropriate fee, the commissioner may issue 1 or more of the
22 following licenses:
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(a) |
Large bingo.........................$ 150.00 |
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(b) |
Small bingo.........................$ 55.00 |
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(c) |
Special bingo.......................$ 25.00 |
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(d) |
Large raffle........................$ 50.00 per |
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2 |
drawing date |
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(e) |
Small raffle: |
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4 |
(i) |
One to 3 drawing dates..............$ 15.00 |
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(ii) |
Four or more drawing dates..........$ 5.00 per |
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6 |
drawing date |
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(f) |
Annual charity game.................$ 200.00 |
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(g) |
Special charity game................$ 15.00 per day |
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(h) |
Numeral game........................$ 15.00 per day |
10 (2) Under extreme hardship conditions as determined by the
11 commissioner, the commissioner may waive 1 or more requirements
12 of for a person to be
a qualified organization described
in
13 section 3 under section
3a(d) to permit the licensing of a
14 special bingo , millionaire party, or raffle
event, if all of the
15 following conditions are met:
16 (a) The organization applying for the license is a nonprofit
17 organization.
18 (b) The entire proceeds of the event, less the actual
19 reasonable expense of conducting the event, are donated or used
20 for a charitable purpose, organization, or cause.
21 (c) None of the individuals connected with the conduct of
22 the event is compensated in any manner for his or her
23 participation.
24 (d) The organization complies with all other applicable
25 provisions of this act article
and rules promulgated under this
26 act.article.
27 (3) Under extreme hardship conditions as determined by the
1 commissioner, the commissioner may allow an individual or a group
2 of individuals to obtain a license to conduct a special bingo ,
3 millionaire party, event
or raffle if all of the following
4 conditions are met:
5 (a) The entire proceeds of the event, less the actual
6 reasonable expense of conducting the event, are donated or used
7 for a charitable purpose, organization, or cause.
8 (b) None of the individuals connected with the conduct of
9 the event is compensated in any manner for his or her
10 participation.
11 (c) The individual or group of individuals complies with all
12 other applicable provisions of this act article and
the rules
13 promulgated under this act.article.
14 (4) Each event license issued to a qualified organization
15 under this section is valid for only the location included on the
16 license.
17 (5) A license issued under this section is not assignable or
18 transferable.
19 (6) The A licensee is responsible for ensuring shall ensure
20 that the events conducted under a license issued under this
21 section are conducted in compliance with the applicable
22
provisions of this act article and
rules promulgated under this
23 article.
24 (7) A Except
as otherwise provided in this section, a
25 licensee shall only conduct events licensed under this act
26
section during the hours and on the day
and date or dates stated
27 on the license.
1 (8) In connection with an application for a small raffle
2 license or a large raffle license, in determining whether a
3 fraternal organization that is not a branch, lodge, or chapter of
4 a national or state organization is a qualified organization, the
5 commissioner shall only consider whether the organization meets
6 requirements that are applicable under this act article that
are
7 unrelated to whether the organization is a branch, lodge, or
8 chapter of a national or state organization.
9 Sec. 8. (1) All fees and revenue collected by the
10 commissioner or bureau under this act shall be paid into the
11 state lottery fund created under section 41 of the McCauley-
12 Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432.41.
13 All necessary expenses incurred by the bureau in the
14 administration and enforcement of any activity authorized by this
15 act and in the initiation, implementation, and ongoing operation
16 of any activity authorized by this act shall be financed from the
17 state lottery fund.
18 (2) All fees and revenue collected by the executive director
19 or board under this act shall be paid into the state lottery fund
20 created under section 41 of the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-
21 McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432.41. All necessary
22 expenses incurred by the executive director or board in the
23 administration and enforcement of any activity authorized by this
24 act and in the initiation, implementation, and ongoing operation
25 of any activity authorized by this act shall be financed from the
26 state lottery fund.
27
(3) The amount of these necessary
expenses shall incurred
1 under subsections (1) and (2) may not exceed the amount of
2 revenues received from the sale of charity game tickets and all
3 fees collected under this act. At the end of each fiscal year all
4 money, including interest, in the state lottery fund which that
5 is attributable to fees and revenue collected under this act but
6 which that has not been expended under this section shall be
7 deposited in the state general fund.
8 Sec. 9. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the entire
9 net proceeds of an event conducted under a license issued under
10 this article shall be devoted exclusively to the lawful purposes
11 of the licensee. A licensee shall not incur or pay an item of
12 expense in connection with the holding, operating, or conducting
13 of an event except the
following expenses in reasonable amounts
14 that the commissioner determines to be reasonable:
15 (a) The purchase or rental of equipment necessary for
16 conducting an event and payment of services reasonably necessary
17 for the repair of equipment.
18 (b) Cash prizes or the purchase of prizes of merchandise.
19 (c) Rental of the location at which the event is conducted.
20 (d) Janitorial services.
21 (e) The fee required for issuance or reissuance of a license
22 to conduct the event.
23 (f) Other reasonable expenses incurred by the licensee, not
24 inconsistent with this act, article, as permitted by
rule of the
25 commissioner.
26 (2) A qualified organization described in section 3(g)(ii)
27 3a(d)(ii) shall use the entire net proceeds of an event, after
1 paying items of expense incurred in reasonable amounts in
2 connection with the holding, operating, or conducting of the
3 event and listed in subsection (1), only for the expense of
4 training or purchasing goods or services for the support of the
5 activities of the component.
6 Sec. 10. (1) Only a member of the qualified organization
7 shall participate in the management of an event.
8 (2) A person shall not receive any commission, salary, pay,
9 profit, or wage for participating in the management or operation
10 of a bingo
event, a millionaire party, a
raffle, or a charity
11 game except as provided by rule promulgated under this
12 act.article.
13 (3) Except by special permission of the commissioner, a
14 licensee shall conduct bingo or a millionaire party games only
15 with equipment that it owns, uses under a bureau-approved rental
16 contract, or is purchasing or renting at a reasonable rate from a
17 supplier.
18 (4) A licensee shall not advertise a bingo event except to
19 the extent and in the manner permitted by rule promulgated under
20 this act. article.
If the commissioner permits a licensee
to
21 advertise a bingo event, the licensee shall indicate in the
22 advertisement the purposes for which the net proceeds will be
23 used by the licensee.
24 (5) The holder of a millionaire party license shall not
25 advertise the event, except to the extent and in the manner
26 permitted by rule promulgated under this act. If the commissioner
27 permits a licensee to advertise the event, the licensee shall
1 indicate in the advertising the purposes for which the net
2 proceeds will be used by the licensee.
3 Sec. 11b. (1) Each An applicant for a license
or renewal of
4 a license to operate as a supplier of equipment, charity game
5 tickets, or numeral game tickets to qualified organizations
6 licensed under this act article
shall submit a written
7 application to the bureau on a form prescribed by the
8 commissioner.
9 (2) The An applicant under
this section shall pay an annual
10 license fee of $300.00 at the time of the application.
11 (3) A supplier's license issued under this section expires
12 at 12 midnight on September 30 of each year.
13 (4) The commissioner shall require suppliers authorized to
14 sell charity game tickets, numeral game tickets, or both, to post
15 a performance bond of not less than $50,000.00 and not greater
16 than $1,000,000.00.
17 (5) A supplier shall remit to the bureau an amount equal to
18 the qualified organization's purchase price of the charity game
19 tickets less an amount that shall not be less than the sum of
20 $.008 for each ticket sold plus 1.0% of the total resale value
21 for all charity game tickets sold.
22 (6) For each numeral game sold, the supplier shall issue to
23 the licensed organization an invoice listing the manufacturer and
24 serial number of each game.
25 (7) The A
supplier shall collect a fee collected
by a
26 supplier from the a qualified
organization for each game of
27 numeral tickets sold shall be that equals $5.00 per 1,000
tickets
1 or any portion of 1,000 tickets.
2 (8) The A
supplier shall remit the fees collected
by the
3 supplier for each numeral game sold shall be remitted under
4 subsection (7) to the bureau by the fifteenth day of the month
5 following the month in which the numeral game is sold. A The
6
commissioner may assess a late fee of
25% of the amount due may
7 be assessed by the commissioner against any a supplier who fails
8 to remit the fees by the required filing date.
9 (9) A supplier shall only display, offer for sale, sell, or
10 otherwise make available to a qualified organization numeral game
11 tickets that have been obtained from a manufacturer.
12 (10) A person who is directly or indirectly connected to the
13 sale, rental, or distribution of bingo or millionaire party
14 equipment, or the sale of charity game tickets or numeral game
15 tickets, or a person residing in the same household as the
16 supplier shall not be involved directly or indirectly with the
17 rental or leasing of a facility used for an event.
18 (11) A supplier licensed under this section shall submit to
19 the bureau a report as required by the commissioner regarding the
20 sale or rental of equipment and the sale of charity game tickets
21 and numeral game tickets.
22 Sec. 12. (1) The bureau shall enforce and supervise the
23 administration of this act. article. The commissioner
shall
24 employ personnel as necessary to implement this act.article.
25 (2) The bureau may select fraternal organizations that are
26 not a branch, lodge, or chapter of a national or state
27 organization to audit to ensure that the organizations are in
1 compliance with this act.article.
2 Sec. 13. The commissioner shall promulgate rules pursuant to
3 the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL
4 24.201 to 24.328, to implement this act.article.
5 Sec. 14. (1) Each A
licensee under this article shall
keep a
6 record of each event as required by the commissioner. The A
7 licensee shall allow a representative authorized by the bureau to
8 inspect a record kept under this subsection and all financial
9 accounts into which proceeds from events licensed under this act
10 are deposited or transferred shall be open to inspection by a
11 duly authorized representative of the bureau during reasonable
12 business hours.
13 (2) Each A licensee under
this article shall file with the
14 commissioner a financial statement signed by the principal
15 officer of the qualified organization of receipts and expenses
16 related to the conduct of each event as may be required by rule
17 promulgated under this act. article. If the revenue from
a bingo
18 game, millionaire party, raffle,
numeral game, or charity game
19 event is represented to be used or applied by a licensee under
20 this article for a charitable purpose, the licensee shall file a
21 copy of the financial statement with the attorney general under
22 the supervision of trustees for charitable purposes act, 1961 PA
23 101, MCL 14.251 to 14.266.
24 (3) The A
licensee under this article shall allow an
25 authorized representative of the bureau or the department of
26 state police or a law enforcement officer of a political
27
subdivision of this state to inspect the location
at which events
1 licensed under this act are conducted or at which an applicant or
2 licensee intends to conduct an event licensed under this act
3 shall be open to inspection at all times by a duly authorized
4 representative of the bureau or by the state police or a peace
5 officer of a political subdivision of this state.or an intended
6 location during business hours.
7 Sec. 15. Annually the The commissioner shall report
annually
8 to the governor and the legislature about the operation of events
9 licensed under this act within this state, article, abuses
that
10 the bureau may have encountered, and recommendations for changes
11 in this act.
12 Sec. 16. (1) The commissioner may deny, suspend, summarily
13 suspend, or revoke any a
license issued under this act article if
14 the licensee or an officer, director, agent, member, or employee
15 of the licensee violates this act article or a rule
promulgated
16 under this act. article.
The commissioner may summarily suspend
a
17 license for a period of not more than 60 days pending
18 prosecution, investigation, or public hearing.
19 (2) A proceeding to suspend or revoke a license shall be
20 considered under this
article is a contested case and
shall be
21 governed by the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA
22 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
23 (3) Upon petition of the commissioner, the circuit court
24 after a hearing may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of
25 witnesses and the production of documents, papers, books,
26 records, and other evidence before it in a matter over which it
27 has jurisdiction, control, or supervision. If a person subpoenaed
1 to attend in any such proceeding or hearing fails to obey the
2 command of the subpoena without reasonable cause, or if a person
3 in attendance in any such proceeding or hearing refuses, without
4 lawful cause, to be examined or to answer a legal or pertinent
5 question or to exhibit a book, account, record, or other document
6 when ordered to do so by the court, that person may be punished
7 as a being in contempt of the court.
8 (4) With approval of the commissioner, a bingo hall
9 licensee, in lieu of a suspension of its license, may elect to
10 pay a fine equal to the amount of rent that would have been paid
11 by the bingo licensees during the period of the suspension. This
12 fine shall be paid to the bureau on or before the date agreed to
13 in the suspension agreement entered into by the bureau and the
14 bingo hall licensee.
15 Sec. 19. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), any other
16 law providing a penalty or disability upon a person who conducts
17 or participates in a raffle, bingo game, millionaire party, or
18 charity game; who sells or possesses equipment used in conducting
19 a raffle, bingo, or a millionaire party; who permits a raffle,
20 bingo, a millionaire party, or a charity game to be conducted on
21 his or her premises; or who does other acts in connection with a
22 raffle, bingo, a millionaire party, or a charity game does not
23 apply to that conduct if done pursuant to this act or rules
24 promulgated under this act.
25 (2) Subsection (1) does not limit in any way the application
26 of the Michigan campaign finance act, Act No. 388 of the Public
27 Acts of 1976, being sections 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to
169.282,
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1 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, including, but not limited to,
2 section 41 of Act No. 388 of the Public Acts of 1976, being
3 section the Michigan
campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL
4 169.241, of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to fundraising
fund-
5 raising events conducted by or for the benefit of a committee
6 that has filed or is required to file a statement of organization
7 pursuant to Act No. 388 of the Public Acts of 1976.under the
8 Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to
9 169.282.
10 ARTICLE 2
11 Sec. 32. (1) As used in this article:
12 (a) "Bona fide member" means a member who participates in
13 the qualified organization to further its lawful purposes <<and the
spouse of such a member>>.
14 (b) "Dealer" means an individual who does any of the
15 following in a millionaire party game:
16 (i) Performs the act of dealing.
17 (ii) Assists in supervising the dealers.
18 (iii) Provides technical advice to the millionaire party
19 chairperson.
20 (c) "Demarcated area" means the physical area in which
21 gaming is conducted at an event.
22 (d) "Lawful purpose" means 1 or more of the authorized
23 purposes stated in the qualified organization's written bylaws,
24 constitution, charter, or articles of incorporation that are on
25 file with the executive director.
26 (e) "Lessor" means a person who rents a location to a
27 millionaire party licensee for the purpose of conducting an
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1 event.
2 (f) "Location owner" means the person that owns a location
3 or an employee or agent of the person.
4 (2) The definitions in sections 2, 3, and 3a apply to this
5 article, unless a term defined in 1 of those sections is defined
6 differently in this article.
7 Sec. 33. (1) An applicant for a license to conduct a
8 millionaire party shall submit to the executive director a
9 written application on a form prescribed by the executive
10 director.
11 (2) The application under subsection (1) must include all of
12 the following:
13 (a) The name and address of the applicant.
14 (b) The name and address of each officer of the applicant.
15 <<
16
17 (c)>> The name of each individual who will serve as a dealer
18 at the event and, as to each individual, whether the individual
19 has been convicted of, forfeited bond on a charge of, or pled
20 guilty to any of the following:
21 (i) A felony.
22 (ii) A gambling offense.
23 (iii) Criminal fraud.
24 (iv) Forgery.
25 (v) Larceny.
26 (vi) Filing a false report with a governmental agency.
27 <<(d)>> The location at which the applicant will conduct the
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1 event.
2 <<(e)>> A description of the demarcated area for the event and
3 an explanation of how the demarcated area will be marked.
4 <<(f)>> The dates of the event.
5 <<(g)>> Sufficient facts relating to the applicant's
6 incorporation or organization to enable the executive director to
7 determine whether the applicant is a qualified organization.
8 <<(h)>> A sworn statement attesting to the nonprofit status of
9 the applicant, signed by the principal officer of the applicant.
10 <<(I)>> Other information the executive director considers
11 necessary.
12 Sec. 34. (1) If the executive director determines that an
13 applicant for a millionaire party license is a qualified
14 organization and that both of the following apply, the executive
15 director may issue a millionaire party license to the applicant:
16 (a) The applicant has paid to the executive director a fee
17 of $50.00 per day that the applicant proposes to conduct the
18 millionaire party.
19 (b) There is no reason to deny the issuance of the license
20 under section 18.
21 (2) Under extreme hardship conditions as determined by the
22 executive director, the executive director may waive 1 or more of
23 the requirements under section 3a(d) for a person to be a
24 qualified organization and issue a millionaire party license to
25 the person if all of the following conditions are met:
26 (a) The person is a nonprofit organization.
27 (b) The entire proceeds of the event, less the actual
1 reasonable expense of conducting the event, are donated or used
2 for a charitable purpose, organization, or cause.
3 (c) None of the individuals connected with the management of
4 the event is compensated in any manner for his or her
5 participation.
6 (d) The person has complied and will comply with all other
7 provisions of this article and rules promulgated under this
8 article.
9 (3) Under extreme hardship conditions as determined by the
10 executive director, the executive director may allow an
11 individual or a group of individuals to obtain a license to
12 conduct a millionaire party if all of the following conditions
13 are met:
14 (a) The entire proceeds of the event, less the actual
15 reasonable expense of conducting the event, are donated or used
16 for a charitable purpose, organization, or cause.
17 (b) None of the individuals connected with the management of
18 the event is compensated in any manner for his or her
19 participation.
20 (c) The individual or group of individuals has complied and
21 will comply with all other provisions of this article and the
22 rules promulgated under this article.
23 (4) A qualified organization may be issued up to 4
24 millionaire party licenses in 1 calendar year. Each license is
25 valid for only 1 location as stated on the license.
26 (5) A millionaire party license may be issued for up to 4
27 consecutive days.
1 (6) The executive director shall not issue more than 1
2 millionaire party license to a qualified organization for any 1
3 day.
4 (7) The executive director shall not issue millionaire party
5 licenses that would allow more than 2 events to be conducted at a
6 location on the same date.
7 (8) The executive director shall not issue millionaire party
8 licenses that would allow more than 4 events to be conducted at a
9 location in 1 week.
10 (9) For each day on which the millionaire party is to be
11 conducted, the executive director shall include in the license
12 the hours during which the licensee may conduct gaming under the
13 license. The executive director may determine the hours at his or
14 her discretion.
15 Sec. 35. (1) A millionaire party licensee shall comply with
16 this article and the rules promulgated under this article.
17 (2) A millionaire party licensee shall comply with the terms
18 and requirements of the license.
19 (3) A millionaire party license is not assignable or
20 transferrable, and a licensee shall not assign or transfer a
21 millionaire party license.
22 Sec. 36. (1) A millionaire party licensee may advertise the
23 event if the advertising complies with rules promulgated under
24 this article.
25 (2) An advertisement under this section must state the
26 purposes for which the proceeds from the event will be used.
27 Sec. 37. (1) A millionaire party licensee shall not enter
1 into an agreement with a location owner or lessor unless the
2 agreement is expressed in a written rental agreement that is
3 approved by the executive director.
4 (2) A location owner or lessor, a partner, member, director,
5 officer, agent, or employee of a location owner or lessor, a
6 shareholder of a privately held corporation that is a location
7 owner or lessor, or a person residing in the same household as
8 any of these shall not do any of the following:
9 (a) Be an officer of a qualified organization conducting a
10 millionaire party at the location.
11 (b) Participate as a player in any event being conducted at
12 the location.
13 (c) Participate in any aspect of an event being conducted at
14 the location, including providing dealers, equipment, or workers,
15 unless all of the following conditions exist:
16 (i) The location is owned or rented by a qualified
17 organization and used by the qualified organization on a
18 continual basis for the regular use of its members.
19 (ii) The qualified organization is the millionaire party
20 licensee and is conducting the event.
21 (iii) The executive director has granted a waiver for the
22 participation.
23 Sec. 38. A millionaire party licensee shall only conduct an
24 event with equipment that it owns, rents from another qualified
25 organization under a rental agreement approved by the executive
26 director, or purchases or rents from a supplier.
27 Sec. 39. (1) A millionaire party licensee shall use only the
1 following as dealers at an event:
2 (a) A bona fide member.
3 (b) An employee of a supplier.
4 (2) An individual shall not act as a dealer if the
5 individual has been convicted of, forfeited bond on a charge of,
6 or pled guilty to any of the following offenses:
7 (a) A felony.
8 (b) A gambling offense.
9 (c) Criminal fraud.
10 (d) Forgery.
11 (e) Larceny.
12 (f) Filing a false report with a governmental agency.
13 (3) An individual who is not listed as a dealer on the
14 application for a millionaire party license shall not act as a
15 dealer at an event conducted under the license.
16 (4) A millionaire party licensee shall ensure that the
17 dealers at an event conducted under the license comply with this
18 article, rules promulgated under this article, and any directives
19 of the executive director.
20 Sec. 40. (1) At least 2 bona fide members of the millionaire
21 party licensee, not including any bona fide member acting as a
22 dealer, must be present at all times during an event.
23 (2) If fewer than 2 bona fide members are present at any
24 time during an event, the millionaire party licensee shall
25 immediately report this to the executive director. The executive
26 director may require the licensee to stop conducting the event.
27 (3) One of the bona fide members listed on the application
1 for the millionaire party license shall act as the millionaire
2 party chairperson. An individual shall not serve as chairperson
3 of millionaire parties conducted by more than 1 qualified
4 organization during a calendar year.
5 (4) A bona fide member of a millionaire party licensee who
6 is present at the event shall wear a vest, button, or other
7 distinctive apparel to identify the member as a member of the
8 millionaire party licensee and as not being an employee or agent
9 of the location owner, lessor, or supplier.
10 (5) Unless permitted by this act, a rule promulgated under
11 this article, or written authorization of the executive director,
12 only a bona fide member of the millionaire party licensee may
13 perform any of the following duties at an event conducted under
14 the license:
15 (a) Monitoring a game or verifying that the game is
16 conducted in conformance with the rules of the game.
17 (b) Verifying the age of a player.
18 (6) A bona fide member of a millionaire party licensee shall
19 not play a game at an event at which the member is working or
20 assisting.
21 (7) A bona fide member of a millionaire party licensee shall
22 not share in a prize awarded at an event at which the member is
23 working or assisting.
24 (8) A bona fide member of a millionaire party licensee shall
25 not purchase, play, or accept a charity game ticket or numeral
26 game ticket offered for sale by the licensee at an event at which
27 the member is working or assisting.
1 (9) A bona fide member of a millionaire party licensee shall
2 not split a prize with a player or accept a tip of any kind at an
3 event conducted under the license, unless the tip is a cash tip
4 given to the member for serving as a dealer at the event.
5 Sec. 41. (1) A millionaire party licensee shall ensure that
6 an event conducted under the license is conducted in compliance
7 with this article and the rules promulgated under this article.
8 (2) A millionaire party licensee shall post the license so
9 that it is conspicuously visible at the location where the event
10 is being conducted at all times during the event.
11 (3) A millionaire party licensee shall not conduct gaming
12 under the license anywhere outside of the demarcated area
13 approved by the executive director.
14 (4) A millionaire party licensee shall ensure that access to
15 the demarcated area is controlled.
16 (5) A millionaire party licensee shall not allow an
17 individual who is less than 18 years old to enter the demarcated
18 area when gaming is being conducted there.
19 (6) If alcoholic beverages are served at an event, an
20 individual in the demarcated area who is 18 years old or older
21 but less than 21 years old must be identified by wearing a mark
22 indicating that a member or agent of the millionaire party
23 licensee has verified the individual's age and identification.
24 (7) A millionaire party licensee shall not allow wagering at
25 an event held under the license other than wagering on a game of
26 chance that takes place at the location during the event. The
27 licensee shall not allow a wager to be placed at the event on an
1 athletic event or a game involving personal skill.
2 (8) A millionaire party licensee shall not receive more than
3 $15,000.00 in exchange for imitation money or chips on any day
4 under the license. However, if the licensee conducts the
5 millionaire party without using dealers or renting equipment from
6 a supplier and owns the location at which the millionaire party
7 is held and if the license is for fewer than 4 days of gaming,
8 the daily limit under this subsection is determined by dividing
9 $60,000.00 by the number of days of gaming allowed under the
10 license.
11 Sec. 42. (1) A millionaire party licensee shall not pay an
12 expense related to an event unless all of the following apply:
13 (a) The expense is incurred in connection with the conduct
14 of the event.
15 (b) The expense is necessary and reasonable and falls into 1
16 of the following categories of expense:
17 (i) The purchase or rental of equipment necessary for
18 conducting the event and payment of services reasonably necessary
19 for the repair of equipment.
20 (ii) Cash prizes or the purchase of prizes of merchandise.
21 (iii) Rental of the location at which the event is conducted.
22 (iv) Janitorial services.
23 (v) The fee required for issuance or reissuance of a license
24 to conduct the event.
25 (vi) Other reasonable expenses incurred by the licensee, not
26 inconsistent with this act, as permitted by rule promulgated
27 under this article.
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1 (c) The expense is itemized.
2 (d) The expense is approved by the executive director in
3 writing before the event.
4 (2) A millionaire party licensee shall not accept any
5 compensation in connection with an event unless the compensation
6 is expressly authorized by this article or a rule promulgated
7 under this article.
8 (3) A millionaire party licensee shall not expend more than
9 45% of the gross profit from an event to pay expenses incurred in
10 connection with the event.
11 (4) A person shall not accept any commission, salary, pay,
12 profit, or wage for participating in the management or operation
13 of a millionaire party except as allowed under a rule promulgated
14 under this article.
15 Sec. 43. (1) A millionaire party licensee shall keep a
16 record of each event as required by the executive director.
17 (2) The millionaire party licensee shall allow an authorized
18 representative of the executive director to inspect during
19 reasonable business hours a record kept under subsection (1) and
20 all financial accounts into which proceeds from the event are
21 deposited or transferred.
22 (3) A millionaire party licensee shall file with the
23 executive director a financial statement signed by the principal
24 officer of the qualified organization<<. The financial statement must
contain a list of the qualified members of the millionaire party
licensee who were present as to each event and a disclosure>> of receipts
and expenses
25 related to the conduct of each event as required by rule
26 promulgated under this article. If the revenue from a millionaire
27 party is represented to be used or applied by a millionaire party
1 licensee for a charitable purpose, the licensee shall file a copy
2 of the financial statement with the attorney general under the
3 supervision of trustees for charitable purposes act, 1961 PA 101,
4 MCL 14.251 to 14.266.
5 (4) A millionaire party licensee and a location owner or
6 lessee shall allow an authorized representative of the executive
7 director or the state police or a peace officer of a political
8 subdivision in which the event is being conducted to inspect the
9 location, or an intended location, during business hours.
10 Sec. 46. (1) A person that applies for a license or renewal
11 of a license to operate as a supplier to millionaire party
12 licensees shall submit a written application to the executive
13 director on a form prescribed by the executive director.
14 (2) An applicant under this section shall pay an annual
15 license fee of $300.00 at the time of the application.
16 (3) If an applicant under this section wishes to provide
17 dealers to millionaire party licensees, the person shall include
18 with its application a list containing the name of each
19 individual who will work for the person as a dealer at
20 millionaire parties and, as to each individual, whether the
21 individual has been convicted of, forfeited bond on a charge of,
22 or pled guilty to any of the following:
23 (a) A felony.
24 (b) A gambling offense.
25 (c) Criminal fraud.
26 (d) Forgery.
27 (e) Larceny.
1 (f) Filing a false report with a governmental agency.
2 (4) If, after the application is submitted as described in
3 subsection (1) or after the suppliers license is issued, there
4 are any changes in the individuals who will work for the supplier
5 as dealers at millionaire parties, the applicant or supplier
6 shall immediately provide an updated list containing all of the
7 information required under subsection (3).
8 (5) A supplier licensed under this section shall submit to
9 the executive director reports as required by the executive
10 director regarding the supplier's activities under this article.
11 (6) A supplier's license expires at 12 midnight on September
12 30 of each year.
13 Sec. 48. (1) The executive director shall enforce and
14 supervise the administration of this article. The executive
15 director shall employ personnel as necessary to implement this
16 article.
17 (2) The executive director may select fraternal
18 organizations that conduct millionaire parties and that are not a
19 branch, lodge, or chapter of a national or state organization to
20 audit to ensure that the organizations are in compliance with
21 this act.
22 Sec. 49. (1) Any rules promulgated by the executive director
23 under this act before the effective date of the amendatory act
24 that added this article are rescinded.
25 (2) The executive director shall promulgate rules pursuant
26 to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL
27 24.201 to 24.328, to implement this article.
1 Sec. 50. (1) The executive director may deny, suspend,
2 summarily suspend, or revoke any license issued under this
3 article if the licensee or an officer, director, agent, member,
4 or employee of the licensee violates this article or a rule
5 promulgated under this article. The executive director may
6 summarily suspend a license for a period of not more than 60 days
7 pending prosecution, investigation, or public hearing.
8 (2) A proceeding to suspend or revoke a license is a
9 contested case and must be conducted in accordance with the
10 administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to
11 24.328.
12 (3) On petition of the executive director, the circuit court
13 after a hearing may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of
14 witnesses and the production of documents, papers, books,
15 records, and other evidence before it in a matter over which the
16 executive director has jurisdiction, control, or supervision
17 under this article. If a person subpoenaed to attend in any such
18 proceeding or hearing fails to obey the command of the subpoena
19 without reasonable cause, or if a person in attendance in any
20 such proceeding or hearing refuses, without lawful cause, to be
21 examined or to answer a legal or pertinent question or to exhibit
22 a book, account, record, or other document when ordered to do so
23 by the court, the person may be punished as being in contempt of
24 the court.
25 Sec. 51. The executive director shall report annually to the
26 governor and the legislature about the operation of events
27 licensed under this article, abuses that the executive director
1 may have encountered, and recommendations for changes in this
2 act.
3 Enacting section 1. Sections 10a, 10b, and 20 of the
4 Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act, 1972 PA 382, MCL 432.110a,
5 432.110b, and 432.120, are repealed.
