Sec. 9. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the entire net proceeds of an event conducted under a license issued under this article must be devoted exclusively to the lawful purposes of the licensee. A licensee shall not incur or pay an item of expense in connection with holding, operating, or conducting an event except the following expenses in amounts that the commissioner determines to be reasonable: (a) The purchase or rental of equipment necessary for conducting an event and payment of services reasonably necessary for the repair of equipment. (b) Cash prizes or the purchase of prizes of merchandise. (c) Rental of the location at which the event is conducted. (d) Janitorial services. (e) The fee required for issuance or reissuance of a license to conduct the event. (f) Other reasonable expenses incurred by the licensee, not inconsistent with this article, as permitted by rule of the commissioner. (2) A qualified organization described in section 3a(d)(ii) shall use the entire net proceeds of an event, after paying items of expense incurred in reasonable amounts in connection with the holding, operating, or conducting of the event and listed in subsection (1), only for the expense of training or purchasing goods or services for the support of the activities of the component.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.109
Use of net proceeds of event; expenses
Known as the Traxler-McCauley-Law
The act spans §§ 432.101 to 432.119 (29 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Top Flight Entertainment, Ltd. v. Schuette (2013)
Most recently applied in Top Flight Entertainment, Ltd. v. Schuette (September 2013)
1972, Act 382, Eff
Official source: Michigan Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Michigan statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.