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- 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
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Authority: means an authority created by or pursuant to this act. See Michigan Laws 124.402
- Authority: means a public transportation authority formed under this act. See Michigan Laws 124.351
- Board: means the governing and administrative body of an authority. See Michigan Laws 124.402
- Board: means the governing body of an authority. See Michigan Laws 124.351
- Bona fide member: means a member who participates in the qualified organization to further its lawful purposes and the spouse of such a member. See Michigan Laws 432.132
- Buyer: means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods. See Michigan Laws 440.2103
- 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.
- Charity game: means the random resale of a series of charity game tickets. See Michigan Laws 432.102
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contract for sale: includes both a present sale of goods and a contract to sell goods at a future time. See Michigan Laws 440.2106
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- 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.
- Council: means a regional transit coordinating council formed pursuant to section 4a. See Michigan Laws 124.402
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Dealer: means an individual who does any of the following in a millionaire party game:
(i) Performs the act of dealing. See Michigan Laws 432.132Delivery: means either of the following:
(i) With respect to an electronic document of title, a voluntary transfer of control. See Michigan Laws 440.1201Demarcated area: means the physical area in which licensed millionaire party gaming will be conducted, the boundaries of which are marked with rope or tape or separated in an access-controlled area of the location. See Michigan Laws 432.132 Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial. Driver education course: means a program of study offered by a certified driver education provider, that enables a student to acquire the basic knowledge, skill, and attitude necessary to operate a motor vehicle upon a highway transportation system. See Michigan Laws 256.623 Driver education instructor: means a person who the secretary of state certifies has met the instructor qualifications of this act to instruct a student in a driver education course. See Michigan Laws 256.623 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 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office. Executive director: means the executive director of the board, appointed under section 4 of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.102 Fault: means a default, breach, or wrongful act or omission. See Michigan Laws 440.1201 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Good faith: except as otherwise provided in article 5, means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. See Michigan Laws 440.1201 Governor: means the governor of the state. See Michigan Laws 124.402 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 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Lawful purpose: means a purpose that would qualify an organization to be exempt from taxation under subsection 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501. See Michigan Laws 432.132 Lessor: means a person who rents a location to a millionaire party licensee for the purpose of conducting an event. See Michigan Laws 432.132 Licensee: means a person, including a qualified organization, licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Location: means a building, enclosure, part of a building or enclosure, or a distinct portion of real property that is used for the purpose of conducting an event. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Location owner: means the person that owns a location or an employee or agent of the person. See Michigan Laws 432.132 Member: means an individual who qualified for membership in a qualified organization under its bylaws, articles of incorporation, charter, rules, or other written statement. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Millionaire party: means an event at which wagers are placed on games of chance customarily associated with a gambling casino through the use of imitation money or chips that have a nominal value equal to or greater than the value of the currency for which they can be exchanged. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Money: means a medium of exchange authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government. See Michigan Laws 440.1201 month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j Numeral game: means the random resale of a series of numeral game tickets. See Michigan Laws 432.103 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, educational institution, governmental agency or other legal or commercial entity, and their legal successors. See Michigan Laws 256.627 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Michigan Laws 440.1201 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. Principal officer: means the highest ranking officer of the qualified organization according to its written constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws. See Michigan Laws 432.103a 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 Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government. provider: means a person that meets the requirements in subparagraph (i), if not excluded under subparagraph (ii), as follows:
(i) Maintains or obtains the facilities and certified instructors to give instruction in the driving of a motor vehicle or maintains or obtains the facilities and certified instructors to prepare an applicant for an exam given by the secretary of state for a license as defined in section 25 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 256.625Qualified 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 432.103aQuorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation. Right: includes remedy. See Michigan Laws 440.1201 Security interest: means an interest in personal property or fixtures which secures payment or performance of an obligation. See Michigan Laws 440.1201 Seller: means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. See Michigan Laws 440.2103 Service area: means that area in which a public authority incorporated under this act operates a mass transportation system or causes a mass transportation system to operate. See Michigan Laws 124.351 shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a party with present intention to adopt or accept a writing. See Michigan Laws 440.1201 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 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents. 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. See Michigan Laws 432.103a Taxable property: means the property taxable under the general property tax act, Act No. See Michigan Laws 124.351 Term: means a portion of an agreement that relates to a particular matter. See Michigan Laws 440.1201 Testify: Answer questions in court. United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House. writing: includes printing, typewriting, or any other intentional reduction to tangible form. See Michigan Laws 440.1201