Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 169. Campaign Financing and Advertising § 169.266

Sec. 66. (1) A candidate may only apply the funds received under this act from the state campaign fund against qualified campaign expenditures.

(2) As used in this section, “qualified campaign expenditure” means an expenditure for services, materials, facilities, or other things of value by the candidate committee to further the candidate's nomination or election to office during the year in which the primary or general election in which the candidate seeks nomination or election is held. Qualified campaign expenditure does not include any of the following:

(3) A candidate shall keep the funds received under this act from the state campaign fund in a separate account. The candidate's qualified expenditures may be paid from the separate account unless the account does not have a balance. An unexpended balance in the separate account shall be refunded and credited to the general fund within 60 days after the election for which the funds were received. Payment received from the state campaign fund for expenditures in 1 election shall not be used for expenditures in a subsequent election.

(4) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable, if the person is an individual, by a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both, or, if the person not an individual, by a fine of not more than $10,000.00.