R 4.504 Reimbursement of value over the gift limit after exchange.

Rule 4. (1) A public official may not reimburse a lobbyist for the value of an item or service that is in excess of the gift limit in order to reduce the value of that item or service to avoid the prohibition on gifts in section 11 of the act, MCL 4.421. (2) A promise by a public official to reimburse a lobbyist for the value of an item or service after the exchange is a loan, generally prohibited by section 11 of the act, MCL 4.421.