HOUSE BILL No. 4285 February 16, 1999, Introduced by Rep. Jacobs and referred to the Committee on Constitutional Law and Ethics. A bill to prohibit certain conduct of certain state and local officers; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local officers. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 1. As used in this act: 2 (a) "Commercial advertisement" means a written or printed 3 communication, a communication by means of recorded telephone 4 message, a communication spoken on radio or television, or a com- 5 munication by means of computer or similar communications media 6 that is published with the intention to induce or is likely to 7 induce directly or indirectly, the purchase of a consumer item, 8 service, good, merchandise, commodity, or real property. 9 (b) "Public officer" means that term as described in section 10 1 of 1978 PA 566, MCL 15.181. 00923'99 JLB 2 1 Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 5, a public officer 2 shall not participate in, appear in, or allow his or her likeness 3 to appear in or be used in a commercial advertisement. 4 Sec. 5. A public officer may participate in, appear in, or 5 allow his or her likeness to appear in or be used in a commercial 6 advertisement only for 1 or more of the following: 7 (a) The election campaign of that public official or any 8 other public official. 9 (b) A business of which the public official is the owner, 10 partner, member, or primary shareholder. 11 (c) A charitable institution exempt from taxation under sec- 12 tion 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986. 13 (d) A ballot issue or ballot question campaign. 14 (e) An educational or public service promotion. 00923'99 Final page. JLB