15.231 Short title; public policy. Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “freedom of information act”. (2) It is the public policy of this state that all persons, except those persons incarcerated in state or local correctional facilities, are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs […]
15.232 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Cybersecurity assessment” means an investigation undertaken by a person, governmental body, or other entity to identify vulnerabilities in cybersecurity plans. (b) “Cybersecurity incident” includes, but is not limited to, a computer network intrusion or attempted intrusion; a breach of primary computer network controls; unauthorized access […]
15.233 Public records; request requirements; right to inspect, copy, or receive; subscriptions; forwarding requests; file; inspection and examination; memoranda or abstracts; rules; compilation, summary, or report of information; creation of new public record; certified copies. Sec. 3. (1) Except as expressly provided in section 13, upon providing a public body’s FOIA coordinator with a written […]
15.234 Fee; limitation on total fee; labor costs; establishment of procedures and guidelines; creation of written public summary; detailed itemization; availability of information on website; notification to requestor; deposit; failure to respond in timely manner; increased estimated fee deposit; deposit as fee; failure to pay or appeal deposit; request abandoned. Sec. 4. (1) A public […]
15.235 Request to inspect or receive copy of public record; response to request; failure to respond; damages; contents of notice denying request; signing notice of denial; notice extending period of response; action by requesting person; law enforcement records management system; alternate responses. Sec. 5. (1) Except as provided in section 3, a person desiring to […]
15.236 FOIA coordinator. Sec. 6. (1) A public body that is a city, village, township, county, or state department, or under the control of a city, village, township, county, or state department, shall designate an individual as the public body’s FOIA coordinator. The FOIA coordinator shall be responsible for accepting and processing requests for the […]
15.240 Options by requesting person; appeal; actions by public body; receipt of written appeal; judicial review; civil action; venue; de novo proceeding; burden of proof; private view of public record; contempt; assignment of action or appeal for hearing, trial, or argument; attorneys’ fees, costs, and disbursements; assessment of award; damages. Sec. 10. (1) If a […]
15.240a Fee in excess of amount permitted under procedures and guidelines or MCL 15.234. Sec. 10a. (1) If a public body requires a fee that exceeds the amount permitted under its publicly available procedures and guidelines or section 4, the requesting person may do any of the following: (a) If the public body provides for […]
15.240b Failure to comply with act; civil fine. Sec. 10b. If the court determines, in an action commenced under this act, that a public body willfully and intentionally failed to comply with this act or otherwise acted in bad faith, the court shall order the public body to pay, in addition to any other award […]
15.241 Matters required to be published and made available by state agency; form of publications; effect of matter not published and made available; exception; action to compel compliance by state agency; order; attorneys’ fees, costs, and disbursements; jurisdiction; definitions. Sec. 11. (1) A state agency shall publish and make available to the public all of […]
15.243 Exemptions from disclosure; public body as school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy; withholding of information required by law or in possession of executive office. Sec. 13. (1) A public body may exempt from disclosure as a public record under this act any of the following: (a) Information of a personal nature […]
15.243a Salary records of employee or other official of institution of higher education, school district, intermediate school district, or community college available to public on request. Sec. 13a. Notwithstanding section 13, an institution of higher education established under section 5, 6, or 7 of article 8 of the state constitution of 1963; a school district […]
15.244 Separation of exempt and nonexempt material; design of public record; description of material exempted. Sec. 14. (1) If a public record contains material which is not exempt under section 13, as well as material which is exempt from disclosure under section 13, the public body shall separate the exempt and nonexempt material and make […]
15.245 Repeal of MCL 24.221, 24.222, and 24.223. Sec. 15. Sections 21, 22 and 23 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.221, 24.222 and 24.223 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, are repealed. History: 1976, Act 442, Eff. Apr. 13, 1977 Popular Name: Act 442Popular Name: FOIA
15.246 Effective date. Sec. 16. This act shall take effect 90 days after being signed by the governor. History: 1976, Act 442, Eff. Apr. 13, 1977 Popular Name: Act 442Popular Name: FOIA
