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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

Act 442 of 1976

AN ACT to provide for public access to certain public records of public bodies; to permit certain fees; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain public officers and public bodies; to provide remedies and penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.


History: 1976, Act 442, Eff. Apr. 13, 1977
Popular Name: Act 442
Popular Name: FOIA


© 2009 Legislative Council, State of Michigan

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 15.231SectionShort title; public policy.
Section 15.232SectionDefinitions.
Section 15.233SectionPublic records; 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.
Section 15.234SectionFee; waiver or reduction; affidavit; deposit; calculation of costs; limitation; provisions inapplicable to certain public records.
Section 15.235SectionRequest 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.
Section 15.236SectionFOIA coordinator.
Section 15.240SectionOptions by requesting person; appeal; orders; 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.
Section 15.241SectionMatters required to be published and made available by state agencies; form of publications; effect on person of matter not published and made available; exception; action to compel compliance by state agency; order; attorneys' fees, costs, and disbursements; jurisdiction; definitions.
Section 15.243SectionExemptions from disclosure; public body as school district or public school academy; withholding of information required by law or in possession of executive office.
Section 15.243aSectionSalary records of employee or other official of institution of higher education, school district, intermediate school district, or community college available to public on request.
Section 15.244SectionSeparation of exempt and nonexempt material; design of public record; description of material exempted.
Section 15.245SectionRepeal of MCL 24.221, 24.222, and 24.223.
Section 15.246SectionEffective date.