Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 15 - Public Officers and Employees
Act 442 of 1976 - Freedom of Information Act (15.231 - 15.246)

Section 15.231 - Short Title; Public Policy. - Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may...

Section 15.232 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Cybersecurity assessment"...

Section 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 o... - Sec. 3. (1) Except as expressly provided in section 13,...

Section 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 R... - Sec. 4. (1) A public body may charge a fee...

Section 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; La... - Sec. 5. (1) Except as provided in section 3, a...

Section 15.236 - Foia Coordinator. - Sec. 6. (1) A public body that is a city,...

Section 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 Appe... - Sec. 10. (1) If a public body makes a final...

Section 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...

Section 15.240b - Failure to Comply With Act; Civil Fine. - Sec. 10b. If the court determines, in an action commenced...

Section 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... - Sec. 11. (1) A state agency shall publish and make...

Section 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...

Section 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...

Section 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...

Section 15.245 - Repeal of MCL 24.221, 24.222, and 24.223. - Sec. 15. Sections 21, 22 and 23 of Act No....

Section 15.246 - Effective Date. - Sec. 16. This act shall take effect 90 days after...