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• Uniform Bond Coverage; State Officers And Employees; Exceptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.1
  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, officers and employees of all state departments and agencies that are required by statute or in the ...
• Bonds; Conditions, Coverage; Departmental Problems. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.2
  The director of the department of administration or his designated agent is authorized to determine, after consultation with the director of the department of ...
• Notice To All Surety Companies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.3
  In obtaining bond coverage under this act, the department of administration shall notify all surety companies authorized to do business in this state of ...
• Time For Completion; Termination Of Other Bonds; Deposit Of Refunds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.4
  Within 1 year after the effective date of this act, the department of administration shall complete the bonding requirement as required by this act ...
• Statutes Superseded - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.5
  This act supersedes all statutes, or parts of statutes, relating to amounts, terms and conditions, execution, approval and filing of surety bonds required of ...
• Repeal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.6
  Act No. 20 of the Public Acts of 1968, being section 15.111 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed. History: 1969, Act 10, ...
• Oath Or Bond; Deposit, Notice; Penalty For Neglect. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 5.38
  If either of said officers shall neglect to deposit his oath or bond, according to the provisions of section 35 [36] of this chapter, ...
• Oath Of Office; Official Bond; Time; Filing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.36
  The state officers named in this chapter, the lieutenant governor, deputy secretary of state, and deputy treasurer, shall each, before entering on the execution ...
• Oath; Administration - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.37
  Such oath may be taken and subscribed before any justice of the supreme court, a judge of any court of record, the secretary of ...
• Notice Of Declination; Effect - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.39
  No penalty shall attach on account of any neglect to deposit such oath or bond as aforesaid, in case such officer, before entering upon ...
• Official Bonds Of Certain State Officers; Amount; Filing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.51
  The secretary of state and deputy secretary of state of this state, and the private secretary and executive clerk of the governor of this ...
• Procurement Of Bonds By Certain State Officers; Cost - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.71
  Whenever a bond is required by the laws of this state to be given by the secretary of state, state treasurer, director of the ...
• Bonds; Filing; Safekeeping - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.72
  The various bonds referred to in section 1 shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, any requirement in any other ...
• Official Bonds; Certificate Of Filing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.91
  That when any civil officer appointed by the governor, or senate, or by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate of ...
• Official Bonds; Place For Filing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.92
  When any such officer is required by law to give bond for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and no provision ...
• Official Oaths And Certificates Or Bonds; Time For Filing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.93
  Every such officer, except where otherwise directed by law, shall file his oath of office and certificate or bond aforesaid, as the case may ...
• Official Bonds; Justification Of Sureties Prerequisite To Approval - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.101
  That hereafter no bond required by law to be signed by surety or sureties shall hereafter be received and accepted or approved by any ...
• Official Bonds; Oath Of Justification, Penalty. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.102
  Such oath of justification shall be administered by some officer authorized by law to administer oaths, and any person knowingly or willfully making any ...
• Official Bonds; Acceptance Without Justification; Penalty; Liability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.103
  Any person or persons receiving and accepting or approving any such bond without such justification shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall further ...
• Constitutional Oath Of Office; Employees And Persons In Service Of State - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.151
  All persons now employed, or who may be employed by the state of Michigan or any governmental agency thereof, and all other persons in ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.181
  As used in this act: (a) "Governing board" means a board of regents, board of trustees, board of governors, board of control, or other ...
• Holding Incompatible Offices - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.182
  (1) Except as provided in section 3, a public officer or public employee shall not hold 2 or more incompatible offices at the same time. ...
• Public Officer Or Employee As Member Of Governing Board Of Institution Of Higher Education; Member Of School Board As Superintendent Of Schools; Public Officer Or Employee As Member Of Board Of Tax Increment Finance Authority, Downtown Development Authority, Or A Local Development Finance Authority; Applicability; Eligibility; Conflict Of Interest; Breach Of Duty; Public Officer Or Employee Of Community Mental Health Services Program - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.183
  (1) Section 2 does not prohibit a public officer's or public employee's appointment or election to, or membership on, a governing board of an institution ...
• Injunction Or Other Judicial Relief Or Remedy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.184
  The attorney general or a prosecuting attorney may apply to the circuit court for Ingham county or to the circuit court for the county ...
• Action Of Public Officer Or Employee; Validity; Judicial Relief Or Remedy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.185
  An action of a public officer or public employee shall not be absolutely void by reason of this act. An action of a public ...
• Commission; Assignment To Department Of Civil Service; Expiration Of Members' Terms; Appointment Of Members; Reappointments Prohibited; Vacancies; Ineligibility - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.211
  Sec. 1. The state officers' compensation commission created by section 12 of article 4 of the state constitution of 1963 is assigned to the department ...
• Commission; Assignment To Department Of Civil Service; Expiration Of Members' Terms; Appointment Of Members; Reappointments Prohibited; Vacancies; Ineligibility - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.211.amended
  The state officers' compensation commission created by section 12 of article 4 of the state constitution of 1963 is assigned to the department of civil ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.212
  As used in the constitution "each 2 years" means periods ending on December 31 of each even numbered year. As used in this act, ...
• Commission; Meetings; Redetermination Of Mileage Allowance For Legislators; Quorum; Actions Or Determinations By Concurrence Of Majority; Chairperson; Secretary; Subcommittees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.213
  Sec. 3. The commission shall meet for not more than 15 session days beginning after July 1 of every even numbered year and may reconsider ...
• Commission; Meetings; Quorum; Actions Or Determinations By Concurrence Of Majority; Chairperson; Secretary; Subcommittees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.213.amended
  The commission shall meet for not more than 15 session days beginning after January 31 of every odd numbered year. Four members of the commission ...
• Assistance From State Agencies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.214
  The commission may call upon the services and personnel of any agency of the state for assistance. History: 1968, Act 357, Eff. Sept. 20, ...
• Compensation Commission Compensation, Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.215
  The members of the commission shall receive no compensation but shall be entitled to their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of ...
• Commission; Determination Of Salaries And Expense Allowances; Filing Determinations; Copies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.216
  Sec. 6. The commission shall determine the salaries and expense allowance of the governor, lieutenant governor, the justices of the supreme court, and the members ...
• Commission; Determination Of Salaries And Expense Allowances; Filing Determinations; Copies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.216.amended
  The commission shall determine the salaries and expense allowance of the governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, the justices of ...
• Determinations; Effective Date; Rejection By Legislature - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.217
  Sec. 7. The determinations of the commission shall be effective January 1 of the year following their filing and shall be the compensation and expense ...
• Salary And Expense Determinations; Concurrent Resolution Adopted By Legislature; Approval Or Amendment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.217.amended
  The determinations of the commission shall be the salaries and expense allowances only if the legislature by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the ...
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.218
  This act shall take effect September 20, 1968. History: 1968, Act 357, Eff. Sept. 20, 1968 ...
• Short Title; Public Policy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.231
  (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 ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.232
  As used in this act: (a) "Field name" means the label or identification of an element of a computer data base that contains a ...
• Public 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.233
  (1) Except as expressly provided in section 13, upon providing a public body's FOIA coordinator with a written request that describes a public record sufficiently ...
• Fee; Waiver Or Reduction; Affidavit; Deposit; Calculation Of Costs; Limitation; Provisions Inapplicable To Certain Public Records - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.234
  (1) A public body may charge a fee for a public record search, the necessary copying of a public record for inspection, or for providing ...
• 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.235
  (1) Except as provided in section 3, a person desiring to inspect or receive a copy of a public record shall make a written request ...
• Foia Coordinator - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.236
  (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 ...
• Options 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.240
  (1) If a public body makes a final determination to deny all or a portion of a request, the requesting person may do 1 of ...
• Matters 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.241
  (1) A state agency shall publish and make available to the public all of the following: (a) Final orders or decisions in contested cases and ...
• Exemptions From Disclosure; Public Body As School District Or Public School Academy; Withholding Of Information Required By Law Or In Possession Of Executive Office - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.243
  (a) Information of a personal nature if public disclosure of the information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy. (b) Investigating records ...
• 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.243a
  Notwithstanding section 13, an institution of higher education established under section 5, 6, or 7 of article 8 of the state constitution of 1963; ...
• Separation Of Exempt And Nonexempt Material; Design Of Public Record; Description Of Material Exempted - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.244
  (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 ...
• Repeal Of SS 24.221, 24.222, And 24.223 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.245
  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 ...
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.246
  This act shall take effect 90 days after being signed by the governor. History: 1976, Act 442, Eff. Apr. 13, 1977 Popular Name: Act ...
• Short Title; Effect Of Act On Certain Charter Provisions, Ordinances, Or Resolutions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.261
  (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Open meetings act". (2) This act shall supersede all local charter provisions, ordinances, ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.262
  As used in this act: (a) "Public body" means any state or local legislative or governing body, including a board, commission, committee, subcommittee, authority, ...
• Meetings, Decisions, And Deliberations Of Public Body; Requirements; Attending Or Addressing Meeting Of Public Body; Tape-Recording, Videotaping, Broadcasting, And Telecasting Proceedings; Rules And Regulations; Exclusion From Meeting; Exemptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.263
  (1) All meetings of a public body shall be open to the public and shall be held in a place available to the general public. ...
• Public Notice Of Meetings Generally; Contents; Places Of Posting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.264
  The following provisions shall apply with respect to public notice of meetings: (a) A public notice shall always contain the name of the public ...
• Public Notice Of Regular Meetings, Change In Schedule Of Regular Meetings, Rescheduled Regular Meetings, Or Special Meetings; Time For Posting; Statement Of Date, Time, And Place; Applicability Of Subsection (4); Recess Or Adjournment; Emergency Sessions; Meeting In Residential Dwelling; Notice - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.265
  (1) A meeting of a public body shall not be held unless public notice is given as provided in this section by a person designated ...
• Providing Copies Of Public Notice On Written Request; Fee - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.266
  (1) Upon the written request of an individual, organization, firm, or corporation, and upon the requesting party's payment of a yearly fee of not more ...
• Closed Sessions; Roll Call Vote; Separate Set Of Minutes. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.267
  (1) A 2/3 roll call vote of members elected or appointed and serving is required to call a closed session, except for the closed sessions ...
• Closed Sessions; Permissible Purposes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.268
  A public body may meet in a closed session only for the following purposes: (a) To consider the dismissal, suspension, or disciplining of, or ...
• Minutes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.269
  (1) Each public body shall keep minutes of each meeting showing the date, time, place, members present, members absent, any decisions made at a meeting ...
• Decisions Of Public Body; Presumption; Civil Action To Invalidate; Jurisdiction; Venue; Reenactment Of Disputed Decision - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.270
  (1) Decisions of a public body shall be presumed to have been adopted in compliance with the requirements of this act. The attorney general, the ...
• Civil Action To Compel Compliance Or Enjoin Noncompliance; Commencement; Venue; Security Not Required; Commencement Of Action For Mandamus; Court Costs And Attorney Fees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.271
  (1) If a public body is not complying with this act, the attorney general, prosecuting attorney of the county in which the public body serves, ...
• Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.272
  (1) A public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00. (2) A ...
• Violation; Liability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.273
  (1) A public official who intentionally violates this act shall be personally liable in a civil action for actual and exemplary damages of not more ...
• Selection Of President By Governing Board Of Higher Education Institution; Violation; Civil Fine - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.273a
  If the governing board of an institution of higher education established under section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution ...
• Repeal Of SS 15.251 To 15.253 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.274
  Act No. 261 of the Public Acts of 1968, being sections 15.251 to 15.253 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed. History: 1976, ...
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.275
  This act shall take effect January 1, 1977. History: 1976, Act 267, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977 ...
• Conflict Of Interest; Purpose - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.301
  This statute is enacted for the purpose of implementing the provisions of section 10 of article 4 of the constitution. Therefore, this act shall ...
• Direct Or Indirect Interest In State Contracts Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.302
  No member of the legislature, herein referred to as a "legislator", nor any state officer shall be interested directly or indirectly in any contract ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.303
  As used in this act: (a) The term "state officer" means only a person occupying one of the following offices established by the constitution: ...
• Pecuniary Interest; Cases In Which There Is No Substantial Conflict Of Interest - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.304
  (1) As used in section 2, "interested" means a pecuniary interest. (2) If there is a conflict of interest on the part of a legislator ...
• Contract Arising From Status Of Being Both Student And Member Of Governing Board - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.304a
  In addition to the cases set forth in section 4, there shall not be deemed to be a conflict of interest with respect to ...
• Voidability Of Contracts; Procedure; Knowledge; Limitation On Actions; Reimbursement; Amicable Settlement; Evidences Of Indebtedness - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.305
  (1) This act, following the evident intent of section 10 of article 4 of the constitution, is aimed to prevent legislators and state officers from ...
• Existing Contracts; Validity - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.306
  If the state or any political subdivision thereof has, prior to the effective date of this act, entered into any contract under which moneys, ...
• Legislative Committee On Conflict Of Interest; Appointment, Duties And Powers; Prohibitions; Violations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.307
  There is created a special committee of the legislature on conflict of interest (herein referred to as the committee) to consist of 3 members ...
• Conflicts Of Interest; State Officers, Violations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.308
  Any state officer willfully violating the provisions of this act shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary action by the governor if he is an ...
• Conflicts Of Interest; Controlling Law - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.309
  All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, it being the intention hereof that the provisions of said section 10 ...
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.310
  This act shall take effect September 1, 1968. History: 1968, Act 318, Eff. Sept. 1, 1968 Compiler's Notes: Section 191 of Act 227 of ...
• Public Servants, Contracts With Public Entities; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.321
  As used in this act: (a) "Public servant" includes all persons serving any public entity, except members of the legislature and state officers who ...
• Public Servant; Soliciting, Negotiating, Renegotiating, Approving, Or Representing A Party To A Contract With Public Entity Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.322
  (1) Except as provided in sections 3 and 3a, a public servant shall not be a party, directly or indirectly, to any contract between himself ...
• Applicability Of S 15.322 To Public Servants; Requirements Of Contract; Making Or Participating In Governmental Decision; Counting Members For Purposes Of Quorum; Voting; Affidavit; "Governmental Decision" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.323
  (1) Section 2 does not apply to either of the following: (a) A public servant who is paid for working an average of 25 hours ...
• Construction Of S 15.322. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.323a
  Section 2 shall not be construed to do any of the following: (a) Prohibit public servants of a city, village, township, or county with ...
• Public Servants; Contracts Excepted; Violation As Felony - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.324
  (a) Contracts between public entities. (b) Contracts awarded to the lowest qualified bidder, other than a public servant, upon receipt of sealed bids pursuant to ...
• Public Servants, Voidability Of Contracts; Procedure, Knowledge, Limitation, Reimbursement, Settlements, Evidences Of Indebtedness - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.325
  (1) This act is aimed to prevent public servants from engaging in certain activities and is not intended to penalize innocent persons. Therefore, no contract ...
• Public Servants, Validity Of Existing Contracts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.326
  If any public entity has, prior to the effective date of this act, entered into any contract under which moneys, goods, materials, labor or ...
• Penalty For Violation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.327
  Any person violating the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1968, Act 317, Eff. Sept. 1, 1968 Compiler's Notes: Section ...
• Other Laws Superseded; Local Ordinances - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.328
  It is the intention that this act shall constitute the sole law in this state and shall supersede all other acts in respect to ...
• Repeal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.329
  The following acts and parts of acts are repealed: Year of act Public Act No. Section numbers Compiled Law sections (1948) 1895 3 6 ...
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.330
  This act shall take effect September 1, 1968. History: 1968, Act 317, Eff. Sept. 1, 1968 Compiler's Notes: Section 191 of Act 227 of ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.341
  As used in this act: (a) "Board" means the board of ethics. (b) "Employee" means an employee, classified or unclassified, of the executive branch ...
• Public Officer Or Employee; Prohibited Conduct - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.342
  (1) A public officer or employee shall not divulge to an unauthorized person, confidential information acquired in the course of employment in advance of the ...
• Sections 15.301 To 15.310 And SS 15.321 To 15.330 Not Amended Or Modified; Purpose Of Act; Validity Of Contract In Violation Of Act; Voting On, Making, Or Participating In Governmental Decisions; "Governmental Decision" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.342a
  (1) This act shall not in any manner amend or modify the terms of Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1968, being sections ...
• Report Of Violation; Applicability Of Sanctions; Civil Fine - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.342b
  (1) A public officer or employee who has knowledge that another public officer or employee has violated section 2 may report the existence of the ...
• Civil Action; Commencement Of Action; "Damages" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.342c
  (1) A person who alleges a violation of section 2b may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, or actual damages, or both within ...
• Court Order; Costs - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.342d
  A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to section 2b, shall order, as the court considers appropriate, reinstatement of the ...
• Posting Notices Of Protections And Obligations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.342e
  An employer shall post notices and use other appropriate means to keep his or her employees informed of their protections and obligations under this ...
• Board Of Ethics; Creation; Function. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.343
  (1) There is hereby created within the executive office of the governor a board of ethics. (2) The function of the board shall be advisory ...
• Board Of Ethics; Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms Of Members; Vacancies; Ex Officio Members; Quorum; Action By Board; Compensation; Executive Secretary; Clerical Or Administrative Assistance. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.344
  (1) The board of ethics shall consist of 7 members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, 1 of whom ...
• Board Of Ethics; Powers And Duties. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.345
  (1) The board shall: (a) Receive complaints concerning alleged unethical conduct by a public officer or employee from any person or entity, inquire into the ...
• Rules - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.346
  The board may promulgate rules governing its own procedures pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections ...
• Appropriation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.347
  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state an amount necessary to implement this act but not to exceed $10,000.00 for the ...
• Other Acts Not Superseded; Interpretation And Administration Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.348
  The provisions of this act shall not supersede the provisions of any other acts heretofore or hereinafter enacted and shall be interpreted and administered ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.361
  As used in this act: (a) "Employee" means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract of hire, ...
• Discharging, Threatening, Or Otherwise Discriminating Against Employee Reporting Violation Of Law, Regulation, Or Rule Prohibited; Exceptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.362
  An employer shall not discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because ...
• Civil Action In Circuit Court For Injunctive Relief Or Actual Damages; "Damages" Defined; Clear And Convincing Evidence Required - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.363
  (1) A person who alleges a violation of this act may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, or actual damages, or both within ...
• Court Judgment; Order; Remedies; Awarding Costs Of Litigation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.364
  A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this act, shall order, as the court considers appropriate, reinstatement of the ...
• Violation; Civil Fine - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.365
  (1) A person who violates this act shall be liable for a civil fine of not more than $500.00. (2) A civil fine which is ...
• Diminishment Or Impairment Of Rights; Collective Bargaining Agreement; Protection Of Confidentiality Of Communications; Disclosures - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.366
  This act shall not be construed to diminish or impair the rights of a person under any collective bargaining agreement, nor to permit disclosures ...
• Employer Not Required To Compensate Employee For Participation In Investigation, Hearing, Or Inquiry - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.367
  This act shall not be construed to require an employer to compensate an employee for participation in an investigation, hearing or inquiry held by ...
• Posting Notices Of Protections And Obligations Required - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.368
  An employer shall post notices and use other appropriate means to keep his or her employees informed of their protections and obligations under this ...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.369
  This act shall be known and may be cited as "the whistleblowers' protection act". History: 1980, Act 469, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.391
  (a) "Involuntary statement" means information provided by a law enforcement officer, if compelled under threat of dismissal from employment or any other employment sanction, by ...
• Use Of Involuntary Statement By Law Enforcement Officer In Criminal Proceeding; Prohibition - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.393
  History: 2006, Act 563, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006 ...
• Confidential Communication; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.395
  (a) With the written consent of the law enforcement officer who made the statement. (b) To a prosecuting attorney or the attorney general pursuant to ...
• "Public Employee" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.401
  As used in this act, "public employee" means an employee of the state classified civil service, or an employee of a political subdivision of ...
• Employee Of State Classified Civil Service; Permissible Political Activities; Leave Of Absence - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.402
  An employee of the state classified civil service may: (a) Become a member of a political party committee formed or authorized under the election ...
• Employee Of Political Subdivision Of State; Permissible Political Activities; Resignation; Leave Of Absence. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.403
  (1) An employee of a political subdivision of the state may: (a) Become a member of a political party committee formed or authorized under the ...
• Active Engagement In Permissible Activities; Certain Hours Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.404
  The activities permitted by sections 2 and 3 shall not be actively engaged in by a public employee during those hours when that person ...
• Coercion Of Payment, Loan, Or Contribution Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.405
  A public employer, public employee or an elected or appointed official may not personally, or through an agent, coerce, attempt to coerce, or command ...
• Complaint; Hearing; Order; Injunction; Rules - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.406
  (1) An employee of a political subdivision of this state whose rights under this act are violated or who is subjected to any of the ...
• Compliance With Federal Laws Or Regulations; Disciplinary Actions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.407
  Public employees whose political activities are subject to restrictions imposed by laws or regulations of the United States shall comply with those restrictions notwithstanding ...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.421
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "good government financial report disclosure act". History: 1996, Act 427, Imd. Eff. Nov. ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.422
  As used in this act: (a) "Derivative instrument or product" means either of the following: (i) A contract or convertible security that changes in ...
• Availability Of Financial Report Pertaining To Local Unit Or State Department, Institution, Or Office - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.423
  A local unit or a state department, institution, or office shall obtain and retain a copy of any financial report pertaining to that local ...
• Unauthorized Investments Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.424
  This act does not authorize a local unit or this state to make investments not otherwise authorized by law. History: 1996, Act 427, Imd. ...
• Exceptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.425
  Investments of defined contribution plans and deferred compensation plans that are chosen by the employee participating in the plan shall not be made available ...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.441
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "enhanced access to public records act". History: 1996, Act 462, Imd. Eff. Dec. ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.442
  As used in this act: (a) "Enhanced access" means a public record's immediate availability for public inspection, purchase, or copying by digital means. Enhanced ...
• Enhanced Access To Public Record; Powers Of Public Body; Collection Of Fee From Third Party; Sharing Access Among Public Bodies; Availability Of Public Record; Adoption Of Policy; Specific Public Record - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.443
  (1) In accordance with this act, a public body may do all of the following: (a) Upon authorization of the governing body of the public ...
• Elected Or Appointed Individual; Ownership Interest Or Compensation From Sold Information; Prohibition - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.444
  (1) An individual elected or appointed to a board or governing body of a city, village, township or county shall not have an ownership interest ...
• Repealed. 2006, Act 227, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.445
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to review of operations by bipartisan joint committee of legislative members of each house. ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.501
  As used in this act: (a) "Employee" means a person who is employed by or is an employee of a federal agency, an institution ...
• Receiving Agencies And Sending Agencies Subject To Act; Conflict With Federal Law - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.502
  (1) When an employee participates in a temporary assignment, the receiving agency, and the sending agency are subject to this act and a contract relative ...
• Participation As Sending Or Receiving Agency - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.503
  An institution of higher education of this state, a local unit of government of this state, or a state agency of this state may ...
• Status Of Employee Participating In Temporary Assignment; Salary, Benefits, And Supervision Of Employee On Detail; Rights, Benefits, And Obligations Of Employee In Status Of Leave Of Absence - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.504
  (1) An employee who is participating in a temporary assignment shall be considered as being on detail to a regular work assignment of the sending ...
• Workmen's Compensation Coverage; Other Benefits And Coverage - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.505
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) a receiving agency shall provide workmen's compensation coverage pursuant to Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of ...
• Participant In Temporary Assignment As Employee Of Sending Agency - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.506
  Except as otherwise provided in this act, an employee who participates in a temporary assignment pursuant to this act is and shall remain the ...
• Duration Of Participation In Temporary Assignment; Extension Of Contract - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.507
  An employee may not be on detail or on a status of leave in a temporary assignment pursuant to this act for more than ...
• Provisions Of Contract; Attachment Of Rules Applying To Reimbursement For Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.508
  (1) The contract under which the employee is to be temporarily assigned shall provide: (a) The terms and conditions of the employee's reimbursement for travel ...
• Agreeing To And Signing Of Contract; Copies Of Contract - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.509
  (1) The contract shall be agreed to and signed by the affected employee, the sending agency, and the receiving agency. (2) The affected employee, the ...
• Approval Of Contract - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.510
  Before a contract can be effective under this act, it shall be approved by the department of civil service. History: 1976, Act 199, Imd. ...
• Participation By Elected Official Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.511
  An elected official may not participate in a temporary assignment pursuant to this act. History: 1976, Act 199, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1976 ...
• Duties Of Department Of Civil Service. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.512
  The department of civil service shall: (a) Assist any employee, receiving agency, or sending agency which is participating or attempting to participate in a ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.601
  As used in this act: (a) "Public employer" means a county, township, village, city, authority, school district, or other political subdivision of this state ...
• Residency Requirements Of Public Employees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.602
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a public employer shall not require, by collective bargaining agreement or otherwise, that a person reside within a ...
• Applicability To Certain Employment Contracts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 15.603
  This act applies only to employment contracts entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after the effective date of this act, in accordance with the prohibition ...

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