Michigan Compiled Laws Act 442 Of 1976 Freedom Of Information Act (15.231 - 15.246)

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

Section 15.231 Short Title; Public Policy.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “freedom of information act”. (2) It is the public policy of this...
Section 15.232 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) “Field name” means the label or identification of an element of a computer data base that contains a...
Section 15.233 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.
(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...
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 Requester; Deposit; Failure To Respond In Timely Manner; Increased Estimated Fee Deposit; Deposit As Fee.
(1) A public body may charge a fee for a public record search, for the necessary copying of a public record for inspection, or...
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.
(1) Except as provided in section 3, a person desiring to inspect or receive a copy of a public record shall make a written...
Section 15.236 Foia Coordinator.
(1) A public body that is a city, village, township, county, or state department, or under the control of a city, village, township, county,...
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 Appeal For Hearing, Trial, Or Argument; Attorneys' Fees, Costs, And Disbursements; Assessment Of Award; Damages.
(1) If a public body makes a final determination to deny all or a portion of a request, the requesting person may do 1...
Section 15.240a Fee In Excess Of Amount Permitted Under Procedures And Guidelines Or Mcl 15.234.
(1) If a public body requires a fee that exceeds the amount permitted under its publicly available procedures and guidelines or section 4, the...
Section 15.240b Failure To Comply With Act; Civil Fine.
If the court determines, in an action commenced under this act, that a public body willfully and intentionally failed to comply with this act...
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 Disbursements; Jurisdiction; Definitions.
(1) A state agency shall publish and make available to the public all of the following: (a) Final orders or decisions in contested cases...
Section 15.243 Exemptions From Disclosure; Public Body As School District Or Public School Academy; Withholding Of Information Required By Law Or In Possession Of Executive Office.
(1) A public body may exempt from disclosure as a public record under this act any of the following: (a) Information of a personal...
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.
Notwithstanding section 13, an institution of higher education established under section 5, 6, or 7 of article 8 of the state constitution of 1963;...
Section 15.244 Separation Of Exempt And Nonexempt Material; Design Of Public Record; Description Of Material Exempted.
(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 15.245 Repeal Of Mcl 24.221, 24.222, And 24.223.
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...
Section 15.246 Effective Date.
This act shall take effect 90 days after being signed by the governor. History: 1976, Act 442, Eff. Apr. 13, 1977 Popular Name: Act...

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