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2011 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.
- Section 15.232 — Definitions.
- 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.
- Section 15.234 — Fee; waiver or reduction; affidavit; deposit; calculation of costs; limitation; provisions inapplicable to certain public records.
- 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.
- Section 15.236 — FOIA coordinator.
- Section 15.240 — 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.
- Section 15.241 — 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Section 15.244 — Separation of exempt and nonexempt material; design of public record; description of material exempted.
- Section 15.245 — Repeal of MCL 24.221, 24.222, and 24.223.
- Section 15.246 — Effective date.
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