Please only use this Request Form for records or documents associated with those professions, occupations, or matters regulated by the Bureau of Commercial Services. The submission of this Request Form for records or documents not associated with the Bureau of Commercial Services will likely result in a response delay or a denial of your request. If you are unsure of what areas the Bureau of Commercial Services regulates, please check the Bureau's main webpage or call (517) 241-9267 before submitting this Form. Thank you.
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 1976 PA 442, allows the public access to non-exempt records by submitting a written request. A FOIA request can be submitted to the Bureau of Commercial Services by fax (517) 241-9296, e-mail (by completing the form below), or by regular mail to: FOIA Coordinator, LARA/Bureau of Commercial Services, P.O. Box 30018, Lansing, MI 48909.
You will generally be charged for any records copied and mailed to you. The copy charge is currently $0.25 per page unless special reproduction or duplication of a record is necesssary. Postage or mailing charges, or special handling, may be on an actual cost basis. You will be notified if the estimated cost for a record exceeds $50 and a deposit in one-half of the total estimated cost must be submitted before records are copied/duplicated and mailed. Please call (517) 241-9267, if you have any questions.