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| About the Freedom of Information Act |
| What is the Freedom of Information Act? |
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The Michigan Freedom of Information Act as amended by 1996 PA 553 regulates and sets requirements for the disclosure of public records by all public bodies in the state including all state agencies, county and other local governments, school boards, other boards, departments, commissions, councils, and public colleges and universities.
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| Who can make a Freedom of Information request? |
Public documents may be requested under the Freedom of Information Act by an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, firm, organization, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. Individuals serving a sentence of imprisonment in a federal, state or county correctional facility in Michigan or any other state may not request public documents.
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| What types of records may I request under the Freedom of Information Act? |
All writings prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a public body in the performance of an official function, except computer software and those records explicitly specified as exempt from disclosure in Section 13, are covered by the Freedom of Information Act.
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