Michigan's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq, provides that all persons are entitled to full and complete information as to a public body’s fulfillment of statutory functions and concerning the inner working of government in general.
Upon providing a public body’s FOIA coordinator with a written request that describes a public record sufficiently to enable the public body to find the public record, a person has a right to inspect, copy, or receive copies of the requested public record of the public body. A public body may charge a fee to cover the cost of processing a request.
Including the specific search terms and date range in the records request will assist the public body in conducting a search and retrieval of potentially responsive documents and may thereby reduce potential costs.
FOIA requests directed to this Department can be sent to:
USPS Mailing Address:
Michigan Department of Attorney General
Attn: FOIA Coordinator
P.O. Box 30754
Lansing, MI 48909
Requests MUST include: