Definitions; prohibited acts; obtaining confidential telephone records by law enforcement agency or telecommunication provider.
MCL 445.65a
in effect445.65a. Definitions; prohibited acts; obtaining confidential telephone records by law enforcement agency or telecommunication provider.
Sec. 5a.
(1) As used in this act:
(a) "Confidential telephone record" means any of the following:
(i) Information that relates to the quantity, technical configuration, type, destination, location, and amount of use of a service offered by a telecommunication provider subscribed to by any customer of that telecommunication provider.
(ii) Information that is made available to a telecommunication provider by a customer solely by virtue of the relationship between the telecommunication provider and the customer.
(iii) Information contained in any bill related to the product or service offered by a telecommunication provider and received by any customer of the telecommunication provider.
(b) "Covered specialized mobile radio service" means a commercial mobile radio service that offers real-time, 2-way switched voice or data service and is interconnected with the public switched network utilizing an in-network switching facility.
(c) "IP-enabled voice service" means an interconnected voice over internet protocol service that enables real-time, 2-way voice communications, requires a broadband connection from the user's location using internet protocol-compatible equipment, and permits users generally to receive calls that originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network.
(d) "Telecommunication provider" means all of the following:
(i) A provider as that term is defined in section 102 of the Michigan telecommunications act, 1991 PA 179, MCL 484.2102.
(ii) A provider of IP-enabled voice service.
(iii) A provider of any telecommunication service.
(e) "Telecommunication service" means all of the following:
(i) A service as that term is defined in section 102 of the Michigan telecommunications act, 1991 PA 179, MCL 484.2102.
(ii) Cellular telephone service.
(iii) Broadband personal communication service.
(iv) Covered specialized mobile radio.
(2) A person shall not do any of the following:
(a) Knowingly procure, attempt to procure, or solicit or conspire with another to procure a confidential telephone record of any resident of this state without the authorization of the customer to whom the record pertains or by fraudulent, deceptive, or false means.
(b) Knowingly sell or attempt to sell a confidential telephone record of any resident of this state without the authorization of the customer to whom the record pertains.
(c) Receive a confidential telephone record of any resident of this state knowing that the record has been obtained without the authorization of the customer to whom the record pertains or by fraudulent, deceptive, or false means.
(3) This section does not prohibit any action by a law enforcement agency, or any officer, employee, or agent of such agency, from obtaining confidential telephone records in connection with the performance of the official duties of the agency.
(4) This section does not prohibit a telecommunication provider from obtaining, using, disclosing, or permitting access to any confidential telephone record, either directly or indirectly, through its agents, subcontractors, affiliates, or representatives in the normal course of business. This section does not expand the obligations and duties of a telecommunication provider to protect confidential telephone records beyond those obligations and duties otherwise established by federal and state law.
Add. 2006, Act 246, Imd. Eff. June 30, 2006
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-445-65aFetched: 10/20/2026