Elected or appointed individual; ownership interest or compensation from sold information; prohibition.
MCL 15.444
in effect15.444. Elected or appointed individual; ownership interest or compensation from sold information; prohibition.
Sec. 4.
(1) An individual elected or appointed to a board or governing body of a city, village, township or county shall not have an ownership interest in, or accept compensation from, a person who sells information that is obtained from a public record of that city, village, township, or county.
(2) This section does not apply to compensation accepted from a public body.
1996, Act 462, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-15-444Fetched: 10/20/2026
