Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.444
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Elected or appointed individual; ownership interest or compensation from sold information; prohibition.
Official statutory text
Sec. 4.
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.
This section does not apply to compensation accepted from a public body.
History: 1996, Act 462, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996
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.
This section does not apply to compensation accepted from a public body.
History: 1996, Act 462, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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