Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.291a
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Sec. 1a.
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(a) "Highly restricted personal information" includes an individual's photograph or image, Social Security number, digitized signature, and medical and disability information and source documents presented by an applicant to obtain a personal identification card under section 1. Highly restricted personal information also includes the confidential address of an individual certified as a program participant in the address confidentiality program under the address confidentiality program act. As used in this subdivision, "confidential address" means that term as defined in section 3 of the address confidentiality program act.
(b) "Personal information" means information that identifies an individual, including the individual's photograph or image, name, address (but not the 5-digit zip code), driver license number, Social Security number, telephone number, digitized signature, and medical and disability information.
(c) "Residence address" means the place that is the settled home or domicile at which a person legally resides, which meets the definition of residence as defined in section 11 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.11.
(d) "Resident" means every person who resides in this state and establishes that he or she is legally present in the United States. This definition applies to the provisions of this act only.
History: Add. 1997, Act 99, Imd. Eff. Aug. 7, 1997; Am. 2008, Act 31, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008; Am. 2020, Act 306, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2020
As used in this act:
(a) "Highly restricted personal information" includes an individual's photograph or image, Social Security number, digitized signature, and medical and disability information and source documents presented by an applicant to obtain a personal identification card under section 1. Highly restricted personal information also includes the confidential address of an individual certified as a program participant in the address confidentiality program under the address confidentiality program act. As used in this subdivision, "confidential address" means that term as defined in section 3 of the address confidentiality program act.
(b) "Personal information" means information that identifies an individual, including the individual's photograph or image, name, address (but not the 5-digit zip code), driver license number, Social Security number, telephone number, digitized signature, and medical and disability information.
(c) "Residence address" means the place that is the settled home or domicile at which a person legally resides, which meets the definition of residence as defined in section 11 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.11.
(d) "Resident" means every person who resides in this state and establishes that he or she is legally present in the United States. This definition applies to the provisions of this act only.
History: Add. 1997, Act 99, Imd. Eff. Aug. 7, 1997; Am. 2008, Act 31, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008; Am. 2020, Act 306, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2020
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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