Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2205a
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Employer, employment agency, or labor organization; record of information regarding misdemeanor arrest, detention, or disposition; failure to recite or acknowledge information; “law enforcement agency” defined.
Official statutory text
Sec. 205a.
An employer, employment agency, or labor organization, other than a law enforcement agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state, shall not in connection with an application for employment or membership, or in connection with the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or membership request, make, or maintain a record of information regarding a misdemeanor arrest, detention, or disposition where a conviction did not result. A person is not guilty of perjury or otherwise for giving a false statement by failing to recite or acknowledge information the person has a civil right to withhold by this section. This section does not apply to information relative to a felony charge before conviction or dismissal.
As used in this section, "law enforcement agency" includes the state department of corrections.
History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 1978, Act 610, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979; Am. 1982, Act 45, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 1999, Act 202, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
An employer, employment agency, or labor organization, other than a law enforcement agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state, shall not in connection with an application for employment or membership, or in connection with the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or membership request, make, or maintain a record of information regarding a misdemeanor arrest, detention, or disposition where a conviction did not result. A person is not guilty of perjury or otherwise for giving a false statement by failing to recite or acknowledge information the person has a civil right to withhold by this section. This section does not apply to information relative to a felony charge before conviction or dismissal.
As used in this section, "law enforcement agency" includes the state department of corrections.
History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 1978, Act 610, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979; Am. 1982, Act 45, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 1999, Act 202, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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