Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.363
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Prisoner not to be penalized for complaint, cooperation, or communication; prohibitions.
Official statutory text
Sec. 13.
(1) A prisoner must not be penalized in any way by an official or the department as a result of filing a complaint, complaining to a legislator, or cooperating with the ombudsman in investigating a complaint.
(2) A person or the department shall not hinder the lawful actions of the ombudsman or employees of the office, or willfully refuse to comply with lawful demands of the office.
(3) The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with the ombudsman.
History: 1975, Act 46, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1975; Am. 1995, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 1995; Am. 1998, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999; Am. 2018, Act 571, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
(1) A prisoner must not be penalized in any way by an official or the department as a result of filing a complaint, complaining to a legislator, or cooperating with the ombudsman in investigating a complaint.
(2) A person or the department shall not hinder the lawful actions of the ombudsman or employees of the office, or willfully refuse to comply with lawful demands of the office.
(3) The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with the ombudsman.
History: 1975, Act 46, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1975; Am. 1995, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 1995; Am. 1998, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999; Am. 2018, Act 571, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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