Terms Used In Michigan Laws 28.192

  • department: means the department of state police. See Michigan Laws 28.196
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (1) The department shall compile information regarding methamphetamine manufacture, use, possession, and distribution in this state, as provided under this act.
  (2) The department shall obtain information for purposes of subsection (1) from all of the following:
  (a) The department.
  (b) The departments of community health, human services, natural resources, environmental quality, and corrections.
  (c) Each local police agency in this state. As used in this subdivision, “local police agency” means all of the following:
  (i) The police department of a city, village, or township.
  (ii) The county sheriff.
  (iii) The police department or public safety department of a hospital, community college, college, or university.
  (3) The department shall provide, and shall require each entity described in subsection (2) to provide to the department, information regarding all of the following, as applicable:
  (a) The name and address of the reporting entity.
  (b) Whether the incident involved primarily the manufacture, possession, use, or distribution of methamphetamine.
  (c) The city, village, or township and the county in which the incident occurred.
  (d) Whether an individual less than 18 years of age was present at the scene when the incident took place.
  (4) The department shall implement procedures to ensure that information provided by the entities described in subsection (2) is coordinated to prevent duplicative information from being obtained.
  (5) Each agency described in subsection (2) shall report the information required under subsection (3) to the department in the manner required by the department.
  (6) This section does not require or authorize the disclosure of information that is privileged or otherwise restricted by law.
  (7) Except as provided in section 4, information submitted to the department under this act by a state or local department or agency is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.