Michigan Laws 338.3661a – Trade secret or commercial, financial, or proprietary information; definition
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 338.3661a
- Commission: means the Michigan unarmed combat commission created in section 20. See Michigan Laws 338.3610
- Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 338.3610
- 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
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
A record or portion of a record, material, information, or other data received, prepared, used, or retained by the department or commission under this act that includes a trade secret or commercial, financial, or proprietary information of a licensee or license applicant, and that the licensee or applicant requests in writing be treated as confidential by the department or commission, is not subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. As used in this section, “trade secret or commercial, financial, or proprietary information” means information that has not been publicly disseminated or that is unavailable from other sources, the release of which might cause the licensee or applicant significant competitive harm.