Michigan Laws 752.914 – Confidentiality
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 752.914
- 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
- Hotline: means a statewide toll-free telephone number or other means of communication, or a combination of a toll-free telephone number and another means of communication, that transmits voice, text, photographic, and other messages and information to the department through the departmental website described in section 3(2). See Michigan Laws 752.912
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- School: means a public, private, denominational, or parochial school offering developmental kindergarten, kindergarten, or any grade from 1 through 12, regardless of whether school is in session. See Michigan Laws 752.912
(1) Any report or information submitted to the hotline under section 3 is confidential, must not be released except as otherwise provided in this act, and is not subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(2) Any report or information submitted to the hotline and forwarded under this act to a law enforcement official or to a school official is confidential, must not be released except as otherwise provided in this act, and is not subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(3) A person who intentionally discloses information to another person in violation of subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(4) If a report to the hotline does not result in a referral, or the investigation of a subject results in a determination that no action regarding that subject is warranted, the subject’s name must be expunged from the records of all entities involved in the hotline program except as otherwise provided by law.