Terms Used In Michigan Laws 780.317

  • Body-worn camera: means a device that is worn by a law enforcement officer that electronically records audio and video of his or her activities. See Michigan Laws 780.312
  • 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
  A law enforcement agency may charge a fee for a copy of an audio and video recording recorded by a law enforcement officer with a body-worn camera. A fee charged under this section shall be calculated under and in compliance with section 4 of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.234.