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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 536 of 2008 - Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission Act (37.121 - 37.137) › Section 37.129 - Meetings Held Pursuant to Open Meetings Act; Writings Subject to Freedom of Information Act.

37.129 Meetings held pursuant to open meetings act; writings subject to freedom of information act.
Sec. 9.
(1) A meeting of the commission shall be held pursuant to the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(2) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission or office in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public pursuant to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
History:
2008, Act 536, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 536 of 2008 - Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission Act (37.121 - 37.137) › Section 37.131 - Commission; Duties.

37.131 Commission; duties.
Sec. 11.
The commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Stimulate and encourage the study and review of the status of Asian Pacific Americans in this state.
(b) Develop a unified policy and plan of action to serve the needs of Asian Pacific Americans in this state.
(c) Advise the governor, the legislature, and the office concerning the coordination and administration of state programs serving Asian Pacific Americans.
(d) Make recommendations to the governor and legislature regarding changes in state programs, statutes, and policies.
(e) Advise the governor and legislature of the nature, magnitude, and priorities of the problems of Asian Pacific Americans in this state.
(f) Review and advise the governor and the legislature on this state's policies concerning Asian Pacific American affairs.
(g) Secure appropriate recognition of Asian Pacific American accomplishments and contributions to this state.
(h) Review and approve the annual report by the office of Asian Pacific American affairs as described in section 15(j).
(i) Make recommendations to the governor and legislature regarding methods of overcoming discrimination against Asian Pacific Americans in public and private employment and civil and political rights.
(j) Work to ensure equal access to all levels of education for Asian Pacific Americans.
(k) Promote methods to ensure equal access to state services for Asian Pacific Americans.
(l) Cooperate with and coordinate activities with the commission on Spanish-speaking affairs, the Michigan women's commission, and any other commission that deals with minority or ethnic affairs.
(m) Monitor, evaluate, investigate, advocate, and initiate programs for the betterment of Asian Pacific Americans in this state.
(n) Serve as a reporting agency for incidents of anti-Asian and anti-Pacific islander American harassment in this state.
(o) Promote public awareness of Asian and Pacific islander cultures.
History:
2008, Act 536, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 536 of 2008 - Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission Act (37.121 - 37.137) › Section 37.133 - Office of Asian Pacific American Affairs; Creation; Director; Administration Services; Staff; Appropriation as Condition.

37.133 Office of Asian Pacific American affairs; creation; director; administration services; staff; appropriation as condition.
Sec. 13.
(1) Subject to subsection (5), the office of Asian Pacific American affairs is created in the department of energy, labor, and economic growth.
(2) The commission shall select the director of the office with the concurrence of the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth in accordance with state civil service procedures.
(3) The department shall furnish administrative services to the office and shall provide secretarial and other staff necessary to allow the proper exercise of the powers and duties of the office. The department shall provide adequate office space to the office.
(4) The department shall assign professional employees to staff the office necessary to assist the office in the performance of its substantive responsibilities under this act.
(5) Creation of the office of Asian Pacific American affairs is contingent on an appropriation being made for that purpose.
History:
2008, Act 536, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of new Asian Pacific American affairs commission and office of Asian Pacific American affairs from department of licensing and regulatory affairs to department of civil rights, see E.R.O. No. 2011-4, compiled at MCL 445.2030.For transfer of Asian Pacific American affairs commission and office of Asian Pacific American affairs from department of civil rights to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2016-1, compiled at MCL 445.1993.For the transfer of the Asian Pacific American Affairs commission from the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity and the abolishment of the office of Asian Pacific American affairs and the position of its director, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 536 of 2008 - Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission Act (37.121 - 37.137) › Section 37.135 - Office of Asian Pacific American Affairs; Duties.

37.135 Office of Asian Pacific American affairs; duties.
Sec. 15.
The office shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide the commission with information concerning the problems of Asian Pacific Americans and implement commission policy.
(b) Conduct studies and recommend solutions to the problems of Asian Pacific Americans in the areas of education, employment, civil rights, health, housing, senior citizens, mental health, social service, commerce, and other related areas.
(c) Recommend to federal, state, and local governmental departments and agencies the creation of services and facilities as the commission considers appropriate.
(d) Serve as a reporting agency for the collection and distribution of information on Asian Pacific American affairs.
(e) Apply for and accept grants and gifts from governmental and private sources.
(f) Request the services of all state and local governmental departments and agencies to assure that Asian Pacific Americans have access to decision-making bodies, the policies of which affect Asian Pacific Americans in this state.
(g) Cooperate with departments and agencies to aid in effectuating the purposes of this act.
(h) Review the performance of state departments and agencies regarding the hiring and promotion of Asian Pacific Americans by state departments and agencies and the provision of services to Asian Pacific Americans by state departments and agencies.
(i) Review the curriculum, programs, and policies of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions of this state regarding Asian Pacific Americans and the admissions programs and policies of postsecondary educational institutions of this state regarding Asian Pacific Americans.
(j) Submit a full written report of its activities and recommendations each year to the governor, legislature, and various Asian Pacific American communities throughout this state.
History:
2008, Act 536, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of new Asian Pacific American affairs commission and office of Asian Pacific American affairs from department of licensing and regulatory affairs to department of civil rights, see E.R.O. No. 2011-4, compiled at MCL 445.2030.For transfer of Asian Pacific American affairs commission and office of Asian Pacific American affairs from department of civil rights to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2016-1, compiled at MCL 445.1993.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 536 of 2008 - Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission Act (37.121 - 37.137) › Section 37.137 - State Interagency Council on Asian Pacific American Affairs; Creation; Membership; Purpose.

37.137 State interagency council on Asian Pacific American affairs; creation; membership; purpose.
Sec. 17.
(1) A state interagency council on Asian Pacific American affairs is created within the office.
(2) The council shall consist of:
(a) The director of the department of community health or his or her authorized representative.
(b) The director of the department of human services or his or her authorized representative.
(c) The director of the department of natural resources or his or her authorized representative.
(d) The superintendent of public instruction or his or her authorized representative.
(e) The state treasurer or his or her authorized representative.
(f) The director of the department of agriculture or his or her authorized representative.
(g) The state personnel director or his or her authorized representative.
(h) The executive director of the department of civil rights or his or her authorized representative.
(i) The attorney general or his or her authorized representative.
(j) The secretary of state or his or her authorized representative.
(k) The director of the department of corrections or his or her authorized representative.
(l) The executive director of the women's commission or his or her authorized representative.
(m) The director of management and budget or his or her authorized representative.
(n) The director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth or his or her authorized representative.
(o) The chair of the state housing development authority or his or her authorized representative.
(3) The purpose of the interagency council is to coordinate and provide for the exchange of information on all programs relating to services for Asian Pacific American people. The interagency council shall also assist the office and commission in the development of an annual report which is to be submitted to the governor, the legislature, and Asian Pacific American communities throughout the state.
History:
2008, Act 536, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 44 of 1982 - Polygraph Protection Act of 1981 (37.201 - 37.209) › Section 37.201 - Short Title.

37.201 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "polygraph protection act of 1981".
History:
1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 44 of 1982 - Polygraph Protection Act of 1981 (37.201 - 37.209) › Section 37.202 - Definitions.

37.202 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Employee" means an individual who works for another person for compensation.
(b) "Employer" means a person who employs 1 or more persons or who accepts applications for employment, including an agent of an employer.
(c) "Employment agency" means a person regularly undertaking with or without compensation to procure, refer, recruit, or place for an employer or person the opportunity to work for an employer, and includes an agent of that person.
(d) "Examiner" means any person who does any of the following:
(i) Purports to detect deception, verify truthfulness, or provide a diagnostic opinion of either of these through instrumentation or the use of a mechanical device.
(ii) Represents that he or she can or does offer the service of detecting deception, verifying truthfulness, or providing a diagnostic opinion of either of these through instrumentation or the use of a mechanical device.
(iii) Uses instrumentation or a mechanical device to measure or record an individual's bodily responses or psychophysiological activities to enable or assist the detection of deception, the verification of truthfulness, or the rendering of a diagnostic opinion regarding either of these.
(e) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity, this state or an agency of this state, or the federal government or an agency of the federal government.
(f) "Polygraph examination" means a psychological stress evaluator examination or any other procedure which involves the use of instrumentation or a mechanical device to enable or assist the detection of deception, the verification of truthfulness, or the rendering of a diagnostic opinion regarding either of these; including a lie detector test, psychological stress evaluator examination, or similar test.
(g) "Psychological stress evaluator" means any mechanical device or instrument which purports to determine the truth or falsity of statements made by an employee or applicant for employment on the basis of vocal fluctuations or vocal stress.
(h) "Psychological stress evaluator examination" means any of the following:
(i) The questioning or interviewing of an employee or applicant for employment for the purpose of subjecting the statements of the employee or applicant for employment to analysis by a psychological stress evaluator.
(ii) The recording of statements made by an employee or applicant for employment for the purpose of subjecting those statements to analysis by a psychological stress evaluator.
(iii) The analysis of statements made by an employee or applicant for employment for the purpose of determining the truth or falsity of the statements by the use of a psychological stress evaluator.
History:
1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 44 of 1982 - Polygraph Protection Act of 1981 (37.201 - 37.209) › Section 37.204 - Employer or Employment Agency; Prohibited Action Against Employee or Applicant.

37.204 Employer or employment agency; prohibited action against employee or applicant.
Sec. 4.
An employer or employment agency shall not take any action against an employee or applicant for employment based upon an alleged or actual opinion that the employee or applicant for employment did not tell the truth during a polygraph examination.
History:
1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 44 of 1982 - Polygraph Protection Act of 1981 (37.201 - 37.209) › Section 37.205 - Confidentiality.

37.205 Confidentiality.
Sec. 5.
An employer or employment agency shall not share with any other person information which communicates the results or analysis of an employee's or applicant's polygraph examination or the fact that an employee or applicant for employment refused to submit to a polygraph examination.
History:
1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 44 of 1982 - Polygraph Protection Act of 1981 (37.201 - 37.209) › Section 37.206 - Information Obtained From Employee or Applicant During Examination; Inadmissibility in Criminal Proceeding.

37.206 Information obtained from employee or applicant during examination; inadmissibility in criminal proceeding.
Sec. 6.
Any information obtained from an employee or applicant for employment during a polygraph examination shall not be admissible in a criminal proceeding.
History:
1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 44 of 1982 - Polygraph Protection Act of 1981 (37.201 - 37.209) › Section 37.207 - Action for Injunctive Relief or Damages; Damages for Injury or Loss; Attorney's Fees; Damages for Discharge in Violation of Act.

37.207 Action for injunctive relief or damages; damages for injury or loss; attorney's fees; damages for discharge in violation of act.
Sec. 7.
(1) A person alleging a violation of this act may bring an action for injunctive relief or damages, or both.
(2) For purposes of this act, damages include damages for injury or loss caused by each violation of this act and reasonable attorney's fees.
(3) If an employee is discharged in violation of this act, damages for which the employer is liable under this section shall include double the wages lost.
History:
1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 44 of 1982 - Polygraph Protection Act of 1981 (37.201 - 37.209) › Section 37.208 - Violation; Penalty.

37.208 Violation; penalty.
Sec. 8.
A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
History:
1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 44 of 1982 - Polygraph Protection Act of 1981 (37.201 - 37.209) › Section 37.209 - Conditional Effective Date.

37.209 Conditional effective date.
Sec. 9.
This act shall not take effect unless the following House Bills of the 81st Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) House Bill No. 4403.
(b) House Bill No. 4404.
History:
1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Compiler's Notes:
House Bill No. 4403, referred to in this section, was approved by the Governor on March 17, 1982, and became P.A. 1982, No. 46, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983.House Bill No. 4404, also referred to in this section, was approved by the Governor on March 17, 1982, and became P.A. 1982, No. 45, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 197 of 2014 - Breastfeeding Antidiscrimination Act (37.231 - 37.233) › Section 37.231 - Short Title; Definitions.

37.231 Short title; definitions.
Sec. 1.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "breastfeeding antidiscrimination act".
(2) As used in this act:
(a) "Place of public accommodation" means a business, an educational institution, or a refreshment, entertainment, recreation, health, or transportation facility of any kind, whether licensed or not, whose goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations are extended, offered, sold, or otherwise made available to the public.
(b) "Public service" means a public facility, department, agency, board, or commission owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of this state or a subdivision of this state, by a county, city, village, township, or independent or regional district in this state, or by a tax-exempt private agency established to provide service to the public, except that public service does not include a state or county correctional facility with respect to actions or decisions regarding an individual serving a sentence of imprisonment.
History:
2014, Act 197, Imd. Eff. June 24, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 197 of 2014 - Breastfeeding Antidiscrimination Act (37.231 - 37.233) › Section 37.232 - Person With Control Over Public Accommodation or Public Service; Prohibited Conduct.

37.232 Person with control over public accommodation or public service; prohibited conduct.
Sec. 2.
Except where expressly permitted by state or federal statute or a regulation promulgated thereunder, a person with control over a public accommodation or public service shall not do any of the following:
(a) Deny the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation or public service to a woman because she is breastfeeding a child.
(b) Print, circulate, post, mail, or otherwise cause to be published a statement, advertisement, notice, or sign that indicates any of the following:
(i) That the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation or public service will be refused, withheld from, or denied a woman because she is breastfeeding a child.
(ii) That a woman's patronage of or presence at a place of public accommodation is objectionable, unwelcome, unacceptable, or undesirable because she is breastfeeding a child.
History:
2014, Act 197, Imd. Eff. June 24, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 197 of 2014 - Breastfeeding Antidiscrimination Act (37.231 - 37.233) › Section 37.233 - Civil Action; Injunctive Relief and Damages; Costs; Fees.

37.233 Civil action; injunctive relief and damages; costs; fees.
Sec. 3.
(1) A person alleging a violation of this act may bring a civil action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction for appropriate injunctive relief, actual damages or presumed damages of $200.00, or both injunctive relief and actual or presumed damages.
(2) In addition to the relief under subsection (1), a court rendering a judgment in an action brought under this act may award all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees and witness fees, to the complainant in the action if the court determines that the award is appropriate.
History:
2014, Act 197, Imd. Eff. June 24, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 1 of 2000 - Disclosure of Personal Information on Documents (37.251 - 37.252) › Section 37.251 - Definitions.

37.251 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Local governmental unit" means a school district, intermediate school district, city, village, township, county, authority, or other political subdivision of this state.
(b) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, governmental entity, or any other legal entity.
(c) "Personal information" means 1 or more of the following:
(i) Social security number.
(ii) Driver license number.
(iii) State identification number.
(d) "State agency" means a department, board, commission, office, agency, authority, or other unit of state government in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch.
History:
2000, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 11, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 1 of 2000 - Disclosure of Personal Information on Documents (37.251 - 37.252) › Section 37.252 - Delivery of Envelope or Package With Personal Information Visible Prohibited.

37.252 Delivery of envelope or package with personal information visible prohibited.
Sec. 2.
A state agency or a local governmental unit shall not deliver or cause to be delivered an envelope or package on the outside of which personal information is placed or on the inside of which personal information is placed that is visible from the outside of the envelope or package.
History:
2000, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 11, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 71 of 2018 - Fourth Amendment Rights Protection Act (37.261 - 37.263) › Section 37.261 - Short Title.

37.261 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Fourth Amendment rights protection act".
History:
2018, Act 71, Eff. June 17, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 71 of 2018 - Fourth Amendment Rights Protection Act (37.261 - 37.263) › Section 37.262 - Definitions.

37.262 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Electronic data" means information related to an electronic communication or the use of an electronic communication service, including, but not limited to, the contents, sender, recipients, or format of an electronic communication; the precise or approximate location of the sender or recipients of an electronic communication at any time during the communication; the time or date the communication was created, sent, or received; and the identity of an individual or device involved in the communication, including, but not limited to, an internet protocol address. The term does not include subscriber information.
(b) "Metadata" means information generally not visible when an electronic document is printed describing the history, tracking, or management of the electronic document, including information about data in the electronic document that describes how, when, and by whom the data were collected, created, accessed, or modified and how the data are formatted. The term does not include any of the following:
(i) A spreadsheet formula.
(ii) A database field.
(iii) An externally or internally linked file.
(iv) A reference to an external file or hyperlink.
History:
2018, Act 71, Eff. June 17, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 71 of 2018 - Fourth Amendment Rights Protection Act (37.261 - 37.263) › Section 37.263 - Collection of Electronic Data or Metadata by Federal Agency; Assistance or Support by State or Political Subdivision; Limitation; Circumstances.

37.263 Collection of electronic data or metadata by federal agency; assistance or support by state or political subdivision; limitation; circumstances.
Sec. 3.
This state or a political subdivision of this state shall not assist, participate with, or provide material support or resources to a federal agency to enable it to collect or to facilitate in the collection or use of a person's electronic data or metadata, unless 1 or more of the following circumstances apply:
(a) The person has given informed consent.
(b) The action is pursuant to a warrant that is based upon probable cause and particularly describes the person, place, or thing to be searched or seized.
(c) The action is in accordance with a legally recognized exception to warrant requirements.
(d) The action will not infringe on any reasonable expectation of privacy the person may have.
(e) This state or a political subdivision of this state collected the electronic data or metadata legally.
History:
2018, Act 71, Eff. June 17, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 478 of 2012 - Internet Privacy Protection Act (37.271 - 37.278) › Section 37.271 - Short Title.

37.271 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "internet privacy protection act".
History:
2012, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 478 of 2012 - Internet Privacy Protection Act (37.271 - 37.278) › Section 37.272 - Definitions.

37.272 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Access information" means user name, password, login information, or other security information that protects access to a personal internet account.
(b) "Educational institution" means a public or private educational institution or a separate school or department of a public or private educational institution, and includes an academy; elementary or secondary school; extension course; kindergarten; nursery school; school system; school district; intermediate school district; business, nursing, professional, secretarial, technical, or vocational school; public or private educational testing service or administrator; and an agent of an educational institution. Educational institution shall be construed broadly to include public and private institutions of higher education to the greatest extent consistent with constitutional limitations.
(c) "Employer" means a person, including a unit of state or local government, engaged in a business, industry, profession, trade, or other enterprise in this state and includes an agent, representative, or designee of the employer.
(d) "Personal internet account" means an account created via a bounded system established by an internet-based service that requires a user to input or store access information via an electronic device to view, create, utilize, or edit the user's account information, profile, display, communications, or stored data.
History:
2012, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 478 of 2012 - Internet Privacy Protection Act (37.271 - 37.278) › Section 37.273 - Duties of Employer.

37.273 Duties of employer.
Sec. 3.
An employer shall not do any of the following:
(a) Request an employee or an applicant for employment to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of the employee's or applicant's personal internet account.
(b) Discharge, discipline, fail to hire, or otherwise penalize an employee or applicant for employment for failure to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of the employee's or applicant's personal internet account.
History:
2012, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 478 of 2012 - Internet Privacy Protection Act (37.271 - 37.278) › Section 37.274 - Educational Institution; Prohibited Acts.

37.274 Educational institution; prohibited acts.
Sec. 4.
An educational institution shall not do any of the following:
(a) Request a student or prospective student to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of the student's or prospective student's personal internet account.
(b) Expel, discipline, fail to admit, or otherwise penalize a student or prospective student for failure to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of the student's or prospective student's personal internet account.
History:
2012, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 478 of 2012 - Internet Privacy Protection Act (37.271 - 37.278) › Section 37.275 - Certain Acts by Employer Not Prohibited or Restricted.

37.275 Certain acts by employer not prohibited or restricted.
Sec. 5.
(1) This act does not prohibit an employer from doing any of the following:
(a) Requesting or requiring an employee to disclose access information to the employer to gain access to or operate any of the following:
(i) An electronic communications device paid for in whole or in part by the employer.
(ii) An account or service provided by the employer, obtained by virtue of the employee's employment relationship with the employer, or used for the employer's business purposes.
(b) Disciplining or discharging an employee for transferring the employer's proprietary or confidential information or financial data to an employee's personal internet account without the employer's authorization.
(c) Conducting an investigation or requiring an employee to cooperate in an investigation in any of the following circumstances:
(i) If there is specific information about activity on the employee's personal internet account, for the purpose of ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulatory requirements, or prohibitions against work-related employee misconduct.
(ii) If the employer has specific information about an unauthorized transfer of the employer's proprietary information, confidential information, or financial data to an employee's personal internet account.
(d) Restricting or prohibiting an employee's access to certain websites while using an electronic communications device paid for in whole or in part by the employer or while using an employer's network or resources, in accordance with state and federal law.
(e) Monitoring, reviewing, or accessing electronic data stored on an electronic communications device paid for in whole or in part by the employer, or traveling through or stored on an employer's network, in accordance with state and federal law.
(2) This act does not prohibit or restrict an employer from complying with a duty to screen employees or applicants prior to hiring or to monitor or retain employee communications that is established under federal law or by a self-regulatory organization, as defined in section 3(a)(26) of the securities and exchange act of 1934, 15 USC 78c(a)(26).
(3) This act does not prohibit or restrict an employer from viewing, accessing, or utilizing information about an employee or applicant that can be obtained without any required access information or that is available in the public domain.
History:
2012, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 478 of 2012 - Internet Privacy Protection Act (37.271 - 37.278) › Section 37.276 - Powers of Educational Institution to Gain Access to Certain Information.

37.276 Powers of educational institution to gain access to certain information.
Sec. 6.
(1) This act does not prohibit an educational institution from requesting or requiring a student to disclose access information to the educational institution to gain access to or operate any of the following:
(a) An electronic communications device paid for in whole or in part by the educational institution.
(b) An account or service provided by the educational institution that is either obtained by virtue of the student's admission to the educational institution or used by the student for educational purposes.
(2) This act does not prohibit or restrict an educational institution from viewing, accessing, or utilizing information about a student or applicant that can be obtained without any required access information or that is available in the public domain.
History:
2012, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 478 of 2012 - Internet Privacy Protection Act (37.271 - 37.278) › Section 37.277 - Duties Not Created by Act; Liability.

37.277 Duties not created by act; liability.
Sec. 7.
(1) This act does not create a duty for an employer or educational institution to search or monitor the activity of a personal internet account.
(2) An employer or educational institution is not liable under this act for failure to request or require that an employee, a student, an applicant for employment, or a prospective student grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of the employee's, student's, applicant for employment's, or prospective student's personal internet account.
History:
2012, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 478 of 2012 - Internet Privacy Protection Act (37.271 - 37.278) › Section 37.278 - Violation of Provisions of Act as Misdemeanor; Civil Action; Injunction; Damages; Written Demand and Documentation; Jurisdiction; Affirmative Defense.

37.278 Violation of provisions of act as misdemeanor; civil action; injunction; damages; written demand and documentation; jurisdiction; affirmative defense.
Sec. 8.
(1) A person who violates section 3 or 4 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00.
(2) An individual who is the subject of a violation of this act may bring a civil action to enjoin a violation of section 3 or 4 and may recover not more than $1,000.00 in damages plus reasonable attorney fees and court costs. Not later than 60 days before filing a civil action for damages or 60 days before adding a claim for damages to an action seeking injunctive relief, the individual shall make a written demand of the alleged violator for not more than $1,000.00. The written demand shall include reasonable documentation of the violation. The written demand and documentation shall either be served in the manner provided by law for service of process in civil actions or mailed by certified mail with sufficient postage affixed and addressed to the alleged violator at his or her residence, principal office, or place of business. An action under this subsection may be brought in the district court for the county where the alleged violation occurred or for the county where the person against whom the civil complaint is filed resides or has his or her principal place of business.
(3) It is an affirmative defense to an action under this act that the employer or educational institution acted to comply with requirements of a federal law or a law of this state.
History:
2012, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 228 of 2013 - Assistance to Agency of Armed Forces (37.291 - 37.291) › Section 37.291 - Investigation, Prosecution, or Detainment of United States Citizen; Aid Prohibited; Exception.

37.291 Investigation, prosecution, or detainment of United States citizen; aid prohibited; exception.
Sec. 1.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no agency of this state, no political subdivision of this state, no employee of an agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state acting in his or her official capacity, and no member of the Michigan national guard on active state service shall aid an agency of the armed forces of the United States in any investigation, prosecution, or detention of any person pursuant to section 1021 of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2012, if such aid would place that state agency, political subdivision, employee, or member of the Michigan national guard in violation of the United States constitution, the state constitution of 1963, or any law of this state.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to participation by state or local law enforcement or the Michigan national guard in a joint task force, partnership, or other similar cooperative agreement with federal law enforcement if that joint task force, partnership, or similar cooperative agreement is not for the purpose of investigating, prosecuting, or detaining any person pursuant to section 1021 of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2012.
History:
2013, Act 228, Eff. Mar. 27, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 146 of 2015 - Identification and Patch for Service Animal (37.301 - 37.307) › Section 37.301 - Definitions.

37.301 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of civil rights.
(b) "Person with a disability" means a person who has a disability as defined in section 12102 of the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 USC 12102, and 28 CFR 36.104.
(c) As used in subdivision (b), "person with a disability" includes a veteran who has been diagnosed with 1 or more of the following:
(i) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
(ii) Traumatic brain injury.
(iii) Other service-related disabilities.
(d) "Service animal" means all of the following:
(i) That term as defined in 28 CFR 36.104.
(ii) A miniature horse that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks as described in 28 CFR 36.104 for the benefit of a person with a disability.
(e) "Veteran" means any of the following:
(i) A person who performed military service in the armed forces for a period of more than 90 days and separated from the armed forces in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.
(ii) A person discharged or released from military service because of a service-related disability.
(iii) A member of a reserve branch of the armed forces at the time he or she was ordered to military service during a period of war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized, and was released from military service in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge.
History:
2015, Act 146, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 146 of 2015 - Identification and Patch for Service Animal (37.301 - 37.307) › Section 37.303 - Voluntary Identification and Patch for Service Animal; Development and Availability; Eligibility.

37.303 Voluntary identification and patch for service animal; development and availability; eligibility.
Sec. 3.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the department shall develop and make available upon request a voluntary identification and patch for a service animal for a person with a disability.
(2) To be eligible to receive the voluntary identification and patch described in subsection (1), the person seeking the materials shall provide all of the following:
(a) An affidavit signed by the person seeking the identification and patch attesting that the service animal for which the identification and patch are being sought has been trained to be a service animal for use by a person with a disability.
(b) Documentation from an appropriate health care or rehabilitation professional that the individual requires the assistance of a service animal due to a disability.
History:
2015, Act 146, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 146 of 2015 - Identification and Patch for Service Animal (37.301 - 37.307) › Section 37.305 - Telephone Complaint Hotline; Use by Department to Receive Reports; Referral to Law Enforcement Agency.

37.305 Telephone complaint hotline; use by department to receive reports; referral to law enforcement agency.
Sec. 5.
The department shall use its existing telephone complaint hotline to receive reports of problems encountered by a person with a disability using a service animal and to receive reports of a person impersonating a person with a disability and using a service animal. The department may refer an alleged violation of section 3(2)(a) to the appropriate law enforcement agency for investigation.
History:
2015, Act 146, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 146 of 2015 - Identification and Patch for Service Animal (37.301 - 37.307) › Section 37.307 - False or Fraudulent Affidavit as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

37.307 False or fraudulent affidavit as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 7.
A person who knowingly or willingly submits a false or fraudulent affidavit under section 3(2)(a) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 1 or more of the following:
(a) Imprisonment for not more than 90 days.
(b) A fine of not more than $500.00.
(c) Community service for not more than 30 days.
History:
2015, Act 146, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 220 of 1976 - Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act (37.1101 - 37.1607) › Article 1 - (37.1101...37.1103) › Section 37.1101 - Short Title.

37.1101 Short title.
Sec. 101.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "persons with disabilities civil rights act".
History:
1976, Act 220, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 220 of 1976 - Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act (37.1101 - 37.1607) › Article 1 - (37.1101...37.1103) › Section 37.1102 - Opportunity Guaranteed; Civil Right; Accommodation of Person With Disability; Undue Hardship.

37.1102 Opportunity guaranteed; civil right; accommodation of person with disability; undue hardship.
Sec. 102.
(1) The opportunity to obtain employment, housing, and other real estate and full and equal utilization of public accommodations, public services, and educational facilities without discrimination because of a disability is guaranteed by this act and is a civil right.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in article 2, a person shall accommodate a person with a disability for purposes of employment, public accommodation, public service, education, or housing unless the person demonstrates that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship.
History:
1976, Act 220, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 20, 1981 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 121, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 220 of 1976 - Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act (37.1101 - 37.1607) › Article 1 - (37.1101...37.1103) › Section 37.1102a - Adoption of Standardized Design; International Symbol of Access; Removal of "Handicapped".

37.1102a Adoption of standardized design; international symbol of access; removal of "handicapped".
Sec. 102a.
(1) The commission shall adopt and post on the website of the department of civil rights a standardized design that is a variation of the current international symbol of access. The design must comply with all of the following:
(a) Depict a dynamic character leaning forward in a wheelchair with a sense of movement.
(b) Provide a contrasting background with either a light symbol on a blue background or a blue symbol on a light background.
(c) Be substantially equivalent to the international symbol of access.
(d) Be simple and avoid any secondary meaning.
(2) Beginning 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, each new placement or replacement of an international symbol of access sign required by law, ordinance, or administrative rule of this state or a local unit of government of this state must use the design adopted under this section. For any placement or replacement of the international symbol of access that is not required by law, ordinance, or administrative rule of this state or a local unit of government of this state, the commission and the department of civil rights shall encourage use of the design adopted under this section.
(3) The commission and the department of civil rights shall encourage removal of the word "handicapped" from any signs or other means of communication of this state or any local unit of government of this state.
(4) For the purpose of this section, encouraging the use of the design adopted under this section or the removal of the word "handicapped" do not include any form of civil, criminal, administrative, or regulatory action against any person or entity.
(5) Any government issued item currently in use by this state or any department, agency, or office of this state, local unit of government of this state, or other entity or individual that contains the international symbol of access may continue to be used until there is a need to replace that item.
History:
Add. 2022, Act 183, Eff. Oct. 23, 2022
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 37 - Civil Rights › Act 220 of 1976 - Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act (37.1101 - 37.1607) › Article 2 - (37.1201...37.1214) › Section 37.1201 - Definitions.

37.1201 Definitions.
Sec. 201.
As used in this article:
(a) "Employee" does not include an individual employed in domestic service of any person.
(b) "Employer" means a person who has 1 or more employees or a person who as contractor or subcontractor is furnishing material or performing work for the state or a governmental entity or agency of the state and includes an agent of such a person.
(c) "Employment agency" means a person regularly undertaking with or without compensation to procure employees for an employer or to procure for employees opportunities to work for an employer and includes an agent of such a person.
(d) "Genetic information" means information about a gene, gene product, or inherited characteristic of an individual derived from the individual's family history or a genetic test.
(e) "Genetic test" means the analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, and those proteins and metabolites used to detect heritable or somatic disease-related genotypes or karyotypes for clinical purposes. A genetic test must be generally accepted in the scientific and medical communities as being specifically determinative for the presence, absence, or mutation of a gene or chromosome in order to qualify under this definition. Genetic test does not include a routine physical examination or a routine analysis including, but not limited to, a chemical analysis of body fluids unless conducted specifically to determine the presence, absence, or mutation of a gene or chromosome.
(f) "Labor organization" includes:
(i) An organization of any kind, an agency or employee representation committee, group, association, or plan in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment.
(ii) A conference, general committee, joint or system board, or joint council which is subordinate to a national or international labor organization.
(iii) An agent of a labor organization.
History:
1976, Act 220, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 121, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1990 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000