History of FOIA
Money, Money, Money - Fees
You can't have it - Exemptions
Keep it or Bin It -
Records Management
MSP History
100

The year the Michigan FOIA was passed, also the year Apple Computer Company was incorporated. 

What is 1976?

100

Permissable fees under the FOIA can be grouped into this many categories. 

What is six categories?

100

The privacy exemption used to protect personally identifiable information. 

What is 13(1)(a)?

100

These document the retention period for records in the possession of all state executive departments.

What are general schedules?

100
During this war, the temporary, wartime emergency force,, which ultimately became the MSP, was created for the purpose of domestic security. 

What is World War I?

200

The Michigan FOIA was drafted most similiarly to this law passed in 1966.

What is the Federal FOIA?

200

Labor to seperate exempt information from non-exempt information can only be charged in this increment, rounded down. 

What is fifteen minute increments?

200

This exemption allows for the withholding of information subject to the non-disclosure provisions of another statute. 

What is 13(1)(d)?

200

Officer dailies are retained for this length of time, before destruction. 

What is three years?

200
In this year, Govenor Albert Sleeper creates the Michigan State Troops Permanent Force, also known as the Michigan State Constabulary. 

What is 1917?

300

Michigan FOIA says "The people shall be informed so that they may fully participate in the..."

What is the democratic process?

300

In the interest of reducing costs, paper records must be duplicated in this format.

What is double-sided?

300

Use this exemption when reviewing administrative records, not investigative records. 

What is 13(1)(s)?

300

Retain general correspondence, including email, for this length of time. 

What is two years?

300

The MSP's PROUD tradition of SERVICE.  

What is EXCELLENCE, INTEGRITY, AND COURTESY?

400

The Michigan FOIA says public record means writings prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a public body... but does not include...

What is computer software?

400

If the public body uses a contractor, the costs cannot exceed six times this value. 

What is state minimum wage?

400

Questions and answers from tests used for employment decisions can be protected under this statute. 

What is 13(1)(k)?

400

The two methods of legal records disposal. 

What is destruction or archival transfer?

400

With this many men, the first calvary was formed. 

What is 300?

500

These two documents are required to be posted by the public body. 

What is the Procedures and Guidelines and Written Public Summary?

500

When a response notice is issued after the response due date, the public body shall reduce the fee by this value per day. 

What is five percent?

500

This exemption flows with the records. 

What is 13(1)(e)?

500

This Act requires the MSP to retain information created during the course of business. 

What is the Management and Budget Act?

500

The first commanding officer of the Michigan State Troops.  

Who is Col. Roy C. Vandercook?