Michigan’S Common Law Right to Government Financial Information

Michigan Academician, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2004

17 Pages Posted: 28 Nov 2009

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Nancy J. White

Central Michigan University

Tanya M. Marcum

Bradley University

Elizabeth Campbell

Central Michigan University

Date Written: 2004

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to determine the legal right of Michigan residents to access financial records from courts in Michigan. In a recent research project conducted by faculty members at Central Michigan University, working with undergraduate and graduate students, certain financial data was requested from Michigan courts. Specifically, the research focused on data relating to fines and costs for civil infractions that are both imposed by and collected by the courts. The requests sought data regarding the types of civil infraction citations issued and the amounts of the statutory fines and costs collected by each court. The purpose of the research was to compare the fines and costs collected for civil infractions in each county within the state of Michigan.

Keywords: FOIA, government records

Suggested Citation

White, Nancy J. and Marcum, Tanya M. and Campbell, Elizabeth, Michigan’S Common Law Right to Government Financial Information (2004). Michigan Academician, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2004 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1514538

Nancy J. White (Contact Author)

Central Michigan University ( email )

Dept. of Finance and Law
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
United States
989-774-1842 (Phone)

Tanya M. Marcum

Bradley University ( email )

1501 w bradley
peoria, IL 61625
United States

Elizabeth Campbell

Central Michigan University ( email )

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
United States

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