Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 767A.8 (2026)

Confidentiality of certain material and information.

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THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Act 175 of 1927

767A.8 Confidentiality of certain material and information.

Sec. 8.

Petitions for immunity, orders of immunity, transcripts of testimony delivered to witnesses pursuant to grants of immunity, and records, documents, and physical evidence obtained by the prosecuting attorney pursuant to an investigation under this chapter are confidential and shall not be available for public inspection or copying or divulged to any person except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Material and information obtained under this act are exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1995, Act 148, Eff. Oct. 1, 1995

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2021 · leading case: Truel v. City of Dearborn, 804 N.W.2d 744 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010).

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Truel v. City of Dearborn, 804 N.W.2d 744 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “” Corporation counsel then requested by subpoena the information that had been withheld, and the WCPO denied the request, claiming that the materials were “privileged work product” and protected under “the deliberative process privilege,” and that transcripts of the statements…”

Flagg v. City of Detroit, 268 F.R.D. 279 (E.D. Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “Moreover, and as noted earlier, Michigan law confers a similar privilege on information obtained through investigative subpoenas, see Mich. Comp. Laws § 767A.8, and the Court relied in part on this privilege in ordering that the depositions of two Michigan State Police officers…”

King v. Michigan State Police Dep't, 841 N.W.2d 914 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “247; MCL 767A.8; and MCL 338.1728. In addition, documents presently known to, and protected from disclosure under the seal of, the 48th *170 District Court, the Hon.”

People of Michigan v. Ramon Catrell Logan II (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 9× “Plaintiff also relied on MCL 767A.8, which states: Petitions for immunity, orders of immunity, transcripts of testimony delivered to witnesses pursuant to grants of immunity, and records, documents, and physical evidence obtained by the prosecuting attorney pursuant to an…”

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