Section 484.2210 - Trade secrets and commercial or financial information; exemption from freedom of information act; protective order; confidentiality; presumption.
MICHIGAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 179 of 1991
484.2210 Trade secrets and commercial or financial information; exemption from freedom of information act; protective order; confidentiality; presumption.
Sec. 210.
(1) Except under the terms of a mandatory protective order, trade secrets and commercial or financial information submitted under this act are exempt from the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(2) If information is disclosed pursuant to a mandatory protective order, then the information may be included in the commission's evidentiary record if admissible, but shall remain confidential.
(3) There is a rebuttable presumption that cost studies, customer usage data, marketing studies, and contracts between providers are trade secrets or commercial or financial information protected under subsection (1). The burden of removing the presumption under this subsection is with the party seeking to have the information disclosed.
History: 1991, Act 179, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 2005