{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-18.1285","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1285","heading":"Records; maintenance by head of state agency; listing on retention and disposal schedule; legal custody and physical possession.","body":"Sec. 285.\n\nThe head of each state agency shall maintain records which are necessary for all of the following:\n\nThe continued effective operation of the state agency.\n\nAn adequate and proper recording of the activities of the state agency.\n\nThe protection of the legal rights of the state.\n\nThe head of a state agency maintaining any record shall cause the records to be listed on a retention and disposal schedule.\n\nLegal custody and physical possession of a record shall be vested in the state agency that created, received, or maintains the record until such time as it is transferred to the state archives or is destroyed.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 18","Act Act-431-of-1984"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-18-1285","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"423e5083c3156c8498fb1608619067369407de1bbf74cbac9e016d47388dcf6c","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-18.1284","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-18.1287"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}