Legal Opinion
Title Office, Inc. v. Van Buren County Treasurer
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 9, 2004No. Docket 121077, 121078, 121177, 121178PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCavanagh, J.
We granted leave to appeal in this case to determine whether the fees for copies of property tax records requested from a county treasurer are computed according to the fee schedule provided in the Freedom of Information Act (foia), MCL 15.231 et seq., or that provided in the transcripts and abstracts of records act (tara), MCL 48.101. The unambiguous language of both statutes leads us to conclude that the fees are to be computed according to the fee schedule provided in TARA.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
On February 27, 1998, plaintiff, the Title Office, Inc., requested an electronic copy of Van…
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