The Michigan Freedom of Information Act of 1977 guarantees its people the ability to find, review, and take records held by municipalities across the state, including court papers, vehicular traffic transgressions, marriage and divorce permits, property and lien records, and much more. These records contain titles, times, particulars on events, sentences, processes and more, and are all believed public unless otherwise stated. Grosse Pointes authorities and criminals both are held accountable thanks to the openness afforded by this regulation, making Grosse Pointe, and by extension the united states, an even more free and open society.