Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 18. Department of Management and Budget § 18.1289

Sec. 289. (1) In reviewing a draft retention and disposal schedule, the department of history, arts, and libraries shall determine whether any records listed on the schedule possesses archival value and may disapprove or may require modification of a schedule which proposes the destruction of a record possessing archival value.

(2) In cooperation with the department of history, arts, and libraries, the department shall periodically provide the department of history, arts, and libraries with listings of all records in the custody of the records center that are due for disposal before releasing those records for destruction. Within 30 days after receiving these lists, the department of history, arts, and libraries shall report in writing to the records center regarding each list submitted, and may disapprove the destruction of any or all of the records listed. Any record that is considered to potentially have archival value by the department of history, arts, and libraries shall not be destroyed or otherwise disposed of but shall be transferred to the department of history, arts, and libraries.

(3) The department shall notify the state agency that created a record before its destruction or transfer to the state archives.

(4) The department of history, arts, and libraries may initiate legal action in circuit court to recover records possessing archival value when there is reason to believe that records have been improperly or unlawfully removed from state custody. Upon initiation of any action, the court may issue a temporary restraining order preventing the sale, transfer, or destruction of a record pending the decision of the court.