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Michigan Statutes, Title 28

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Title 28, MICHIGAN STATE POLICE

54 chapters · 335 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 28335 Ch 372-of-1927, FIREARMS37 Ch 256-of-2011, MICHIGAN FIREWORKS SAFETY ACT23 Ch 59-of-1935, MICHIGAN STATE POLICE20 Ch 203-of-1965, MICHIGAN COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEME…19 Ch 295-of-1994, SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION ACT19 Ch 537-of-2008, MICHIGAN RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFF…17 Ch 222-of-1972, STATE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD14 Ch 289-of-1925, BUREAU OF CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION AN…12 Ch 23-of-2023, VOLUNTEER EMPLOYEE CRIMINAL HISTORY …11 Ch 319-of-1968, UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SYSTEM10 Ch 378-of-2004, PUBLIC BODY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACT10 Ch 46-of-2004, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFIT ACT9 Ch 23-of-2008, ENHANCED DRIVER LICENSE AND ENHANCED…8 Ch 176-of-2012, MOZELLE SENIOR OR VULNERABLE ADULT M…8

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.721 Short title.
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Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "sex offenders registration act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.721a Legislative declarations; determination; intent.
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Sec. 1a. The legislature declares that the sex offenders registration act was enacted pursuant to the legislature's exercise of the police power of the state with the intent to better assist law enforcement officers and the people of this state in preventing and protecting agains…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.722 Definitions.
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Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Convicted" means 1 of the following: (i) Having a judgment of conviction or a probation order entered in any court having jurisdiction over criminal offenses, including, but not limited to, a tribal court or a military court. Convicted does not i…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.723 Individuals required to be registered.
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Sec. 3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the following individuals who are domiciled or temporarily reside in this state or who work with or without compensation or are students in this state are required to be registered under this act: (a) An individual who is convicted of a list…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.723a Hearing to determine if individual exempt from registration.

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Sec. 3a. (1) If an individual pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a listed offense or is adjudicated as a juvenile as being responsible for a listed offense but alleges that he or she is not required to register under this act because section 2(t)(v) or (vi) applies or section…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.724 Registration; procedures.

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Sec. 4. (1) Registration of an individual under this act must proceed as provided in this section. (2) For an individual convicted of a listed offense on or before October 1, 1995 who on or before October 1, 1995 is sentenced for that offense, has a disposition entered for that o…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.724a Status report to registering authority; requirements; reports; written documentation; exception.

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Sec. 4a. (1) An individual required to be registered under this act who is not a resident of this state shall report his or her status in person to the registering authority having jurisdiction over a campus of an institution of higher education if either of the following occurs:…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.725 Conditions requiring individual to report in person and provide notice to registering authority; release of incarcerated individual; notice; compliance; removal upon expungement.

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Sec. 5. (1) An individual required to be registered under this act who is a resident of this state shall report in person, or in another manner as prescribed by the department, and notify the registering authority having jurisdiction where his or her residence or domicile is loca…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.725a Notice to registered individual; explanation of duties; reporting requirements; homeless exception.

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Sec. 5a. (1) The department shall mail a notice to each individual registered under this act who is not in a state correctional facility explaining the individual's duties under this act as amended. (2) Upon the release of an individual registered under this act who is in a state…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.725b Sex offenders registration fund; creation; disposition of money; use; lapse; claim of indigence; waiver of fee; payments.

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Sec. 5b. (1) Of the money collected by a court, local law enforcement agency, sheriff's department, or department post from each registration fee prescribed under this act, $30.00 must be forwarded to the department, which shall deposit the money in the sex offenders registration…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.725c Fee collected by department of corrections; prohibition.

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Sec. 5c. The department of corrections shall not collect any fee prescribed under this act.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.726 Providing or forwarding copy of registration or notification.

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Sec. 6. (1) The officer, court, or agency registering an individual or receiving or accepting a registration under section 4 or receiving notice under section 5(1) shall provide the individual with a copy of the registration or notification at the time of registration or notice. …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.727 Registration information; format; fee; requirements; forwarding registration, notice, and verification information to Federal Bureau of Investigation, local agencies, and other registering jurisdictions.

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Sec. 7. (1) Registration information obtained under this act must be forwarded to the department in the format the department prescribes. Except as provided in section 5b(3), a $50.00 registration fee must accompany each original registration. All of the following information mus…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.728 Law enforcement database; information to be contained for each registered individual; public internet website; compilation; availability; removal.

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Sec. 8. (1) The department shall maintain a computerized law enforcement database of registrations and notices required under this act. The law enforcement database must contain all of the following information for each individual registered under this act: (a) The individual's l…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.728a Failure to register or update registration information; duties registering authority; duties of department.

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Sec. 8a. (1) If an individual fails to register or to update his or her registration information as required under this act, the local law enforcement agency, sheriff's office, or department post responsible for registering the individual or for verifying and updating his or her …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.728c Petition to discontinue registration; jurisdiction; limitations; oath; contents; false statement; filing copy with office of prosecuting attorney; notice; hearing; rights of victim; factors in court determination; granting of petition.

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Sec. 8c. (1) An individual classified as a tier I offender who meets the requirements of subsection (12) may petition the court under that subsection for an order allowing him or her to discontinue registration under this act. (2) An individual classified as a tier III offender w…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.728d Providing copy of court order granting petition to department and individual.

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Sec. 8d. If the court grants a petition filed under section 8c, the court shall promptly provide a copy of that order to the department and to the individual. The department shall promptly remove an individual's registration from the database maintained under section 8(1).

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.729 Registration required; violations; penalties.

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Sec. 9. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3), and (4), an individual required to be registered under this act who willfully violates this act is guilty of a felony punishable as follows: (a) If the individual has no prior convictions for a violation of this act, by impr…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.730 Confidentiality; exemption from disclosure; availability of information on public internet website; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; civil cause of action; applicability of subsections (4) and (5) to public internet website.

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Sec. 10. (1) Except as provided in this act, a registration or report is confidential and information from that registration or report shall not be open to inspection except for law enforcement purposes. The registration or report and all included materials and information are ex…