Title 722, CHILDREN

Sec. 7. (1) A person is guilty of displaying sexually explicit matter to a minor if that person possesses managerial responsibility for a business enterprise selling sexually explicit visual material that visually depicts sexual intercourse or sadomasochistic abuse and is harmful…

Sec. 8. (1) A person is guilty of facilitative misrepresentation when that person knowingly makes a false representation that he or she is the parent or guardian of a minor, or that a minor is 18 years of age or older, with the intent to facilitate the dissemination to the minor …

Sec. 9. A prosecuting attorney may commence an action in the circuit court against a person, other than a person described in section 6, to enjoin that person from disseminating to a minor sexually explicit matter that is harmful to minors.

Sec. 10. (1) A person intending to disseminate to a minor matter that may be considered sexually explicit may request, from the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the dissemination is intended, an advisory opinion as to the legality of that dissemination. The request for…

Sec. 11. The following provisions apply in an action commenced pursuant to section 9 or 10: (a) The prosecuting attorney shall bear the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that knowing dissemination of the specified matter to a minor would violate section 5. (b) …

Sec. 12. (1) Except as provided in this section, sections 9 to 11 shall not preclude or impair prosecution for violation of any law of this state. (2) If a declaratory judgment has been obtained pursuant to sections 10 and 11, or an application for an injunction pursuant to secti…

Sec. 12a. This part does not apply to any of the following: (a) A medium of communication to the extent regulated by the federal communications commission. (b) An internet service provider or computer network service provider that is not selling the sexually explicit matter being…

Sec. 13. Section 343e of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being section 750.343e of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.

Sec. 14. This act shall not take effect until June 1, 1978.

Sec. 15. In light of section 51 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963, which directs that "The public health and general welfare of the people of the state are hereby declared to be matters of primary public concern. The legislature shall pass suitable laws for the prot…

Sec. 16. As used in this part: (a) "Computer" means any connected, directly interoperable or interactive device, equipment, or facility that uses a computer program or other instructions to perform specific operations including logical, arithmetic, or memory functions with or on …

Sec. 17. (1) A person shall not knowingly disseminate to a minor an ultra-violent explicit video game that is harmful to minors. Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a person who violates this subsection is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to …

Sec. 18. Section 17 does not apply to the dissemination of an ultra-violent explicit video game to a minor by any of the following: (a) A parent or guardian who disseminates an ultra-violent explicit video game to his or her child or ward. (b) An immediate family member of the mi…

Sec. 19. (1) A person shall not knowingly make a false representation that he or she is the parent or guardian of a minor, or that a minor is 17 years of age or older, with the intent to facilitate the dissemination to the minor of an ultra-violent explicit video game that is har…

Sec. 20. A person who possesses managerial responsibility for a business enterprise renting or selling ultra-violent explicit video games that are harmful to minors shall not knowingly permit a minor who is not accompanied by a parent or guardian to play or view the playing of an…

Sec. 21. (1) A person knowingly disseminates an ultra-violent explicit video game to a minor if the person knows both the nature of the video game and the status of the minor to whom the video game is disseminated. (2) A person knows the nature of the ultra-violent explicit video…

Sec. 22. A conviction, sentence, or determination of responsibility for a violation of this part does not preclude a conviction, sentence, or determination of responsibility for a violation of any other law of this state arising from the same transaction.

Sec. 23. (1) It is an affirmative defense to an alleged violation under this part that the person acted in good faith. Except as provided in subsection (2), good faith exists if at the time the alleged violation occurs all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The minor …

Sec. 1. (1) The department of social services may reimburse a foster parent for the costs of legal counsel when an action is commenced against the foster parent for injury or damage which is sustained or which is alleged to have been sustained by, or which resulted from or which …

Sec. 2. (1) This act shall not be construed to defeat, deny, or diminish a defense otherwise available to a foster parent or to a foster child in another action. (2) The reimbursement of a foster parent under this act shall not impose any liability on the department of social ser…

Sec. 3. (1) A foster child may maintain an action against his or her foster parent who is licensed under Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1973, being sections 722.111 to 722.128 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and a child may maintain an action against his or her legal guardian f…

Sec. 1. No minor under the age of 12 years shall loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public street, highway, alley or park between the hours of 10 o'clock p.m. and 6 o'clock a.m., unless the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian, or some adult delegated by the parent o…

Sec. 2. A minor under the age of 16 years shall not loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public street, highway, alley or park between the hours of 12 midnight and 6 a.m., immediately following, except where the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian, or an adult delegat…

Sec. 3. Any person of the age of 16 years or over assisting, aiding, abetting, allowing, permitting or encouraging any minor under the age of 16 years to violate the provisions of sections 1 and 2 hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 4. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to limit any powers now or hereafter possessed by law by any township, charter township, city or village to regulate by ordinance a curfew of minors.

Sec. 1. The board of supervisors of any county may construct, maintain, equip, furnish, appoint the necessary personnel and supervise the operation of county rehabilitation work camps for the purpose of rehabilitating juvenile offenders. County rehabilitation work camps establish…

Sec. 2. The board of supervisors of any county not having a county rehabilitation work camp or the legislative body of any municipality either within or without the county maintaining a county rehabilitation work camp may enter into agreements with a county maintaining such camps…

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Age of Majority Act of 1971".

Sec. 2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in the state constitution of 1963 and subsection (2), notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person who is at least 18 years of age on or after January 1, 1972, is an adult of legal age for all purposes whatsoever, a…

Sec. 3. (1) This act supersedes all provisions of law that prescribe duties, liabilities, responsibilities, rights, and legal capacity of individuals 18 years of age to 20 years of age different from individuals 21 years of age, including, but not limited to, the following public…

Sec. 4. This act does not impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or a liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred before this act takes effect, but the same may be enjoyed, asserted and enforced, as fully and to the same…

Sec. 5. This act shall take effect January 1, 1972.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "child custody act of 1970".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Active duty" means that term as defined in section 101 of the servicemembers civil relief act, 50 USC 511, except that "active duty" includes full-time national guard duty. (b) "Agency" means a legally authorized public or private organization, o…

Sec. 3. As used in this act, "best interests of the child" means the sum total of the following factors to be considered, evaluated, and determined by the court: (a) The love, affection, and other emotional ties existing between the parties involved and the child. (b) The capacit…

Sec. 4. (1) In all actions involving dispute of a minor child's custody, the court shall declare the child's inherent rights and establish the rights and duties as to the child's custody, support, and parenting time in accordance with this act. (2) If, at any time in the proceedi…

Sec. 5. (1) If a child custody dispute is between the parents, between agencies, or between third persons, the best interests of the child control. If the child custody dispute is between the parent or parents and an agency or a third person, the court shall presume that the best…

Sec. 6. (1) This act is equitable in nature and shall be liberally construed and applied to establish promptly the rights of the child and the rights and duties of the parties involved. This act applies to all circuit court child custody disputes and actions, whether original or …

Sec. 6a. (1) In custody disputes between parents, the parents shall be advised of joint custody. At the request of either parent, the court shall consider an award of joint custody, and shall state on the record the reasons for granting or denying a request. In other cases joint …

Sec. 6b. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a guardian or limited guardian of a child has standing to bring an action for custody of the child as provided in this act. (2) A limited guardian of a child does not have standing to bring an action for custody of the …

Sec. 6c. (1) A third person may bring an action for custody of a child if the court finds either of the following: (a) Both of the following: (i) The child was placed for adoption with the third person under the adoption laws of this or another state, and the placement order is s…

Sec. 6d. A third person filing an action under section 6c shall proceed as follows: (a) If the circuit court has continuing jurisdiction over the child, the action shall be filed in the circuit court that has continuing jurisdiction over the child. (b) If the circuit court does n…

Sec. 6e. (1) A third person filing an action under section 6c shall send notice of the action to each party who has legal custody of the child and to each parent whose parental rights have not been terminated. (2) In addition to other powers of the court, in an action under secti…

Sec. 7. (1) If a child custody dispute has been submitted to the circuit court as an original action under this act or has arisen incidentally from another action in the circuit court or an order or judgment of the circuit court, for the best interests of the child the court may …

Sec. 7a. (1) Parenting time shall be granted in accordance with the best interests of the child. It is presumed to be in the best interests of a child for the child to have a strong relationship with both of his or her parents. Except as otherwise provided in this section, parent…

Sec. 7b. (1) A child's grandparent may seek a grandparenting time order under 1 or more of the following circumstances: (a) An action for divorce, separate maintenance, or annulment involving the child's parents is pending before the court. (b) The child's parents are divorced, s…