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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 33 of 1978 - Disseminating, Exhibiting, or Displaying Sexually Explicit Matter to Minors (722.671 - 722.693) › 33-1978-II - Part II Ultra-Violent Explicit Video Games (722.685...722.693) › Section 722.690 - Manager of Business Enterprise Renting or Selling Ultra-Violent Explicit Video Games; Permitting Minor to Play or View Prohibited; Violation; Penalty.

722.690 Manager of business enterprise renting or selling ultra-violent explicit video games; permitting minor to play or view prohibited; violation; penalty.
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 ultra-violent explicit video game that is harmful to minors. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.
History:
Add. 2005, Act 108, Eff. Dec. 1, 2005
Constitutionality:
In Entertainment Software Association v Granholm, F Supp (2006), the United States district court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, permanently enjoined enforcement of an act regulating sexually explicit and ultra-violent video games as violating free speech rights and the due process requirement that a law be sufficiently definite to provide notice of the conduct prohibited that are granted in the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 33 of 1978 - Disseminating, Exhibiting, or Displaying Sexually Explicit Matter to Minors (722.671 - 722.693) › 33-1978-II - Part II Ultra-Violent Explicit Video Games (722.685...722.693) › Section 722.691 - Knowingly Disseminating Ultra-Violent Explicit Video Game.

722.691 Knowingly disseminating ultra-violent explicit video game.
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 game if the person either is aware of its character and content or recklessly disregards circumstances suggesting its character and content.
(3) A person knows the status of a minor if the person either is aware that the person to whom the dissemination is made is a minor or recklessly disregards a substantial risk that the person to whom the dissemination is made is a minor.
History:
Add. 2005, Act 108, Eff. Dec. 1, 2005
Constitutionality:
In Entertainment Software Association v Granholm, F Supp (2006), the United States district court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, permanently enjoined enforcement of an act regulating sexually explicit and ultra-violent video games as violating free speech rights and the due process requirement that a law be sufficiently definite to provide notice of the conduct prohibited that are granted in the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 33 of 1978 - Disseminating, Exhibiting, or Displaying Sexually Explicit Matter to Minors (722.671 - 722.693) › 33-1978-II - Part II Ultra-Violent Explicit Video Games (722.685...722.693) › Section 722.692 - Violation Arising From Same Transaction.

722.692 Violation arising from same transaction.
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.
History:
Add. 2005, Act 108, Eff. Dec. 1, 2005
Constitutionality:
In Entertainment Software Association v Granholm, F Supp (2006), the United States district court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, permanently enjoined enforcement of an act regulating sexually explicit and ultra-violent video games as violating free speech rights and the due process requirement that a law be sufficiently definite to provide notice of the conduct prohibited that are granted in the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 33 of 1978 - Disseminating, Exhibiting, or Displaying Sexually Explicit Matter to Minors (722.671 - 722.693) › 33-1978-II - Part II Ultra-Violent Explicit Video Games (722.685...722.693) › Section 722.693 - Good Faith as Defense.

722.693 Good faith as defense.
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 shows the person identification that appears to be valid and that contains a photograph and a date of birth purporting to show that the minor is 17 years of age or older, or the service terms of the internet provider of a seller or rental enterprise that sells or rents ultra-violent explicit video games over the internet require a purchaser or renter to be 17 years of age or older if all of the following conditions are met:
(i) The ultra-violent explicit video game is purchased or rented over the internet.
(ii) The ultra-violent explicit video game is sent to the purchaser's or renter's home or place of residence or otherwise made directly available through the internet to the purchaser or renter.
(iii) The purchaser or renter of the ultra-violent explicit video game uses a credit card to purchase or rent the ultra-violent explicit video game.
(b) The person does not have independent knowledge that the minor is under 17 years of age.
(c) Relying upon information described in subdivisions (a) and (b), the person complies with a rating system established by the pertinent entertainment industry that does not conflict with this part.
(2) If the person possesses managerial responsibility for a business enterprise, good faith exists if at the time the alleged violation occurs the business enterprise satisfies all of the following conditions:
(a) The business enterprise has in existence a policy that its employees are required to comply with a rating system established by the pertinent entertainment industry that does not conflict with this part.
(b) The business enterprise trains its employees to follow the policy described in subdivision (a).
(c) The business enterprise enforces the policy described in subdivision (a).
History:
Add. 2005, Act 108, Eff. Dec. 1, 2005
Constitutionality:
In Entertainment Software Association v Granholm, F Supp (2006), the United States district court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, permanently enjoined enforcement of an act regulating sexually explicit and ultra-violent video games as violating free speech rights and the due process requirement that a law be sufficiently definite to provide notice of the conduct prohibited that are granted in the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.711 - Definitions.

722.711 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Child born out of wedlock" means a child begotten and born to a woman who was not married from the conception to the date of birth of the child, or a child that the court has determined to be a child born or conceived during a marriage but not the issue of that marriage.
(b) "Child" means a child born out of wedlock.
(c) "Mother" means the mother of a child born out of wedlock.
(d) "Court" means the circuit court.
(e) "DNA identification profile" means the results of the DNA identification profiling of genetic testing material.
(f) "DNA identification profiling" means a validated scientific method of analyzing components of deoxyribonucleic acid molecules in a sample of genetic testing material to identify the pattern of the components' chemical structure that is unique to the individual.
(g) "State disbursement unit" or "SDU" means the entity established in section 6 of the office of child support act, 1971 PA 174, MCL 400.236.
(h) "Genetic testing material" means a sample of an individual's blood, saliva, or tissue collected from the individual that is used for genetic paternity testing conducted under this act.
(i) "Summary report" means a written summary of the DNA identification profile that includes only the following information:
(i) The court case number, if applicable, the laboratory case number or identification number, and the family independence agency case number.
(ii) The mother's name and race.
(iii) The child's name.
(iv) The alleged father's name and race.
(v) The collection dates and identification numbers of the genetic testing material.
(vi) The cumulative paternity index.
(vii) The probability of paternity.
(viii) The conclusion as to whether the alleged father can or cannot be excluded as the biological father.
(ix) The name, address, and telephone number of the contracting laboratory.
(x) The name of the individual certifying the report.
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1980 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 107, Eff. June 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 113, Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 157, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 31, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.713 - Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff. June 1, 1997.

722.713 Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff. June 1, 1997.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to father's agreement for support and education.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.714a - Summons or Notice; Notification of Obligation and Rights; Court Order for Genetic Paternity Testing.

722.714a Summons or notice; notification of obligation and rights; court order for genetic paternity testing.
Sec. 4a.
(1) The summons or other initial notice to a party in an action under this act shall contain notification that the party's obligation to support the child will be determined and that the party's rights to custody of and parenting time with the child may be determined during the paternity action.
(2) The family independence agency or its designee that requires a party to appear for genetic paternity testing as provided in section 4, or the party requesting genetic paternity testing if a court orders genetic paternity testing for an individual as provided in section 4, shall serve notice of the testing on the mother and the alleged father. The notice shall include explanations of all of the following:
(a) The test to be performed.
(b) The purpose and potential uses of the test.
(c) How the test results will be used to establish paternity or nonpaternity as provided in section 6.
(d) How the individual will be provided with the test results.
(e) The individual's right to keep the test results confidential as provided in section 6a.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 388, Eff. Oct. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 18, Eff. June 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 113, Eff. Aug. 10, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.714b - Effect of Paternity in Another State.

722.714b Effect of paternity in another state.
Sec. 4b.
The establishment of paternity under the law of another state has the same effect and may be used for the same purposes as an acknowledgment of paternity or order of filiation under this act.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.715 - Mother and Alleged Father Competent to Testify; Cross-Examination; Exclusion of Public; Continuance Until Birth of Child.

722.715 Mother and alleged father competent to testify; cross-examination; exclusion of public; continuance until birth of child.
Sec. 5.
(1) Both the mother and the alleged father of the child shall be competent to testify, and if either gives evidence he or she shall be subject to cross-examination. The court may exclude the general public from the room where proceedings are held, pursuant to this act, admitting only persons directly interested in the case, including the officers of the court, officers or public welfare agents presenting the case, and witnesses.
(2) If the child is not born at the time set for trial, the case, unless the defendant mother or defendant father consents to trial, shall be continued until the child is born.
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 146, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 107, Eff. June 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 258, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 113, Eff. Aug. 10, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.717a - Repealed. 2001, Act 109, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001.

722.717a Repealed. 2001, Act 109, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to support for child after child reaches 18 years of age.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.717b - Provisions for Custody and Parenting Time; Temporary Order in Case of Dispute; Referral to Friend of the Court; Attorneys Not Required to Represent Parties in Dispute.

722.717b Provisions for custody and parenting time; temporary order in case of dispute; referral to friend of the court; attorneys not required to represent parties in dispute.
Sec. 7b.
If the court makes a determination of paternity and there is no dispute regarding custody, the court shall include in the order of filiation specific provisions for the custody and parenting time of the child as provided in the child custody act of 1970, Act No. 91 of the Public Acts of 1970, being sections 722.21 to 722.29 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. If there is a dispute between the parties concerning custody or parenting time, the court shall immediately enter an order that establishes support and temporarily establishes custody of and parenting time with the child. Pending a hearing on or other resolution of the dispute, the court may also refer the matter to the friend of the court for a report and recommendation as provided in section 5 of the friend of the court act, Act No. 294 of the Public Acts of 1982, being section 552.505 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. In a dispute regarding custody or parenting time, the prosecuting attorney, an attorney appointed by the county, or an attorney appointed by the court under section 4 shall not be required to represent either party regarding that dispute.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 388, Eff. Oct. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 18, Eff. June 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 308, Eff. June 1, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.718 - Payments to Friend of Court, Clerk of Court, or State Disbursement Unit; Disbursement.

722.718 Payments to friend of court, clerk of court, or state disbursement unit; disbursement.
Sec. 8.
The court shall require the payment of money to be made to the friend of the court, clerk of the court, or state disbursement unit, which money shall be disbursed in accordance with the order of the court, except that upon certification by a county family independence agency that a complainant is receiving public assistance, a payment received by the friend of the court for support and education of a child born out of wedlock shall be transmitted to the family independence agency.
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1971 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 157, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.720 - Continuing Jurisdiction; Purposes.

722.720 Continuing jurisdiction; purposes.
Sec. 10.
The court has continuing jurisdiction over proceedings brought under this act to do any of the following:
(a) Increase or decrease the amount fixed by the order of filiation subject to section 7.
(b) Provide for, change, and enforce provisions of the order of filiation relating to the custody or support of or parenting time with the child.
(c) Determine an action to set aside the order of filiation under the revocation of paternity act.
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 107, Eff. June 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 294, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 18, Eff. June 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 109, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 162, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.720a - Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983.

722.720a Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to review of orders of filiation.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.721 - Mother's Support and Education of Child Born Out of Wedlock; Bond; Default; Liability of Father.

722.721 Mother's support and education of child born out of wedlock; bond; default; liability of father.
Sec. 11.
(1) If a mother of a child born out of wedlock possesses property and fails to support and educate her child, the court having jurisdiction, on application of the child's guardian or next friend, or the family independence agency if the child is being supported in whole or in part by public assistance, may investigate the matter and, after a hearing and subject to section 7, may make an order charging the mother with the payment of money weekly or otherwise for the child's support and education.
(2) The court may require the mother to give security, by bond, with sufficient sureties approved by the court for the payment as directed by the order. In case of default under the bond, the bond shall be enforced in the manner provided in section 9.
(3) This section does not relieve the father from liability for the child's support and education in accordance with this act.
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 98, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 109, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.722 - False Complaint; Penalty.

722.722 False complaint; penalty.
Sec. 12.
Any person making a false complaint under this act as to identity of the father, or the aiding or abetting therein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to an authorized official of the department of social services who in good faith filed a complaint under this act based upon information and belief.
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 98, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.723 - Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983.

722.723 Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to civil jurisdiction.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.724 - Appeal; Stay of Execution, Bond, Security for Costs.

722.724 Appeal; stay of execution, bond, security for costs.
Sec. 14.
An appeal in all cases may be taken by either the complainant or the defendant, a guardian ad litem appointed by the court for the child, the mother or her personal representative, from any final order or judgment of any court having jurisdiction of filiation proceedings.
No appeal, however, shall operate as a stay of execution unless the defendant gives the security provided in section 9 of this act and further security to pay the costs of such appeal.
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.725 - Reference to Mother as Parent of Child in Records, Certificates, or Other Papers.

722.725 Reference to mother as parent of child in records, certificates, or other papers.
Sec. 15.
In a record, certificate, or other paper made or executed requiring a declaration by or notice to the mother of a child born out of wedlock or otherwise requiring a reference to the relation of a mother to such a child, it shall be sufficient to refer to the mother as the parent of the child. An explicit reference shall not be made to illegitimacy.
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.726 - Application of Act.

722.726 Application of act.
Sec. 16.
This act applies to all cases arising out of birth out of wedlock commenced after this act takes effect, and such cases shall not thereafter be commenced under chapter 42 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, as amended, being sections 722.601 to 722.612, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, which shall, however, apply to and govern all cases commenced thereunder prior to the time this act takes effect.
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.727 - Fees; Assessment in Order of Filiation.

722.727 Fees; assessment in order of filiation.
Sec. 17.
No fees for commencement of suit, filing fee, decree or judgment fee, or stenographer fee shall be required in proceedings under this act, but the court may assess such fees against the father in the order of filiation.
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.728 - Enforcement Remedies.

722.728 Enforcement remedies.
Sec. 18.
In addition to the methods provided under this act for the enforcement of any court order or judgment, whether interlocutory or final, any such order, decree or judgment may be also enforced under the provisions of Act No. 8 of the Public Acts of 1952, as amended, being sections 780.151 to 780.173, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948.
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.729 - Repealed. 2009, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010

722.729 Repealed. 2009, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to reimbursement of county for cost of enforcing support or parenting time orders.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.729a - Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees.

722.729a Centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.
Sec. 19a.
The SDU is responsible for the centralized receipt and disbursement of support. An office of the friend of the court may continue to receive support and fees.
History:
Add. 1999, Act 157, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730) › Section 722.730 - Paternity Act; Short Title.

722.730 Paternity act; short title.
Sec. 20.
This act shall be known and may be cited as "The paternity act".
History:
1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 41 of 1960 - Curfew for Children (722.751 - 722.754) › Section 722.751 - Curfew for Children Under 12 Years Old.

722.751 Curfew for children under 12 years old.
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 or guardian to accompany the child.
History:
1960, Act 41, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 41 of 1960 - Curfew for Children (722.751 - 722.754) › Section 722.752 - Curfew for Minors Under Age 16.

722.752 Curfew for minors under age 16.
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 delegated by the parent or guardian to accompany the minor, or where the minor is upon an errand or other legitimate business directed by his parent or guardian.
History:
1960, Act 41, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 41 of 1960 - Curfew for Children (722.751 - 722.754) › Section 722.753 - Aiding Underage Children to Violate Law; Misdemeanor.

722.753 Aiding underage children to violate law; misdemeanor.
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.
History:
1960, Act 41, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 41 of 1960 - Curfew for Children (722.751 - 722.754) › Section 722.754 - Local Regulation as to Curfew.

722.754 Local regulation as to curfew.
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.
History:
1960, Act 41, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 71 of 1965 - County Rehabilitation Work Camps for Juvenile Offenders (722.761 - 722.762) › Section 722.761 - County Rehabilitation Work Camps; Operation by Board of Supervisors.

722.761 County rehabilitation work camps; operation by board of supervisors.
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 established under this law must meet licensing standards as established by the state department of social welfare.
History:
1965, Act 71, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 71 of 1965 - County Rehabilitation Work Camps for Juvenile Offenders (722.761 - 722.762) › Section 722.762 - Agreements With County Maintaining Work Camps.

722.762 Agreements with county maintaining work camps.
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.
History:
1965, Act 71, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 176 of 1985 - Child Identification and Protection Act (722.771 - 722.775) › Section 722.771 - Short Title.

722.771 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "child identification and protection act".
History:
1985, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1985
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 176 of 1985 - Child Identification and Protection Act (722.771 - 722.775) › Section 722.772 - Definitions.

722.772 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Child" means any person under 17 years of age.
(b) "Child or youth with special health care needs" means a single or married individual under 21 years of age whose activity is or may become so restricted by disease or specified medical condition as to reduce the individual's normal capacity for education and self-support.
(c) "Department" means the department of state police.
(d) "Department-approved entity" means an entity, including a local law enforcement agency or a private company, approved by the department to take the fingerprints and photograph of a child or youth with special health care needs under section 4.
(e) "Governmental unit" means the state or any political subdivision of the state, an authorized representative of the state or any political subdivision of the state, any school district, intermediate school district, or an authorized representative of any school district or intermediate school district.
(f) "Guardian" means a person who has qualified as a guardian of a minor or a child or youth with special health care needs under a parental or spousal nomination or a court order issued under section 19a or 19c of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, MCL 712A.19a and 712A.19c, section 5204, 5205, or 5306 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5204, 700.5205, and 700.5306, or sections 600 to 644 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1600 to 330.1644. Guardian may also include a person appointed by a tribal court under tribal code or custom. Guardian does not include a guardian ad litem.
History:
1985, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1985 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 24, Eff. Aug. 2, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 176 of 1985 - Child Identification and Protection Act (722.771 - 722.775) › Section 722.773 - Fingerprinting Child; Prohibition; Exception.

722.773 Fingerprinting child; prohibition; exception.
Sec. 3.
Except as provided in section 4, a governmental unit shall not fingerprint a child.
History:
1985, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1985
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 176 of 1985 - Child Identification and Protection Act (722.771 - 722.775) › Section 722.775 - Conditional Effective Date.

722.775 Conditional effective date.
Sec. 5.
This act shall not take effect unless House Bill No. 4228 of the 83rd Legislature is enacted into law.
History:
1985, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1985
Compiler's Notes:
House Bill No. 4228, referred to in this section, became P.A. 1985, No. 175, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1985.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Repealed - Act 280 of 1975 - Juvenile Justice Services Act (722.801 - 722.819)

JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES ACT
Act 280 of 1975
722.801-722.819 Repealed. 1977, Act 296, Eff. Dec. 31, 1977;—1978, Act 87, Eff. Apr. 1, 1978.
Compiler's Notes:
Several of the repealed sections had already expired on March 31, 1978, pursuant to the terms of former MCL 722.819 .
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.821 - Short Title.

722.821 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "juvenile diversion act".
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.822 - Definitions.

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722.822 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Assaultive crime" means an offense that, if committed by an adult, would constitute an offense against a person described in section 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 316, 317, 321, 349, 349a, 350, 397, 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, 520g, 529, 529a, or 530 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.82, 750.83, 750.84, 750.86, 750.87, 750.88, 750.89, 750.316, 750.317, 750.321, 750.349, 750.349a, 750.350, 750.397, 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, 750.520g, 750.529, 750.529a, and 750.530.
(b) "Court" means the family division of circuit court.
(c) "Divert" or "diversion" means the placement that occurs when a formally recorded apprehension is made by a law enforcement agency for an act by a minor that if a petition were filed with the court would bring that minor within section 2(a) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, and instead of petitioning the court or authorizing a petition, either of the following occurs:
(i) The minor is released into the custody of his or her parent, guardian, or custodian and the investigation is discontinued.
(ii) The minor and the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian agree to work with a person or public or private organization or agency that will assist the minor and the minor's family in resolving the problem that initiated the investigation.
(d) "Law enforcement agency" means a police department of a city, village, or township, a sheriff's department, the department of state police, or any other governmental law enforcement agency in this state.
(e) "Minor" means an individual less than 18 years of age.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 197, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 415, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 101, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.822.amended - Definitions.

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722.822.amended Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Court" means the family division of circuit court.
(b) "Divert" or "diversion" means the placement that occurs when a law enforcement agency makes a formally recorded investigation or apprehension for an act by a minor that if a petition were filed with the court would bring that minor within section 2(a) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, and instead of petitioning the court or authorizing a petition, either of the following occurs:
(i) The minor is released into the custody of the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian and the investigation is discontinued.
(ii) The minor and the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian agree to work with a person or public or private organization or agency that will assist the minor and the minor's family in resolving the problem that initiated the investigation.
(c) "Law enforcement agency" means a police department of a city, village, or township, a sheriff's department, the department of state police, or any other governmental law enforcement agency in this state.
(d) "Minor" means an individual who is less than 18 years of age.
(e) "Specified juvenile violation" means any of the following:
(i) A specified juvenile violation as that term is defined in section 2 of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2.
(ii) A violation of section 82(2), 321, 397, or 520c of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.82, 750.321, 750.397, and 750.520c.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 197, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 415, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 101, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 287, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.823 - Powers of Law Enforcement Official or Court Intake Worker Where Petition Not Filed or Authorized; Diversion of Minor.

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722.823 Powers of law enforcement official or court intake worker where petition not filed or authorized; diversion of minor.
Sec. 3.
(1) If in the course of investigating an alleged offense by a minor a petition has not been filed with the court, or if a petition has not been authorized, a law enforcement official or court intake worker may do 1 of the following:
(a) Release the minor into the custody of his or her parent, guardian, or custodian and discontinue the investigation.
(b) Divert the matter by making an agreement pursuant to section 5 with the minor and the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian to refer the minor to a person or public or private organization or agency that will assist the minor and the minor's family in resolving the problem that initiated the investigation.
(c) File a petition with the court or authorize a petition that has been filed.
(2) A minor may be diverted only as provided in subsection (1)(a) or (b) and subsection (3).
(3) A minor accused or charged with an assaultive offense shall not be diverted.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.824 - Decision to Divert Minor; Factors to Be Examined.

722.824 Decision to divert minor; factors to be examined.
Sec. 4.
Before a decision is made to divert a minor, all of the following factors shall be examined:
(a) The nature of the alleged offense.
(b) The minor's age.
(c) The nature of the problem that led to the alleged offense.
(d) The minor's character and conduct.
(e) The minor's behavior in school, family, and group settings.
(f) Any prior diversion decisions made concerning the minor and the nature of the minor's compliance with the diversion agreement.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.826 - Decision to Divert Minor; Information to Be Filed; Revocation.

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722.826 Decision to divert minor; information to be filed; revocation.
Sec. 6.
(1) When a decision is made to divert a minor, the law enforcement official or court intake worker shall file with the court in the county in which the minor resides or is found all of the following information:
(a) The minor's name, address, and date of birth.
(b) The act or offense for which the minor was apprehended.
(c) The date and place of the act or offense for which the minor was apprehended.
(d) The diversion decision made, whether referred or released.
(e) The nature of the minor's compliance with the diversion agreement.
(2) If a diversion agreement is revoked pursuant to section 5(5), the law enforcement official or court intake worker shall file with the court in which the information described in subsection (1) is filed the fact of and reasons for the revocation.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 137, Eff. May 1, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.826.amended - Decision to Divert Minor; Information to Be Filed; Revocation.

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722.826.amended Decision to divert minor; information to be filed; revocation.
Sec. 6.
(1) When a decision is made to divert a minor, the law enforcement official or court intake worker shall file with the court in the county in which the minor resides or is found all of the following information:
(a) The minor's name, address, and date of birth.
(b) The act or offense for which the minor was apprehended.
(c) The date and place of the act or offense for which the minor was apprehended.
(d) The diversion decision made, whether referred or released.
(e) The nature of the minor's compliance with the diversion agreement.
(f) The time period to complete the terms of the diversion agreement and, if the period exceeds 3 months, the determination that a longer period is necessary for the minor to complete a specific treatment program.
(g) If the diversion is under section 3(1)(b), the results of the minor's risk screening tool and mental health screening tool.
(2) If a diversion agreement is revoked under section 5(5), the law enforcement official or court intake worker shall file the fact of and reasons for the revocation with the court in which the information described in subsection (1) is filed.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 137, Eff. May 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 287, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 288, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.827 - Separate Diversion Record.

722.827 Separate diversion record.
Sec. 7.
The court in the county in which a diverted minor resides or is found shall keep a separate diversion record for that minor.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.828 - Opening Record; Destruction of Record.

722.828 Opening record; destruction of record.
Sec. 8.
(1) Except as otherwise required in subsection (2), a record required to be kept under this act shall be open only by order of the court to a person who has a legitimate interest.
(2) A record required to be kept under this act shall be open to a law enforcement agency or court intake worker for only the purpose of deciding whether to divert a minor.
(3) A minor's record kept under this act shall be destroyed within 28 days after the minor becomes 18 years of age.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 101, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.829 - Use of Record; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

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722.829 Use of record; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 9.
(1) A record kept under this act shall not be used by any person, including a court official or law enforcement official, for any purpose except in making a decision on whether to divert a minor.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 180 days, or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.829.amended - Use of Record; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Admissibility of Screening Tools.

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722.829.amended Use of record; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; admissibility of screening tools.
Sec. 9.
(1) A record kept under this act must not be used by any person, including a court official or law enforcement official, for any purpose except in making a decision on whether to divert a minor.
(2) A person that violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 180 days, a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(3) A risk screening tool and a mental health screening tool conducted as part of a proceeding under this act and any information obtained from a minor in the course of those screenings or provided by the minor in order to participate in a diversion program, including, but not limited to, any admission, confession, or incriminating evidence, are not admissible into evidence in any adjudicatory hearing in which the minor is accused and are not subject to subpoena or any other court process for use in any other proceeding or for any other purpose.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 287, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.830 - Conditional Effective Date.

722.830 Conditional effective date.
Sec. 10.
This act shall not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 602 of the 84th Legislature is enacted into law.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 13 of 1988 - Juvenile Diversion Act (722.821 - 722.831) › Section 722.831 - Effective Date.

722.831 Effective date.
Sec. 11.
This act shall take effect April 1, 1988.
History:
1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 199 of 1988 - Surrogate Parenting Act (722.851 - 722.863) › Section 722.851 - Short Title.

722.851 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "surrogate parenting act".
History:
1988, Act 199, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 199 of 1988 - Surrogate Parenting Act (722.851 - 722.863) › Section 722.853 - Definitions.

722.853 Definitions.
Sec. 3.
As used in this act:
(a) "Compensation" means a payment of money, objects, services, or anything else having monetary value except payment of expenses incurred as a result of the pregnancy and the actual medical expenses of a surrogate mother or surrogate carrier.
(b) "Developmental disability" means that term as defined in section 100a of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100a.
(c) "Intellectually disabled" means intellectual disability as that term is defined in section 100b of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100b.
(d) "Mental illness" means that term as defined in section 400 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1400.
(e) "Participating party" means a biological mother, biological father, surrogate carrier, or the spouse of a biological mother, biological father, or surrogate carrier, if any.
(f) "Surrogate carrier" means the female in whom an embryo is implanted in a surrogate gestation procedure.
(g) "Surrogate gestation" means the implantation in a female of an embryo not genetically related to that female and subsequent gestation of a child by that female.
(h) "Surrogate mother" means a female who is naturally or artificially inseminated and who subsequently gestates a child conceived through the insemination according to a surrogate parentage contract.
(i) "Surrogate parentage contract" means a contract, agreement, or arrangement in which a female agrees to conceive a child through natural or artificial insemination, or in which a female agrees to surrogate gestation, and to voluntarily relinquish her parental or custodial rights to the child. It is presumed that a contract, agreement, or arrangement in which a female agrees to conceive a child through natural or artificial insemination by a person other than her husband, or in which a female agrees to surrogate gestation, includes a provision, whether or not express, that the female will relinquish her parental or custodial rights to the child.
History:
1988, Act 199, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 190, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1990 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 199 of 1988 - Surrogate Parenting Act (722.851 - 722.863) › Section 722.855 - Surrogate Parentage Contract as Void and Unenforceable.

722.855 Surrogate parentage contract as void and unenforceable.
Sec. 5.
A surrogate parentage contract is void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy.
History:
1988, Act 199, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 199 of 1988 - Surrogate Parenting Act (722.851 - 722.863) › Section 722.857 - Surrogate Parentage Contract Prohibited; Conditions; Surrogate Parentage Contract as Felony; Penalty.

722.857 Surrogate parentage contract prohibited; conditions; surrogate parentage contract as felony; penalty.
Sec. 7.
(1) A person shall not enter into, induce, arrange, procure, or otherwise assist in the formation of a surrogate parentage contract under which an unemancipated minor female or a female diagnosed as being intellectually disabled or as having a mental illness or developmental disability is the surrogate mother or surrogate carrier.
(2) A person other than an unemancipated minor female or a female diagnosed as being intellectually disabled or as having a mental illness or developmental disability who enters into, induces, arranges, procures, or otherwise assists in the formation of a contract described in subsection (1) is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $50,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.
History:
1988, Act 199, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014