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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 5e. (1) A child care center licensee, licensee designee, or program director, group child care home licensee, and family child care home licensee shall report to the department within 3 business days after he or she has been arraigned for or convicted of 1 or more of the crimes listed in section 5r. 1
(2) Except as provided in subsection (1), a child care staff member shall report to the child care center, group child care home, or family child care home within 3 business days after he or she has been arraigned for or convicted of 1 or more of the crimes listed in section 5r.
(3) A child care center licensee, licensee designee, or program director, group child care home licensee, and family child care home licensee shall report to the department within 3 business days after receiving a report from a child care staff member under subsection (2).
(4) A group child care home licensee or family child care home licensee shall report to the department within 3 business days after he or she knows or should reasonably know that a member of the household has been arraigned for or convicted of 1 or more of the crimes listed in section 5r.
(5) A person who violates subsection (1), (2), (3), or (4) is guilty of a crime as follows:
(a) If the person violates subsection (1), (2), (3), or (4) and the crime involved in the violation is a misdemeanor that is a listed offense or is a felony, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(b) If the person violates subsection (1), (2), (3), or (4) and the crime involved in the violation is a misdemeanor that is not a listed offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(6) The department shall delete from the licensee's records all information relating to an arraignment required to be reported under this section if the department receives documentation that the person arraigned for the crime is subsequently not convicted of any crime after the completion of judicial proceedings resulting from that arraignment.
(7) A child care center, group child care home, or family child care home shall delete from the child care staff member's records all information relating to an arraignment required to be reported under this section if it receives documentation that the child care staff member is subsequently not convicted of any crime after the completion of judicial proceedings resulting from that arraignment.
(8) At the time a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home allows a person to become a child care staff member, the child care center, group child care home, or family child care home shall notify that person of the requirement under this section to report when he or she is arraigned for or convicted of certain crimes and the penalty for not reporting.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 722. Children § 722.115e - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-722-children/mi-comp-laws-722-115e/
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