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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 5r. (1) An individual required to undergo a criminal history check as described in section 5n 1 is ineligible for that application only, to receive a license, be an adult member of the household or be a child care staff member if the individual does either of the following:
(a) Refuses to consent to the criminal history check or central registry check as required under section 5q. 2
(b) Knowingly makes a materially false statement or knowingly omits information in connection with a criminal history check or central registry check as required under section 5q.
(2) An individual required to undergo a database check as required under section 5n(1)(a) who has a confirmed history of disciplinary action or violations as outlined in section 11(5) and (6) 3 may be considered ineligible to receive a license, be an adult member of the household, or be a child care staff member.
(3) An individual required to undergo a criminal history check as described in section 5n is ineligible to receive a license, be an adult member of the household, or be a child care staff member if the individual satisfies 1 or more of the following:
(a) Is registered, or is required to be registered, on a state sex offender registry or repository or the national sex offender registry.
(b) Has been convicted of a felony consisting of 1 or more of the following or any other state or federal equivalent:
(i) Murder or homicide.
(ii) Child abuse or child neglect.
(iii) A crime against a minor child, including, but not limited to, child pornography.
(iv) Spousal abuse or domestic violence.
(v) A crime involving rape or sexual assault.
(vi) Kidnapping.
(vii) Arson.
(viii) Physical assault or battery.
(ix) Human trafficking or involuntary servitude.
(c) Has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor against a child, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following crimes:
(i) Child abuse.
(ii) Child endangerment.
(iii) Sexual assault.
(d) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving child pornography.
(4) An individual required to undergo a criminal history check as described in section 5n is ineligible to receive a license, be an adult member of the household, or be a child care staff member if the individual has been convicted of 1 or more of the following felonies, an attempt or conspiracy to commit 1 or more of the following felonies, or any other state or federal equivalent, unless 10 years have lapsed since the conviction, before the date of application or before the date a group child care home or family child care home allows an individual to be an adult member of the household, or a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home allows an individual to be a child care staff member:
(a) A felony involving harm or threatened harm to an individual.
(b) A felony involving the use of a firearm or dangerous weapon.
(c) A felony involving cruelty or torture of any person.
(d) A felony involving a substantial misrepresentation of any material fact, bribery, fraud, larceny, embezzlement, theft, home invasion, breaking and entering, receiving and concealing stolen property or a crime of similar statute.
(e) A felony involving operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or impaired causing serious injury or death.
(f) A felony involving the use of a computer or the internet to commit a crime.
(g) A felony involving cruelty to animals, including, but not limited to, fighting, killing, torturing, and abandoning.
(h) A felony involving aggravated stalking, aggravated indecent exposure, indecent exposure by a sexually delinquent person, pandering, transporting an individual for prostitution, and keeping, maintaining, or operating a house of ill fame.
(i) A felony as a habitual offender.
(5) An individual required to undergo a criminal history check as described in section 5n is ineligible to receive a license, be an adult member of the household, or be a child care staff member if the individual has been convicted of a felony drug offense, an attempt or conspiracy to commit a felony drug offense, or any other state or federal equivalent, unless 7 years have lapsed since the conviction before the date of application or before the date a group child care home or family child care home allows an individual to be an adult member of the household or a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home allows an individual to be a child care staff member.
(6) An individual required to undergo a criminal history check as described in section 5n is ineligible to receive a license, be an adult member of the household, or be a child care staff member if the individual has been convicted of 1 or more of the following misdemeanors, an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of those misdemeanors, or any other state or federal equivalent, unless 5 years have lapsed since the conviction before the date of application or before the date a group child care home or family child care home allows an individual to be an adult member of the household or a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home allows an individual to be a child care staff member:
(a) A misdemeanor involving operating under the presence of a controlled substance, use or possession of a controlled substance, and selling or furnishing a controlled substance to a minor.
(b) A misdemeanor involving using computers to commit a crime, a substantial misrepresentation of a material fact, embezzlement, breaking and entering, and any other fraudulent crime except retail fraud in the third degree, petty theft, or shoplifting.
(c) A misdemeanor involving stalking, assault, spousal abuse, domestic violence, weapons offense, harboring runaways, aiding and abetting, and arson.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 722. Children § 722.115r - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-722-children/mi-comp-laws-722-115r/
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