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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 722. Children § 722.637

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 17.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), within 24 hours after the department determines that a child was severely physically injured as defined in section 8,  1 sexually abused, or allowed to be exposed to or have contact with methamphetamine production, the department shall submit a petition for authorization by the court under section 2(b) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2.

(2) The department is not required to file a petition for authorization by the court as described in subsection (1) if the department determines that the parent or legal guardian is not a suspected perpetrator of the abuse and the department determines that all of the following apply:

(a) The parent or legal guardian did not neglect or fail to protect the child.

(b) The parent or legal guardian does not have a historical record that shows a documented pattern of neglect or failing to protect the child.

(c) The child is safe in the parent's or legal guardian's care.

1 M.C.L.A. § 722.628.
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