//**PROOF OF CONCEPT** — full quality-of-life profile for Michigan, 16 dimensions of the sex-offense registry regime. Ratings are researcher judgments from the //registrant's// perspective; each links its statute. NOT legal advice.//

====== Michigan — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 30.8/100** · rank **50 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 13/16 dimensions statute-verified.

Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered: Tier I 15 yrs, Tier II 25 yrs, Tier III life — **lifetime** | [[https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-28-725|MCL 28.725(10)-(13)]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🟠 moderate | Tier I petition after 10 yrs, Tier III after 25 yrs (both discretionary 'may grant'); mandatory Romeo & Juliet / under-14 removal; Tier II has no standard petition — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-28-728c|MCL 28.728c]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🔴 restrictive | No — tiers by offense | §28.722 |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered in-person: Tier I once each year (birth month); Tier II twice each year; Tier III four times each year | [[https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-28-725a|MCL 28.725a]] ✓ |
| **Registration fee** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — $50 at initial registration and $50 annually, capped at $550 total; statewide (no annual fee for those first registering after Jan 1, 2027) | [[https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-28-725a|MCL 28.725a(6)]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No statewide residency ban — the 1,000-ft student safety zones (live/work/loiter) were repealed by 2020 PA 295, effective March 24, 2021 — local: unknown (state repeal does not by itself address municipal ordinances) | [[https://www.aclumich.org/app/uploads/2022/02/exhibit_15_mi_state_police_ltr_to_registrants.pdf|MCL 28.733-28.736 (repealed by 2020 PA 295)]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None — the 1,000-ft student safety zones (which barred working near schools) were repealed by 2020 PA 295, effective March 24, 2021 | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/sor/employment/|MCL 28.734 (repealed by 2020 PA 295)]] ✓ |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None — the student safety zones barring loitering/presence within 1,000 ft of a school were repealed by 2020 PA 295, effective March 24, 2021; MCL 28.727 itself only lists registration info collected | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/sor/residence/|MCL 28.734 (repealed by 2020 PA 295)]] ✓ |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | Must register not more than 3 business days after arrival | 28.724(6) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Yes — §28.727(1)(i) requires 'all electronic mail addresses and internet identifiers registered to or used by the individual' (registrants after July 1, 2011) | [[https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-28-727|MCL 28.727(1)(i)]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | None | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | 🟠 moderate | Lowest tier NOT public — most single Tier I offenses (and juvenile adjudications) are excluded from the public website; tier classification is also withheld from the public — lowest tier withheld | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-28-michigan-state-police/mi-comp-laws-28-728/|MCL 28.728(2)-(4)]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No Halloween/holiday restriction in Michigan's SORA (MCL 28.728 read; none found) | [[https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-28-728|MCL 28.728]] ✓ |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | Not marked — MCL 257.310 (driver-license content) lists no sex-offender designation, only donor/veteran/emancipated-minor/etc. | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-257-motor-vehicles/mi-comp-laws-257-310.html|MCL 257.310]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟢 favorable | Passive public internet website only; no active door-to-door/flyer/mailing notification, and tier classification is withheld from the public site. Registrant does not pay | [[https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-28-728|MCL 28.728]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 (rises to 18 when an authority figure is involved) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-750-michigan-penal-code/mi-comp-laws-750-520d.html|MCL 750.520d]] ✓ |

----
Source wiki page: [[michigan|Michigan]] · compare with others via [[playground:qol_index|the index]].
//Weighted index from the v1 model (weighted_score.py); weights encode NARSOL's judgment about everyday lived burden. Removal ratings and the weights need NARSOL/attorney sign-off before authoritative use.//