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.
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 | 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 | 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 | 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) | 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restriction | 🟢 favorable | No statewide residency ban — the 1,000-ft student safety zones (live/work/loiter) were repealed by 2020 PA 295, effective March 24, 2021 — local: unknown (state repeal does not by itself address municipal ordinances) | MCL 28.733-28.736 (repealed by 2020 PA 295) ✓ |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restriction | 🟢 favorable | None — the 1,000-ft student safety zones (which barred working near schools) were repealed by 2020 PA 295, effective March 24, 2021 | MCL 28.734 (repealed by 2020 PA 295) ✓ |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restriction | 🟢 favorable | None — the student safety zones barring loitering/presence within 1,000 ft of a school were repealed by 2020 PA 295, effective March 24, 2021; MCL 28.727 itself only lists registration info collected | MCL 28.734 (repealed by 2020 PA 295) ✓ |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) | 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 | MCL 28.728(2)-(4) ✓ |
| Halloween / holiday restriction | 🟢 favorable | No Halloween/holiday restriction in Michigan's SORA (MCL 28.728 read; none found) | 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. | 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 | MCL 28.728 ✓ |
| Age of consent (context) | ℹ️ context | 16 (rises to 18 when an authority figure is involved) | MCL 750.520d ✓ |
Source wiki page: Michigan · compare with others via 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.