State and National Law
and Public Policy Resources
Legal and
Policy Resources for Advocates and Criminal Justice Professionals
Michigan Sexual Assault
and
Domestic Violence Related Statutes
The staff at the Michigan Resource Center on Domestic
and Sexual Assault recently compiled the following statutes. The
statutes are current as of August 2007. The reader is responsible
for checking the current statute. In addition, readers should be
aware that statutes might be affected by subsequent court rules, rules
of evidence or case law. The following laws were compiled using
the Michigan Legislature Website. To ensure the accuracy of the
statutes contained within this document or to get the full text of a
statute not listed,
please visit
www.michiganlegislature.org.
Child
Abuse and Neglect Prevention, PA 250 of 1982
Child
Custody Act, PA 91 of 1970
Child
Protection Law, PA 238 of 1975
Crime
Victim's Rights Act, PA 87 of 1985
Domestic Violence
Elliott-Larsen
Civil Rights Act, PA 453 of 1976
Michigan
Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Board Enabling Legislation
Nonprofit
Corporation Act, PA 162 of 1982
Personal Protection Orders
Persons
with Disabilities Civil Rights Act, PA 220 of 1976
Sex
Offender Registry Act, PA 295 of 1994
Sexual Assault
Stalking
Statutes, MCL 28.422 et al
Combined Statutes (all of the above
statutes in one document)
Michigan Legislature
Information includes: Bill status
(searchable by bill number, sponsor, or category); Resolution status
(searchable by resolution number and sponsor); Introduced bills and
joint resolutions; Bills passed by the house and senate; Enrolled bills
and joint resolutions; Daily journals; and Daily calendars. In February
of 1999 the Michigan Compiled Law also became available on this site.
Citizen’s
Guide to State Government
How citizens can contact state government officials, how to petition
and advocate, how Michigan government is organized. 2007-2008
Legislative Session, Updated June 2007
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Provides a general and very brief description of the
major steps of the legislative process a bill must go through before it
is enacted into law.
Bench Books Available from the Michigan Judicial Institute
The Domestic
Violence Benchbook is an integrated resource that addresses
Michigan law governing domestic violence in the three courtroom contexts
where it is most likely to be at issue: personal protection
proceedings, criminal proceedings and divorce and child custody
proceedings.
The Sexual
Assault Benchbook is a comprehensive sourcebook for
information on the impact of the crime on victims, Michigan's sexual
assault related statutes, including applicable defenses, special courtroom
procedures that protect the rights of victims, witnesses, and defendants,
scientific evidence, post-conviction and sentencing matters, and bond and
discovery.
The Crime
Victim Rights Manual provides information about the Crime
Victim's Rights Act and other statutes protecting crime victims, the
safety, confidentiality, financial, and other personal/psychological
concerns of crime victims, and community resources that can assist crime
victims with concerns relating to the crime.
Friend
of the Court Domestic Violence Resource Book is intended to
assist Friend of the Court staff in handling domestic relations cases
where domestic violence is involved.
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