August 22, 2007, Introduced by Reps. David Law, LaJoy, Ward and Marleau and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 295, entitled
"Sex offenders registration act,"
by amending section 7 (MCL 28.727), as amended by 2004 PA 237.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7. (1) A registration under this act shall be made on a
form provided by the department and shall be forwarded to the
department in the format the department prescribes, along with a
$35.00 registration fee for each original registration, except as
otherwise provided in section 5b. A registration shall contain all
of the following:
(a) The individual's name, social security number, date of
birth, and address or expected address. An individual who is in a
witness protection and relocation program is only required to use
the name and identifying information reflecting his or her new
identity in a registration under this act. The registration and
compilation databases shall not contain any information identifying
the individual's prior identity or locale. The department shall
request each individual to provide his or her date of birth if it
is not included in the registration, and that individual shall
comply with the request within 10 days.
(b) A brief summary of the individual's convictions for listed
offenses regardless of when the conviction occurred, including
where the offense occurred and the original charge if the
conviction was for a lesser offense.
(c) A complete physical description of the individual.
(d) The photograph required under section 5a.
(e) The individual's fingerprints if not already on file with
the department. An individual required to be registered on
September 1, 1999 shall have his or her fingerprints taken not
later than September 12, 1999 if not already on file with the
department. The department shall forward a copy of the individual's
fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation if not already
on file with that bureau.
(f) Information that is required to be reported under section
4a.
(g) The name and address of each commercial social networking
site used by the individual, if any. The department shall promptly
inform each commercial social networking site identified by the
individual under this subdivision of the individual's status as a
registered sex offender and each user name and electronic mail
address the individual uses at each commercial social networking
site. The individual shall report to the department any change in
information reported under this subdivision within 24 hours after
the change is made, and the department shall promptly inform the
commercial social networking site of the new information. As used
in this subdivision, "commercial social networking site" means a
commercially operated internet website offered by a commercial
entity that does all of the following:
(i) Permits registered users to create an on-line profile that
includes detailed personal information.
(ii) Permits registered users to create an on-line journal and
share that journal with other users.
(iii) Permits registered users to share highly personalized
information.
(iv) Enables communication among users.
(2) A registration may contain the individual's blood type and
whether a DNA identification profile of the individual is
available.
(3) The form used for registration or verification under this
act shall contain a written statement that explains the duty of the
individual being registered to provide notice of a change of
address under section 5, the procedures for providing that notice,
and the verification procedures under section 5a.
(4) The individual shall sign a registration, notice, and
verification. However, the registration, notice, or verification
shall be forwarded to the department regardless of whether the
individual signs it or pays the registration fee required under
subsection (1).
(5) The officer, court, or an employee of the agency
registering the individual or receiving or accepting a registration
under section 4 shall sign the registration form.
(6) An individual shall not knowingly provide false or
misleading information concerning a registration, notice, or
verification.
(7) The department shall prescribe the form for a notification
required under section 5 and the format for forwarding the
notification to the department.
(8) The department shall promptly provide registration,
notice, and verification information to the federal bureau of
investigation and to local law enforcement agencies, sheriff's
departments, department posts, and agencies of other states
requiring the information, as provided by law.