Michigan ️
Verified 2026-06-07
- AWA compliant
- Yes
- Tier system
- Offense-based, 3 tiers (AWA-aligned). Tier I, II, III. *MCL § 28.721 et seq.* ️ Michigan's SORA was struck down in part by the Sixth Circuit (*Does v. Snyder*, 834 F.3d 696 (6th Cir. 2016)) for retroactive application; Michigan enacted revised SORA in 2021.
- Registration duration
- Tier I: 15 yrs; Tier II: 25 yrs; Tier III: Lifetime. *MCL § 28.725a*
- Check-in frequency
- Tier I: Annually; Tier II: Every 180 days; Tier III: Quarterly. *MCL § 28.725*
- Residency restriction
- None statewide (no statutory distance restriction).
- Employer listed
- Partial (employer address listed). *MCL § 28.728*
- Relief available
- Tier I: Petition after 10 yrs (clean record). Tier II: Petition after 25 yrs. Tier III: Petition after 25 yrs (lifetime does not mean no pathway). *MCL § 28.728c*
Statutes and sources
No verified statute links for this state yet. We leave this blank rather than guess.