Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.172
This is the official text of Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.172, part of Michigan’s Comp. Laws — part of the compiled statutory law of Michigan, published by the state as "Comp. Laws." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Definitions.
Official statutory text
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Conviction" means a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo contendere if accepted by the court, or a jury verdict or court finding that a defendant is guilty or guilty but mentally ill for a criminal law violation, or a juvenile adjudication or disposition for a criminal law violation that if committed by an adult would be a crime.
(b) "Department" means the department of state police.
(c) "DNA identification profile" or "profile" means the results of the DNA identification profiling of a sample, including a paper, electronic, or digital record.
(d) "DNA identification profiling" means a validated scientific method of analyzing components of deoxyribonucleic acid molecules in a biological specimen to determine a match or a nonmatch between a reference sample and an evidentiary sample.
(e) "Felony" means a violation of a penal law of this state for which the offender may be punished by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law to be a felony.
(f) "Investigating law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement agency responsible for the investigation of the offense for which the individual is arrested or convicted. Investigating law enforcement agency includes the county sheriff but does not include a probation officer employed by the department of corrections.
(g) "Sample" means a portion of an individual's blood, saliva, or tissue collected from the individual.
History: 1990, Act 250, Eff. June 17, 1994; Am. 1996, Act 508, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1997; Am. 2001, Act 88, Eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Am. 2008, Act 535, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009; Am. 2014, Act 457, Eff. July 1, 2015
As used in this act:
(a) "Conviction" means a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill, or nolo contendere if accepted by the court, or a jury verdict or court finding that a defendant is guilty or guilty but mentally ill for a criminal law violation, or a juvenile adjudication or disposition for a criminal law violation that if committed by an adult would be a crime.
(b) "Department" means the department of state police.
(c) "DNA identification profile" or "profile" means the results of the DNA identification profiling of a sample, including a paper, electronic, or digital record.
(d) "DNA identification profiling" means a validated scientific method of analyzing components of deoxyribonucleic acid molecules in a biological specimen to determine a match or a nonmatch between a reference sample and an evidentiary sample.
(e) "Felony" means a violation of a penal law of this state for which the offender may be punished by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law to be a felony.
(f) "Investigating law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement agency responsible for the investigation of the offense for which the individual is arrested or convicted. Investigating law enforcement agency includes the county sheriff but does not include a probation officer employed by the department of corrections.
(g) "Sample" means a portion of an individual's blood, saliva, or tissue collected from the individual.
History: 1990, Act 250, Eff. June 17, 1994; Am. 1996, Act 508, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1997; Am. 2001, Act 88, Eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Am. 2008, Act 535, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009; Am. 2014, Act 457, Eff. July 1, 2015
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Michigan?
Find a Michigan lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.