Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.257
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Domestic violence incidents; report to state police; contents.
Official statutory text
Sec. 7.
The chief of police of each city or village, the chief of police of each township having a police department, and the sheriff of each county within this state shall report to the department of state police, in a manner prescribed by the department, the following information related to domestic violence incidents:
The number of assaults reported that involve an adult and a minor and the disposition of those offenses.
The number of assaults reported that involve either 2 male adults or 2 female adults and the disposition of those offenses.
The number of assaults reported that involve 1 male adult and 1 female adult and the disposition of those offenses.
The number of crimes reported that involve an individual and his or her spouse, his or her former spouse, an individual with whom he or she has had a child in common, an individual with whom he or she has or has had a dating relationship, or an individual who resides or has resided in the same household; and the disposition of those offenses. As used in this subdivision, "dating relationship" means that term as defined in section 2950 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2950.
Other statistics the director of the department of state police considers necessary to obtain accurate and reliable data on the incidence of domestic violence in this state.
History: Add. 1978, Act 319, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1978; Am. 2001, Act 191, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002
The chief of police of each city or village, the chief of police of each township having a police department, and the sheriff of each county within this state shall report to the department of state police, in a manner prescribed by the department, the following information related to domestic violence incidents:
The number of assaults reported that involve an adult and a minor and the disposition of those offenses.
The number of assaults reported that involve either 2 male adults or 2 female adults and the disposition of those offenses.
The number of assaults reported that involve 1 male adult and 1 female adult and the disposition of those offenses.
The number of crimes reported that involve an individual and his or her spouse, his or her former spouse, an individual with whom he or she has had a child in common, an individual with whom he or she has or has had a dating relationship, or an individual who resides or has resided in the same household; and the disposition of those offenses. As used in this subdivision, "dating relationship" means that term as defined in section 2950 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2950.
Other statistics the director of the department of state police considers necessary to obtain accurate and reliable data on the incidence of domestic violence in this state.
History: Add. 1978, Act 319, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1978; Am. 2001, Act 191, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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