Michigan Laws 722.931 – Penalty for filing complaint or cooperating in investigation prohibited; intentional false complaint
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.931
- Adoption attorney: means that term as defined in section 22 of the adoption code, MCL 710. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- advocate: means the individual appointed to the office of child advocate under section 3. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- Child: means an individual under the age of 18. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- Child placing agency: means an organization licensed or approved by the department to receive children for placement in private family homes for foster care or adoption and to provide services related to adoption. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- Child protection law: means the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- Office: means the office of the child advocate established under section 3. See Michigan Laws 722.922
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Residential facility: means a facility that provides juvenile justice services and is state operated, county operated, public, private and contracted, secure, or nonsecure. See Michigan Laws 722.922
(1) Subject to subsection (4), an official, the department, a child placing agency, or a residential facility must not penalize any person for filing a complaint or cooperating with the child advocate in investigating a complaint.
(2) An individual, the department, an adoption attorney, a child placing agency, or a residential facility must not hinder the lawful actions of the child advocate or his or her employees.
(3) A report by the child advocate is not subject to prior approval by a person outside of the office.
(4) An individual who intentionally makes a false complaint of child abuse or child neglect under this act is subject to the penalties contained in section 13(5) of the child protection law, MCL 722.633.