The Michigan Department of Attorney General utilizes the services of Special Assistant Attorneys General from time to time when the unique circumstances of a particular case create the need for specialized services not currently available within the department.
The Michigan Attorney General has determined that a full and complete investigation of what happened within the Catholic Church is required. This investigation is and will continue to be independent, thorough, transparent, and prompt. My department and this investigation will find out who knew what, and when.
The Conviction Integrity Unit (the “CIU”) investigates claims of innocence to determine whether there is clear and convincing new evidence that the convicted defendant was not the person who committed the offense.
In Michigan, a victim is an individual who suffers direct or threatened physical, financial, or emotional harm as a result of the commission of a crime.
The laws regarding expungement of criminal offenses in Michigan changed in major ways in April of 2021. This page is designed to help applicants navigate their way through the new laws, help them determine if they are eligible to have convictions expunged, to answer frequently asked questions about the new laws, and to provide links for resources and assistance.
To investigate and prosecute hate crimes by following up on every credible tip and offer departmental resources to assist local and federal law enforcement partners in this effort.
The Michigan Attorney General is leading the fight against this horrific crime by prosecuting the state's first-ever criminal cases under state law banning human trafficking in Michigan. Victims of human trafficking are in bondage through force, fraud or coercion, for the purpose of sex or labor exploitation.
Knowing how to guard your personal information is your first line of defense against identity theft.
Michigan Attorney General's robocall initiative is leading several efforts to protect Michigan residents from the billion plus robocalls made to them every year.
Michigan's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq, provides that requesters can receive copies or make inspections of most public records of public bodies upon written request.
The Open Meetings Act (OMA) took effect January 1, 1977. In enacting the OMA, the Legislature promoted a new era in governmental accountability and fostered openness in government to enhance responsible decision making.1 Nothing in the OMA prohibits a public body from adopting an ordinance, resolution, rule, or charter provision that requires a greater degree of openness relative to public body meetings than the standards provided for in the OMA. 2
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In Michigan, unpaid child support continues to be a major socio-economic problem with more than $4.9 billion in support owed to Michigan children and over $1.8 billion owed to the State of Michigan.
In partnership with the Friend of the Court, Investigators in the Attorney General’s Child Support Division identify parents throughout the State who have the ability to pay support to their children but refuse to do so.
The Attorney General’s Child Support Division was created in 2003 to combat the problem of unpaid child support. Over the past seventeen years the division has seen impressive results as it fights to obtain compliance with child support orders.
Since 2003, Michigan Attorney General’s Child Support Division has collected more than $308 million which has directly impacted the lives of 23,639 children.
The mission of the Child Support Division is to enforce child support orders by prosecuting those individuals who have a history of non-payment and have significant arrearages of at least $5,000. The division focuses on those parents who have the ability to pay their court ordered obligation but fail to do so.
The division generates far more revenue than is appropriated and actually saves the State money. In many cases, money is owed to the State due to childbirth costs paid by Medicaid or when cash assistance has been paid to the custodial parent. When the division collects child support in these cases, the state-owed moneys are recovered and returned to the State.
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