{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.637","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.637","heading":"Submission of petition for authorization under MCL 712A.2; exception.","body":"Sec. 17.\n\n(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), within 24 hours after the department determines that a child was severely physically injured as defined in section 8, sexually abused, or allowed to be exposed to or have contact with methamphetamine production, the department shall submit a petition for authorization by the court under section 2(b) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2.\n\n(2) The department is not required to file a petition for authorization by the court as described in subsection (1) if the department determines that the parent or legal guardian is not a suspected perpetrator of the abuse and the department determines that all of the following apply:\n\n(a) The parent or legal guardian did not neglect or fail to protect the child.\n\n(b) The parent or legal guardian does not have a historical record that shows a documented pattern of neglect or failing to protect the child.\n\n(c) The child is safe in the parent's or legal guardian's care.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 722","Act Act-238-of-1975"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-722-637","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"982cffa45d894437f2c0a3d1b4a03f111bd3b59e612406d937c1a99249cf940a","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.636","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.638"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}