HB 5242 Summary

• Amends the Sex Offenders Registration Act (1994 PA 295) by revising Section 2 definitions related to sex offender classification and registration requirements.

• Establishes three tiers of sex offender classifications (Tier I, II, and III) based on the severity of the offense committed, with specific criminal code violations assigned to each tier.

• Defines "convicted" to include judgments of conviction, probation orders from various courts (including tribal and military courts), youthful trainee status assignments, and juvenile dispositions meeting specific age and offense criteria.

• Establishes "custodial authority" to include multiple circumstances where an offender had supervisory or relational power over a victim, including household members, school employees, corrections staff, and facility workers.

• Provides exceptions for certain sexual conduct offenses involving minors ages 13-17 when the victim consented, was within specified age ranges of the offender, and was not under the offender's custodial authority.