MI SB0591

Allows persons convicted of any offense (except certain violent crimes and traffic offenses) to apply to have their conviction set aside if they committed the offense while being a victim of human trafficking and only because of that trafficking status.

Permits applications for human trafficking-related convictions to be filed at any time without a waiting period, and allows a person to have multiple convictions set aside under this provision.

Maintains existing restrictions prohibiting the setting aside of convictions for life felonies, certain sexual abuse offenses, and traffic violations, as well as the 5-year waiting period for other conviction set-asides.

Distinguishes sex offender registration requirements: convictions set aside under traditional grounds (section 1(2)) still count as convictions for sex offender registration purposes, but those set aside under the human trafficking victim provision (section 1(3)) do not.

Requires applicants to submit fingerprints and pay a $50 fee to the Department of State Police for background checks, and mandates notification of crime victims for assaultive crimes or serious misdemeanors.