{"id":544,"date":"2020-05-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/what-is-the-sex-offenders-registration-act\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:33:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:33:22","slug":"what-is-the-sex-offenders-registration-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/what-is-the-sex-offenders-registration-act\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Sex Offenders Registration Act?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sex Offenders Registration Act is known as SORA.\u00a0 SORA was enacted pursuant to the legislature\u2019s exercise of police power of the state.\u00a0 Its intent is to monitor persons that are believed to pose a potential danger to the people of the state. Sora is a database that contains the names and addresses of individuals convicted of certain sex crimes. In Michigan, the Michigan State Police (MSP) is the agency established by the Act to be the keeper of the registry and repository.\u00a0 The Michigan State Police local posts, and other local county and city\/township law enforcement agencies, serve as the locations for the offender to register.\u00a0 The frequency of reporting, the number of years of reporting, and whether the information is public or private, is dependent upon the type of conviction for the offender and is categorized by Tiers.<\/p>\n<h2>What are Tiers?<\/h2>\n<p>In Michigan, sex crime offenses are categorized into three Tiers.\u00a0 Tier 1 is the least serious, and Tier 3 is the most serious.\u00a0 The more serious the offense, the more frequent and longer the individual is required to report\/register.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/what-is-the-sex-offenders-registration-act\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What is the Sex Offenders Registration Act?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sex Offenders Registration Act is known as SORA.\u00a0 SORA was enacted pursuant to the legislature\u2019s exercise of police power of the state.\u00a0 Its intent is to monitor persons that are believed to pose a potential danger to the people of the state. 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