Sec. 4. In addition to those persons required to report child abuse or neglect under section 3, any person, including a child, who has reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or neglect may report the matter to the department or a law enforcement agency.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.624
Persons permitted to report child abuse or neglect
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case People v. Wood (1994)
Most recently applied in 322 Mich. App. 151 - People of Michigan v. Shae Lynn Mullins (November 2017)
1975, Act 238, Eff
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