Sec. 18. Section 17 does not apply to the dissemination of an ultra-violent explicit video game to a minor by any of the following: (a) A parent or guardian who disseminates an ultra-violent explicit video game to his or her child or ward. (b) An immediate family member of the minor who disseminates an ultra-violent explicit video game to the minor in the immediate family member's residence or the minor's residence. (c) An individual who disseminates an ultra-violent video game to a minor who is a guest in the individual's residence. (d) An individual who disseminates an ultra-violent explicit video game for a legitimate medical, scientific, governmental, or judicial purpose.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.688
Exceptions
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Jasinski v. Tyler (2013)
Most recently applied in Nathaniel Brent v. Wayne Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs. (February 2014)
Add. 2005, Act 108, Eff
Official source: Michigan Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Michigan statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.