Section R. 400.201 - DefinitionsRule 1.
(1) As used in these rules:(a) "Act" means the child protection law, 1978 PA 238. MCL 722.621 to 722.638.(b) "Conviction" means a formal declaration that an individual is guilty of a criminal offense, by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.(c) "Court" means any circuit court in this state.(d) "Department" means the department of health and human services.(e) "Expunction" means removal of a record or report.(f) "Individual" means the person convicted of a specific crime and whose conviction warrants placement on the central registry.(g) "SCAO" means the state court administrator's office, which is the office under this state's judicial branch that provides guidance and management to trial courts statewide.(2) Terms defined in the act have the same meanings when used in these rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.201
2022 MR 20, Eff. 11/11/2022