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Michigan State Police have removed more than 20,000 people from the state’s sex offender registry following a landmark Michigan Supreme Court ruling — slashing the list by nearly half. The court ruled Sept. 9, 2026, that amendments to the Sex Offender Registration Act cannot be used to retroactively extend registration requirements for anyone whose offense occurred before July 1, 2011. Anyone whose crimes happened before that date has been removed from the system. Those with offenses on or after that date are still required to comply with registry rules.
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