Many youthful offenders would no longer be on the list.
LANSING (AP) -- Many teenagers cited for having consensual sex with minors no longer would be listed on Michigan's sex offender registry under legislation signed by Gov. Rick Snyder.
The governor signed the sex offender registry bills Tuesday to comply with federal law.
Under the measures, youthful offenders won't be listed for having consensual sex with partners who were between the ages of 13 and 16, provided the offender was not more than four years older than the victim.
The new laws call for a petition process to let those young offenders currently on the registry be taken off if a court determines the sex was consensual.
The new laws also add the most dangerous sex offenders to the registry for life and requires them to report to the police every three months.
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