Tier II Sex Offender Definition

The Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), which is Michigan’s sex offender registry law, requires people convicted of certain sex crimes to register as a sex offender. Some registered sex offenders fall into Tier 2, which is the middle of a three-tier system in terms of the severity of the convicted offense.






What is a Tier 2 Sex Offender?



Tier II is the second most serious class of sex offenders. State law requires Tier II offenders to register for 25 years and to personally check in with police once every 180 days.



Defendants are assigned Tier II status after being convicted of certain crimes against children, such as:


child abuse involving sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a child at least 13 years old;


sex trafficking


child pornography




Failing to register as a sex offender is a felony, carrying as much as four additional years in prison. Furthermore, Tier 2 offenders are never eligible to get off the Sex Offender Registry early. Registered sex offenders are required to provide their name, date of birth, registration number, a photograph, registration details, physical characteristics, any known aliases, scars, marks, tattoos, information about their offense, address information, campus information, employment information, and vehicle information.





Being classified as a sex offender can change your life. If you have been accused of a sex crime, it is highly likely that you will be classified according to one of the three tiers. To avoid conviction for a sex offense and being placed on the Sex Offender Registry, you need to work with an experienced Michigan sex crimes defense attorney.






Everyone is innocent until proven guilty, regardless of the type of crime they are accused of committing. Being accused of a sex crime is particularly stressful, and that conviction can affect not only you, but your family, your loved ones, and other people who depend on you. That’s why defense attorney work hard to defend people who are accused of sex crimes, protect their rights, and guide them through the legal process.

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