LANSING, Mich. (AP) — After Macomb County resident Erica Hammel's son Wyatt nearly lost his life to child abuse she started campaigning for a child abuse registry.
It's been years of effort, but on Thursday the Michigan Senate passed legislation to create the registry. If it passes the House in the lame-duck session, it will be called Wyatt's Law.
The measure would require the Michigan State Police to compile a computerized database of individuals convicted of child abuse offenses in the state, including their name and date of birth, which are often needed to find court records.
