Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.253 (2026)

Official record of hearing; preparation; contents; exclusion of certain evidence.

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CORRECTIONS CODE OF 1953

Act 232 of 1953

791.253 Official record of hearing; preparation; contents; exclusion of certain evidence.

Sec. 53.

(1) The department shall prepare an official record of a hearing which shall include:

(a) Questions and offers of proof, objections, and rulings on the objections.

(b) Matters officially noticed, except a matter so obvious that a record would not serve a useful purpose.

(2) The official record shall not include evidence, access to which a hearings officer has determined would be disruptive of normal prison operations. However, on an appeal from a final decision made to a court of this state, that evidence shall be included in the official record.

History: Add. 1979, Act 140, Eff. Feb. 1, 1980

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: Toran Peterson v. Richard Johnson, 714 F.3d 905 (6th Cir. 2013).

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Toran Peterson v. Richard Johnson, 714 F.3d 905 (6th Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.253 (2). Nor can the results of his failure to use those procedures be considered proof that the procedures themselves were somehow inadequate.”

Brent James Nash v. Austin Bryce (6th Cir. 2025). “Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.253 (2). By any measure, in other words, there was no complex legal issue that mandated the assistance of counsel, even if, contrary to Peterson, counsel was required.”

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