DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES
BUREAU OF REGULATORY SERVICES
GOOD MORAL CHARACTER
(By authority conferred on the department of social services by section 9 of Act No.
380 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, sections 2 and 5 of Act No. 116 of the
Public Acts of 1973, as amended, section 3 of Act No. 381 of the Public Acts of
1974, as amended, and sections 5, 10, and 13 of Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1979,
as amended, being SS16.109,
722.112, 722.115, 338.43, 400.705, 400.710, and 400.713 of the Michigan
Compiled Laws)
R 400.1151 License issuance.
Rule 1. (1) A license, approval, or registration for a child care organization, as
defined by Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1973, as amended, being S722.111 et
seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or an adult foster care facility, as defined by Act
No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1979, as amended, being S400.701 et seq. of the
Michigan Compiled Laws, shall not be issued by the department of social services if
the license applicant lacks good moral character.
(2) For purposes of criminal background investigations, "license applicant"
means a licensee, a registrant, or a person with direct responsibility for daily
operation of the facility to be licensed or approved.
History: 1988 AACS.
R 400.1152 Offenses evidencing lack of good moral character;
applicability.
Rule 2. (1) The following offenses presume a lack of good moral character
for purposes of issuing an original or renewal license, a certificate of registration, or
an approval to a child care organization, as defined by Act No. 116 of the Public Acts
of 1973, as amended, being S722.111 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and
for issuing an original or renewal license to an adult foster care facility, as defined
by Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1979, as amended, being S400.701 et seq. of the
Michigan Compiled Laws:
(a) Conviction of the license applicant, in a court of competent jurisdiction, of
any crime involving a substantial misrepresentation of any material fact, including any
of the following:
(i) Bribery.
(ii) Fraud.
(iii) Filing of false claims.
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