ACCESS TO MICHIGAN STATE CRIMINAL RECORDS

To find out if an individual has a criminal record in the state of Michigan we check the state repository, the relevant county criminal court records, and civil court records. 

All of Michigan's eighty-three (83) counties reported that felony record searches will be provided by phone, mail or fax. If the county can only mail records back to us then there will be an unavoidable delay.
               
Circuit Courts hold all felony records and records of civil case filings involving amounts of over $10,000. District Courts handle misdemeanor records and records of civil case filings involving amounts of over $10,000. These courts are sometimes housed in the same building so the search request should specify the type of search desired. Four (4) counties, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne have more than (2) District Courts which must be contacted for a complete misdemeanor or civil record search. These individual courts, totaling fifty-six (56) for the four (4) counties, have not been listed.

• *Full Name, first, last and middle (if applicable)
• *Date of Birth
• *City (Required for a county criminal record)
• *Race (Required for a statewide search)
• *Sex (Required for a statewide search)
• Social Security Number

• Case Number
• County
• Defendant Name
• Date of Birth
• Race/Sex
• Charge(s)
• Offense Date
• Arrest Date
• File Date
• Disposition Date
• Disposition & Sentence

• Felonies are crimes that are usually punishable by at least one year or more of jail time.
• Misdemeanors are less severe charges punishable by a fine or jail time of less than one year.
• A district court has exclusive jurisdiction of all civil litigation up to $25,000. and handles garnishments, eviction proceedings, land contract and mortgage foreclosures, and other proceedings. In the criminal field, district court handles all misdemeanors where punishments do not exceed one year, including arraignment, setting and acceptance of bail, trial and sentencing; and conducts preliminary examinations in felony cases. Also, a small claims division for civil cases up to $3,000 is provided in district court. In these cases, litigants agree to waive their right to a jury, rules of evidence, representation by a lawyer, and the right to appeal from the district judge’s decision. If either party objects, the case will be heard by the general civil division of the district court.