MI · Warrant guide
Is there an online warrant search in Michigan?
Partly — some Michigan counties publish an online warrant search, but there’s no single statewide one.
Official source
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The official online lookup
Michigan has no single statewide public active-warrant search.
The statewide MiCOURT Case Search (micourt.courts.michigan.gov/case-search) shows trial-court case and docket data but explicitly does not display whether a case is in warrant status, and Michigan State Police ICHAT is a paid criminal-history/conviction check rather than a pending-warrant tool.
However, some Michigan district courts and county sheriffs publish their own outstanding-warrant lists online.
For example, Ingham County's 55th Judicial District Court (Lansing) posts a public 'Warrant List for Criminal/Traffic Offenses' at dc.ingham.org, and other district courts and sheriff's offices post similar lists.
Coverage is county-by-county and not comprehensive, so if the relevant county or court does not publish a list, confirm the current status directly with the clerk of the issuing court or the county sheriff's warrant division.
How to find out if you have a warrant in Michigan
Warrants are issued by courts and served by sheriffs — so the surest way to confirm one is to ask the source directly. Work down this list.
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Check the district court's or county sheriff's online warrant list, where one is published
Some Michigan district courts and county sheriffs post their outstanding-warrant lists online. For example, Ingham County's 55th Judicial District Court (Lansing) publishes a public 'Warrant List for Criminal/Traffic Offenses.' Coverage varies by county, so check the website of the district court or sheriff for the county where you believe a case exists; if no list is posted there, use the direct-contact methods below.
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Call the clerk of the district or circuit court where the case is/was filed
Bench and failure-to-appear warrants are issued by the court. Contact the clerk of the district court (misdemeanors/traffic) or circuit court (felonies) for the county where you believe a case exists and ask whether an active warrant is on file; provide your full name and date of birth. Court directory is on the Michigan Courts site.
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Contact the county sheriff's warrant division
County sheriffs hold and enter warrants into the statewide LEIN system. The sheriff's warrant unit in the relevant county can confirm whether a warrant is outstanding.
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Search MiCOURT Case Search to confirm a case exists
This statewide portal shows participating trial courts' case records by name. It confirms whether a case exists but does not show active-warrant status; treat it as a case lookup, not a warrant check.
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Run a Michigan State Police ICHAT criminal-history check
ICHAT (Internet Criminal History Access Tool) is a paid public background check. It reports criminal-history records, which may indicate charges, but is not a definitive pending-warrant tool.
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Types of warrants in Michigan
Not every warrant means the same thing. These are the common types.
- Bench warrant
- issued by a judge for failure to appear at a hearing or failure to comply with a court order, such as unpaid fines
- Arrest warrant
- issued on a complaint supported by probable cause to take a named person into custody
- Search warrant
- authorizes a search of a place or property; a police tool, not a public lookup
What happens if a warrant is ignored
An unserved warrant generally stays active until the court recalls it or the matter is resolved; warrants do not expire on their own.
Michigan warrants are typically entered into LEIN, so they are visible to law enforcement statewide, and you can be arrested during any law-enforcement contact, such as a traffic stop.
The court may set or raise bail on a bench/failure-to-appear warrant.
What you can do
Procedural steps only — no outcome is predicted.
Confirm whether a warrant exists and get its details by contacting the clerk of the issuing court: ask for the case or warrant number, the charge, whether a court date is set, and any bail amount.
Note any scheduled court date and plan to appear.
If you decide to resolve it, ask the court or sheriff how to proceed (for example, requesting a hearing to recall a bench warrant or surrendering during business hours with photo ID).
Your rights. You have the right to talk to a lawyer about your situation, and if you cannot afford one, you can ask the court about a public defender.
County courts & sheriffs in Michigan
Michigan confirms warrants county by county. Find the county where the case is, then call the court clerk or the county sheriff’s records line. 83 counties.
| County | Sheriff / county jail | Court | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County Detroit | Wayne County Jail 313-224-0797 |
36th District Court313-965-2200 | Case search |
| Oakland County Pontiac | Oakland County Jail 248-858-1800 |
Oakland County Circuit Court (6th Judicial Circuit)248-858-0344 | Case search |
| Macomb County Mount Clemens | Macomb County Jail 586-469-5151 |
16th Judicial Circuit Court of Macomb County586-469-5150 | Case search |
| Kent County Grand Rapids | Kent County Correctional Facility 616-632-6400 |
17th Circuit Court of Kent County616-632-5220 | Case search |
| Genesee County Flint | Genesee County Jail 810-257-3426 |
7th Judicial Circuit Court of Genesee County810-257-3220 | Case search |
| Washtenaw County Ann Arbor | Washtenaw County Jail 734-585-7247 |
22nd Circuit Court of Washtenaw County734-222-3270 | Case search |
| Ottawa County Grand Haven | Ottawa County Jail (Sheriff's Office Corrections Division) 616-738-4095 |
20th Judicial Circuit Court of Ottawa County616-846-8320 | Case search |
| Ingham County Mason | Ingham County Jail 517-676-2431 |
30th Judicial Circuit Court of Ingham County517-483-6500 | Case search |
| Kalamazoo County Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo County Jail 269-383-8821 |
9th Circuit Court of Kalamazoo County269-383-8837 | Case search |
| Livingston County Howell | Livingston County Jail 517-546-2445 |
44th Circuit Court of Livingston County517-546-3060 | Case search |
| Saginaw County Saginaw | Saginaw County Jail 989-790-5400 |
10th Circuit Court of Saginaw County989-790-5251 | Case search |
| Muskegon County Muskegon | Muskegon County Jail 231-724-7113 |
14th Circuit Court of Muskegon County231-724-6251 | Case search |
| St. Clair County Port Huron | St. Clair County Intervention and Detention Center 810-987-1700 |
31st Circuit Court of St. Clair County810-985-2031 | Case search |
| Jackson County Jackson | Jackson County Jail (Wesley Street Jail) 517-768-7900 |
4th Circuit Court of Jackson County517-788-4382 | Case search |
| Monroe County Monroe | Monroe County Main Jail 734-240-7401 |
38th Circuit Court of Monroe County734-240-7000 | Case search |
| Berrien County St. Joseph | Berrien County Jail 269-983-7141 |
Berrien County Trial Court (2nd Circuit)269-983-7111 | Case search |
| Calhoun County Marshall | Calhoun County Correctional Facility 269-969-6303 |
37th Circuit Court of Calhoun County269-969-6518 | Case search |
| Allegan County Allegan | Allegan County Sheriff's Office & Corrections Center 269-673-0500 |
48th Circuit Court of Allegan County269-673-0300 | Case search |
| Eaton County Charlotte | Eaton County Jail (Eaton County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division) 517-543-3512 |
56th Circuit Court of Eaton County517-543-7500 | Case search |
| Bay County Bay City | Bay County Jail (Bay County Law Enforcement Center) 989-895-4050 |
18th Circuit Court of Bay County989-895-4265 | Case search |
| Lenawee County Adrian | Lenawee County Jail 517-265-4400 |
39th Circuit Court of Lenawee County517-264-4597 | Case search |
| Grand Traverse County Traverse City | Grand Traverse County Correctional Facility 231-922-4530 |
13th Circuit Court of Grand Traverse County231-922-4701 | Case search |
| Lapeer County Lapeer | Lapeer County Jail 810-664-1801 |
40th Circuit Court of Lapeer County810-667-0358 | Case search |
| Midland County Midland | Midland County Jail 989-832-6646 |
42nd Circuit Court of Midland County989-832-6735 | Case search |
| Clinton County St. Johns | Clinton County Jail 989-403-5090 |
29th Circuit Court of Clinton County989-224-5130 | Case search |
| Van Buren County Paw Paw | Van Buren County Jail (Van Buren County Sheriff's Office) 269-657-2006 |
36th Circuit Court of Van Buren County269-657-8218 | Case search |
| Montcalm County Stanton | Montcalm County Jail 989-831-7592 |
8th Circuit Court of Montcalm County989-831-3526 | Case search |
| Shiawassee County Corunna | Shiawassee County Jail 989-743-3411 |
35th Circuit Court of Shiawassee County989-743-2222 | Case search |
| Marquette County Marquette | Marquette County Jail 906-225-8435 |
25th Circuit Court of Marquette County906-225-8330 | Case search |
| Ionia County Ionia | Ionia County Correctional Center 616-527-5390 |
8th Circuit Court of Ionia County616-527-5336 | Case search |
| Isabella County Mount Pleasant | Isabella County Jail 989-772-5915 |
21st Circuit Court of Isabella County989-772-0911 | Case search |
| Barry County Hastings | Barry County Jail 269-948-4804 |
5th Circuit Court of Barry County269-945-1286 | Case search |
| St. Joseph County Centreville | St. Joseph County Jail 269-467-9045 |
45th Circuit Court of St. Joseph County269-467-5542 | Case search |
| Tuscola County Caro | Tuscola County Jail 989-673-8161 |
54th Circuit Court of Tuscola County989-673-3330 | Case search |
| Cass County Cassopolis | Cass County Jail (Cass County Sheriff's Office) 269-445-8644 |
43rd Circuit Court of Cass County269-445-4416 | Case search |
| Newaygo County White Cloud | Newaygo County Jail 231-689-7303 |
27th Circuit Court of Newaygo County231-689-7252 | Case search |
| Branch County Coldwater | Branch County Jail 517-278-2325 |
15th Circuit Court of Branch County517-279-4304 | Case search |
| Hillsdale County Hillsdale | Hillsdale County Jail 517-437-7317 |
1st Circuit Court of Hillsdale County517-437-4321 | Case search |
| Gratiot County Ithaca | Gratiot County Jail (Gratiot County Sheriff's Office) 989-875-5211 |
29th Circuit Court of Gratiot County989-875-5224 | Case search |
| Mecosta County Big Rapids | Mecosta County Jail (Mecosta County Sheriff's Office) 231-592-0156 |
49th Circuit Court of Mecosta County231-592-0780 | Case search |
| Sanilac County Sandusky | Sanilac County Jail 810-648-8338 |
24th Circuit Court of Sanilac County810-648-2120 | Case search |
| Houghton County Houghton | Houghton County Corrections Facility 906-482-1742 |
12th Circuit Court of Houghton County906-482-5420 | Case search |
| Delta County Escanaba | Delta County Correctional Facility 906-786-3633 |
47th Circuit Court of Delta County906-789-5103 | Case search |
| Chippewa County Sault Ste. Marie | Chippewa County Correctional Facility 906-635-7620 |
50th Circuit Court of Chippewa County906-635-6338 | Case search |
| Emmet County Petoskey | Emmet County Correctional Facility (Jeffrey P. Bodzick Building) 231-347-2036 |
57th Circuit Court of Emmet County231-348-1711 | Case search |
| Wexford County Cadillac | Wexford County Jail 231-779-9217 |
28th Circuit Court of Wexford County231-779-9490 | Case search |
| Huron County Bad Axe | Huron County Jail 989-269-6424 |
52nd Circuit Court of Huron County989-269-7112 | Case search |
| Clare County Harrison | Clare County Jail 989-539-7166 |
55th Circuit Court of Clare County989-539-7131 | Case search |
| Mason County Ludington | Mason County Jail/Corrections 231-843-3475 |
51st Circuit Court of Mason County231-845-1445 | Case search |
| Alpena County Alpena | Alpena County Sheriff's Office & Jail 989-354-9830 |
26th Circuit Court of Alpena County989-354-9573 | Case search |
| Oceana County Hart | Oceana County Jail 231-873-3967 |
27th Circuit Court of Oceana County231-873-3977 | Case search |
| Charlevoix County Charlevoix | Charlevoix County Jail (Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office) 231-547-4461 |
33rd Circuit Court of Charlevoix County231-547-7243 | Case search |
| Otsego County Gaylord | Otsego County Jail (Otsego County Sheriff's Office) 989-731-7289 |
46th Circuit Court of Otsego County989-731-7500 | Case search |
| Dickinson County Iron Mountain | Dickinson County Jail (Dickinson County Sheriff's Office) 906-774-6270 |
41st Circuit Court of Dickinson County906-774-2266 | Case search |
| Cheboygan County Cheboygan | Cheboygan County Jail 231-627-3155 |
53rd Circuit Court of Cheboygan County231-627-8818 | Case search |
| Gladwin County Gladwin | Gladwin County Jail 989-426-7121 |
55th Circuit Court of Gladwin County989-426-7351 | Case search |
| Manistee County Manistee | Manistee County Jail 231-723-8435 |
19th Circuit Court of Manistee County231-723-6664 | Case search |
| Iosco County Tawas City | Iosco County Jail 989-362-6164 |
23rd Circuit Court of Iosco County989-362-3497 | Case search |
| Antrim County Bellaire | Antrim County Correctional Facility 231-533-8627 |
13th Circuit Court of Antrim County231-533-6353 | Case search |
| Roscommon County Roscommon | Roscommon County Jail 989-275-9070 |
34th Circuit Court of Roscommon County989-275-8021 | Case search |
| Osceola County Reed City | Osceola County Jail 231-832-2288 |
49th Circuit Court of Osceola County231-832-3261 | Case search |
| Menominee County Menominee | Menominee County Jail (Menominee County Sheriff's Office) 906-863-4441 |
41st Circuit Court of Menominee County906-863-7779 | Case search |
| Leelanau County Leland | Leelanau County Jail 231-256-8661 |
13th Circuit Court of Leelanau County231-922-4710 | Case search |
| Ogemaw County West Branch | Ogemaw County Correctional Facility 989-345-5908 |
34th Circuit Court of Ogemaw County989-345-3560 | Case search |
| Kalkaska County Kalkaska | Kalkaska County Sheriff's Office Jail 231-258-5245 |
46th Circuit Court of Kalkaska County231-258-3330 | Case search |
| Benzie County Beulah | Benzie County Jail (Benzie County Sheriff's Office, Corrections Division) 231-882-0052 |
19th Circuit Court of Benzie County231-723-6664 | Case search |
| Missaukee County Lake City | Missaukee County Jail 231-839-4338 |
28th Circuit Court of Missaukee County231-839-4967 | Case search |
| Arenac County Standish | Arenac County Jail (Arenac County Sheriff's Department) 989-846-3002 |
23rd Circuit Court of Arenac County989-846-6200 | Case search |
| Gogebic County Bessemer | Gogebic County Jail 906-667-0203 |
32nd Circuit Court of Gogebic County906-663-4211 | Case search |
| Crawford County Grayling | Crawford County Jail 989-348-4822 |
46th Circuit Court of Crawford County989-344-3271 | Case search |
| Presque Isle County Rogers City | Presque Isle County Jail (Presque Isle County Sheriff's Office) 989-734-2156 |
53rd Circuit Court of Presque Isle County989-734-3288 | Case search |
| Lake County Baldwin | Lake County Jail (Lake County Sheriff's Office) 231-745-6201 |
51st Circuit Court of Lake County231-745-4614 | Case search |
| Iron County Crystal Falls | Iron County Correctional Facility 906-875-0651 |
41st Circuit Court of Iron County906-875-0659 | Case search |
| Mackinac County St. Ignace | Mackinac County Jail 906-643-1911 |
11th Circuit Court of Mackinac County906-643-7300 | Case search |
| Alcona County Harrisville | Alcona County Jail (Alcona County Sheriff's Office) 989-724-6271 |
23rd Circuit Court of Alcona County989-724-9400 | Case search |
| Montmorency County Atlanta | Montmorency County Sheriff's Department 989-785-4238 |
26th Circuit Court of Montmorency County989-785-8022 | Case search |
| Alger County Munising | Alger County Jail (Alger County Sheriff's Office) 906-387-4444 |
11th Circuit Court of Alger County906-387-7053 | Case search |
| Oscoda County Mio | Oscoda County Jail (Oscoda County Sheriff's Office) 989-826-3214 |
23rd Circuit Court of Oscoda County989-826-1110 | Case search |
| Baraga County L'Anse | Baraga County Jail 906-524-6177 |
12th Circuit Court of Baraga County906-524-6100 | Case search |
| Schoolcraft County Manistique | Schoolcraft County Jail 906-341-2122 |
11th Circuit Court of Schoolcraft County906-341-3655 | Case search |
| Luce County Newberry | Luce County Jail (Luce County Sheriff's Office) 906-293-8431 |
11th Circuit Court of Luce County906-293-5521 | Case search |
| Ontonagon County Ontonagon | Ontonagon County Sheriff's Department / County Jail 906-884-4901 |
32nd Circuit Court of Ontonagon County906-884-4255 | Case search |
| Keweenaw County Eagle River | Houghton County Corrections Facility (holds Keweenaw County inmates by contract) 906-482-1742 |
12th Circuit Court of Keweenaw County906-337-2229 | Case search |
Common questions about warrants in Michigan
Is there an online warrant search in Michigan?
Some Michigan counties publish an online warrant search, but there’s no single statewide one.
How do I find out if I have a warrant in Michigan?
Contact the clerk of the court that issued the warrant or the county sheriff’s records or warrant division. Check the district court's or county sheriff's online warrant list, where one is published; Call the clerk of the district or circuit court where the case is/was filed; Contact the county sheriff's warrant division.
What happens if a warrant is ignored in Michigan?
An unserved warrant generally stays active until the court recalls it or the matter is resolved; warrants do not expire on their own. Michigan warrants are typically entered into LEIN, so they are visible to law enforcement statewide, and you can be arrested during any law-enforcement contact, such as a traffic stop. The court may set or raise bail on a bench/failure-to-appear warrant.
What should I do about a warrant in Michigan?
Confirm whether a warrant exists and get its details by contacting the clerk of the issuing court: ask for the case or warrant number, the charge, whether a court date is set, and any bail amount. Note any scheduled court date and plan to appear. If you decide to resolve it, ask the court or sheriff how to proceed (for example, requesting a hearing to recall a bench warrant or surrendering during business hours with photo ID).
Sources & official links
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Last verified 2026-07-23 · 5 official sources