| The State of Michigan keeps several different | | | | database of criminal records of everyone who |
| archives of information on criminal records. | | | | has served time in prison. The Michigan |
| However, a minor problem is that majority of | | | | criminal records stored here contain good |
| these sources of Michigan criminal records | | | | details about the crime and the database even |
| deal mostly with convictions. Criminal | | | | includes pictures of the criminal. The |
| records for Michigan State do not necessarily | | | | inclusion of photos are good for minimizing |
| warrant convictions. In fact, not all | | | | cases of mistaken identities wherein someone |
| criminal records for Michigan result in | | | | who is without a record may appear to have |
| convictions. And for this reason, databases | | | | one because of names that are similar. The |
| maintained by the Michigan State Government | | | | DOC database only contains criminal records |
| may not be as comprehensive a source as we | | | | of imprisonment and criminals who have been |
| would like them to be. Therefore, it is | | | | sentenced to prison do not show up here. |
| advised that when you conduct a criminal | | | | |
| records search, you do not use the state | | | | County Clerks of Court |
| repository as your only source of | | | | |
| information. There are also various other | | | | Perhaps the most excellent way to verify |
| sources of Michigan criminal records that are | | | | whether a Michigan criminal action has been |
| rarely tapped into. These are the following: | | | | initiated against someone is to check whether |
| | | | there are criminal records of it in the |
| State Police | | | | Offices of the County Clerks of Court. Each |
| | | | court case is documented first by the Clerk |
| As stated earlier, the most obvious choice | | | | of Court of the county where the case is to |
| for you to search for Michigan criminal | | | | be heard. These documents are based on the |
| records is the state repository. It is the | | | | information provided during the arrest |
| Michigan State Police that maintains the | | | | incident. |
| official database of criminal history record | | | | |
| information. Here you can find an archive of | | | | Records of Arrests |
| all Michigan criminal records of felonies or | | | | |
| misdemeanors of a serious nature. The | | | | Michigan criminal records of arrests at the |
| Michigan criminal records contained in the | | | | county jail level are excellent sources, too, |
| Michigan State Police database are actually | | | | but they may not be as readily available as |
| fingerprint-based arrest records. By statute, | | | | the others. However, there are some private |
| law enforcement agencies and court clerks are | | | | sources that you can contract to legally |
| required to create fingerprint cards for each | | | | provide you with these. |
| record of arrest that are sent to the | | | | |
| Michigan State Police. If the Michigan | | | | Article Source: |
| criminal records are not accompanied by | | | | |
| fingerprint cards, then they will be included | | | | Find Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime... Dig Up Dirt |
| in the repository. | | | | on Anybody... Even Uncover Secrets and |
| | | | Closely-Guarded Information... Plus, Do It |
| Department of Corrections | | | | All Legally and Without Anyone Ever Finding |
| | | | Out! Visit the Criminal Background site for |
| The Department of Corrections keeps a | | | | more information. |