Farmington Hills 72 Hour Booking

Farmington Hills 72 hour booking records cover recent arrests handled by the Farmington Hills Police Department in Oakland County, Michigan. People arrested in Farmington Hills are taken to the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac for booking. The CLEMIS Inmate Locator lets you search for anyone currently held at the Oakland County facility. You can also contact the Farmington Hills Police at 31600 W. 11 Mile Rd. for arrest report details. This page covers how to search for Farmington Hills booking records, request documents through FOIA, and use online tools to check on someone in custody.

Farmington Hills Arrest and 72 Hour Booking

Farmington Hills does not operate its own jail. The city sits in Oakland County, and all arrests made by Farmington Hills police lead to a booking at the Oakland County Jail. The jail is at 1200 N Telegraph Rd, Bldg 38E in Pontiac. Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard oversees the facility, which holds about 1,300 inmates across three buildings. Oakland County processed around 12,247 bookings in 2024, and Farmington Hills arrests make up a portion of that number.

The booking process works the same way for every Oakland County city. Police make the arrest. They transport the person to the county jail. Jail staff take the mugshot, log personal details, record the charges, and set the initial bond. All of this creates the 72 hour booking record. The Farmington Hills Police Department keeps the arrest report at their station on 31600 W. 11 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48336. You can call them at 248-871-2600. For jail status and inmate questions, call the Oakland County Jail at 248-858-1800 or reach out to PrisonerInfo@oakgov.com.

Search Farmington Hills 72 Hour Booking Online

The CLEMIS Inmate Locator is the go-to tool for checking on Farmington Hills bookings. This system covers Oakland County and nearby areas. Type in a name and it pulls up current inmates with their charges, bond info, booking date, and mugshot. The tool updates through the day. It is free to use.

If you want to see everyone currently in custody, the all current inmates page lists every person at the Oakland County Jail right now. You can scroll through it to find someone booked after a Farmington Hills arrest. The list shows names, charges, and booking dates. Mugshots appear for each inmate. This is the same tool used by families, attorneys, and bail bond agents to track bookings across Oakland County.

The CLEMIS all current inmates page is shown below. It displays every person booked into Oakland County Jail, including those arrested in Farmington Hills.

This page refreshes regularly and shows real-time custody data for the entire Oakland County Jail system.

Farmington Hills Booking Records Through FOIA

The Michigan Freedom of Information Act at MCL 15.231 lets you request booking records and arrest reports from any public agency. For a Farmington Hills arrest, you can file a FOIA request with either the police department or the Oakland County Sheriff. The police hold the arrest report. The sheriff holds the booking record. You do not need to explain why you want the records under MCL 15.233.

Write a simple request that names the person and gives the arrest date if you know it. Send it to the Farmington Hills Police Department at 31600 W. 11 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48336. You can also call 248-871-2600 to ask about email submissions. The agency must respond within five business days per MCL 15.235. Copy fees run $0.10 to $0.25 per page. Labor charges apply at the lowest clerk rate. Indigent requesters get the first $20 waived under MCL 15.234, up to two times per year.

Michigan law is clear that booking records are public. MCL 750.491 declares all official records to be public property. If an agency withholds a booking record without a valid exemption, MCL 750.492 makes that a misdemeanor with fines up to $500.

Farmington Hills 72 Hour Booking Alternatives

VineLink offers another free way to check on someone booked after a Farmington Hills arrest. Select Michigan, then search by the person's name. VineLink shows custody status and lets you register for release alerts. Most Michigan counties participate in the VineLink system. You can also call Michigan VINE at 800-770-7657 for phone-based lookups.

The Michigan Courts Case Search covers court filings that follow a booking. After someone is arraigned on charges from a Farmington Hills arrest, the case shows up in this statewide database. You can see charges, hearing dates, and case status. For deeper criminal history, the ICHAT system from the Michigan State Police costs $10 and shows arrest history tied to fingerprints.

People convicted after a Farmington Hills booking who get sentenced to state prison can be tracked through OTIS. But OTIS does not show county jail inmates. The original 72 hour booking record stays with the Oakland County Sheriff no matter what happens later.

Farmington Hills Booking Record Contents

A 72 hour booking record from a Farmington Hills arrest contains the person's full name and any aliases they provided. It lists their date of birth, height, weight, and physical description. The record shows all charges at the time of booking along with the bond amount set by the court. The booking date and time are logged, and the arresting agency is listed as the Farmington Hills Police Department.

Oakland County posts mugshots through the CLEMIS system. Michigan courts have ruled that booking photos are public. The Detroit Free Press v. Oakland Cty. Sheriff case from 1987 specifically addressed Oakland County and held that mugshots cannot be withheld under privacy exemptions. That ruling means Oakland County must share booking photos when asked. The Swickard v. Wayne County Medical Examiner case from 1991 reinforced that FOIA should be read as a pro-disclosure law, with exemptions interpreted narrowly.

View Oakland County 72 Hour Booking

Nearby Oakland County Cities

These cities share the Oakland County Jail for bookings. Each one has its own police force but uses the same county booking process.