Rochester Hills 72 Hour Booking Lookup

Rochester Hills 72 hour booking records document arrests processed through the Oakland County Jail system. The Rochester Hills Police Department handles arrests at 2006 W. Hamlin Rd. but does not operate a local jail. All bookings go through the Oakland County facility in Pontiac. You can search for someone booked after a Rochester Hills arrest using the CLEMIS Inmate Locator. This page explains every method for searching Rochester Hills booking records, filing FOIA requests, and using state and county tools to check on an inmate.

Rochester Hills Arrests and 72 Hour Booking

Rochester Hills is in the northeast part of Oakland County. The city has its own police department but no local jail. Every person arrested by Rochester Hills police gets transported to the Oakland County Jail at 1200 N Telegraph Rd, Bldg 38E in Pontiac. Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard runs the jail. The facility holds about 1,300 people across the Main Jail, the 487-bed Annex, and the 398-bed East Annex.

Once at the jail, the booking process starts. Staff record the person's name, date of birth, charges, and bond amount. They take a mugshot. All of this gets logged as the 72 hour booking record. Oakland County processed around 12,247 bookings in 2024. Rochester Hills arrests feed into that total along with bookings from every other city in the county. The Rochester Hills Police Department keeps arrest reports at 2006 W. Hamlin Rd., Rochester Hills, MI 48309. Call 248-656-4600 for arrest-related questions. For jail and inmate status, call Oakland County at 248-858-1800 or email PrisonerInfo@oakgov.com.

Find Rochester Hills 72 Hour Booking on CLEMIS

The quickest way to check on a Rochester Hills booking is the CLEMIS Inmate Locator. This system covers Oakland County and other parts of southeast Michigan. Enter a name and it pulls up matching inmates with charges, bond info, booking dates, and mugshots. The search is free. You do not need to create an account.

CLEMIS also has a page that shows all current Oakland County inmates. This is helpful if you are not sure how a name is spelled or if you just want to browse recent bookings. The list includes people from Rochester Hills, Troy, Southfield, and every other Oakland County city. It refreshes through the day as people are booked in and released.

The CLEMIS all current inmates page for Oakland County is shown below. You can scroll through it to find someone booked after a Rochester Hills arrest.

This list shows names, charges, and booking dates for everyone currently in custody at the Oakland County Jail.

Rochester Hills 72 Hour Booking FOIA Process

Michigan's Freedom of Information Act at MCL 15.231 gives you access to booking records held by any public agency. For a Rochester Hills arrest, you can send a FOIA request to the police department for the arrest report. Send a separate one to the Oakland County Sheriff for the booking record and mugshot. You do not need to say why you want them. MCL 15.233 is clear on that point.

Mail your request to the Rochester Hills Police Department at 2006 W. Hamlin Rd., Rochester Hills, MI 48309. Include the person's full name and arrest date if you have it. Call 248-656-4600 to ask about email options. Under MCL 15.235, the agency has five business days to respond. They can extend that by ten days for complex requests. Fees for copies range from $0.10 to $0.25 per page. Labor is billed at the lowest clerk rate. If you are indigent, MCL 15.234 waives the first $20 in fees up to two times per year.

MCL 750.491 declares all official records to be public property belonging to Michigan residents. Booking records fall under this law. The Patterson v. Allegheny Cty. Sheriff ruling says mugshots cannot be hidden under privacy claims. If an agency refuses to hand over a booking record without a lawful exemption, MCL 750.492 makes that a misdemeanor.

Rochester Hills Booking Search Alternatives

VineLink is a free victim notification tool that covers Michigan jails. Search by name after selecting Michigan. If the person is at the Oakland County Jail, VineLink shows their custody status. You can set up alerts so you get notified by call, text, or email if they are released or transferred. Michigan VINE is also reachable by phone at 800-770-7657.

The Michigan Courts Case Search picks up where the booking record leaves off. Once charges from a Rochester Hills arrest go through the court system, the case appears in this statewide database. You can track hearings, see outcomes, and find case details. For criminal history beyond the 72 hour booking window, the Michigan State Police ICHAT tool costs $10 and shows arrests tied to fingerprints across the state.

If someone convicted after a Rochester Hills arrest gets sent to state prison, the OTIS system tracks them under MDOC supervision. OTIS only covers state prisoners. It does not show county jail bookings. The original Rochester Hills 72 hour booking record stays with the Oakland County Sheriff.

72 Hour Booking Details for Rochester Hills

A booking record from a Rochester Hills arrest contains the person's full legal name and any aliases provided at intake. It shows date of birth, height, weight, and physical traits. The charges at the time of booking are listed along with the bond amount and type. The record also includes the booking date and time and lists the Rochester Hills Police Department as the arresting agency.

Oakland County displays mugshots through CLEMIS. Michigan courts have consistently ruled that booking photos are public records. The Detroit Free Press v. Oakland Cty. Sheriff case from 1987 dealt with this exact county and found that mugshots cannot be withheld under privacy exemptions. The Swickard case from 1991 further established that Michigan FOIA is meant to be read broadly in favor of disclosure. Exemptions get read narrowly. Agencies that refuse to share public records without a valid legal basis face penalties under MCL 750.492, including fines up to $500.

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Nearby Oakland County Cities

These Oakland County cities use the same jail and booking system. Click any city for local arrest and booking details.