Search Southfield 72 Hour Booking

Southfield 72 hour booking records track arrests made by the Southfield Police Department within Oakland County. After an arrest in Southfield, the person is taken to the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac for processing and booking. You can look up current Southfield inmates through the CLEMIS Inmate Locator, which shows charges, bond details, and mugshots for Oakland County. The Southfield Police Department at 26000 Evergreen Rd. handles local arrest reports and public records requests. Below you will find every tool and step for searching Southfield booking records.

Southfield 72 Hour Booking at Oakland County Jail

Southfield does not run its own jail. All Southfield arrests lead to a booking at the Oakland County Jail, located at 1200 N Telegraph Rd, Bldg 38E in Pontiac. Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard runs the facility. The jail complex has a combined capacity of about 1,300 beds. This includes the Main Jail, the Annex with 487 beds, and the East Annex with 398 beds. Oakland County logged roughly 12,247 total bookings in 2024.

When Southfield police arrest someone, they handle the initial report and then transport the person to the county jail. At intake, jail staff take a mugshot, record the person's name, date of birth, charges, and bond amount. That data becomes the 72 hour booking record. The Southfield Police Department is at 26000 Evergreen Rd., Southfield, MI 48076. Their number is 248-796-5500. For questions about someone's jail status, contact the Oakland County Jail at 248-858-1800. You can also email PrisonerInfo@oakgov.com for inmate information.

CLEMIS Search for Southfield Bookings

The CLEMIS Inmate Locator is the primary tool for finding Southfield 72 hour booking records online. CLEMIS covers all of Oakland County. Enter a name and the system shows current inmates with their charges, bond amount, booking date, and photo. The tool is free. No registration is needed.

The CLEMIS Inmate Locator search page is shown below. You can look up anyone booked after a Southfield arrest by entering their name.

Search results include mugshots and are updated throughout the day as new bookings come in.

You can also browse the complete list of current Oakland County inmates. This shows every person in custody right now. It works well if you do not know the exact name spelling or just want to scan recent bookings. People booked from Southfield, Troy, Farmington Hills, and all other Oakland County cities show up on this list.

How to Get Southfield 72 Hour Booking Records

Under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act at MCL 15.231, you have the right to request booking and arrest records from any public agency. For Southfield, you can send a FOIA request to the police department for the arrest report. For the booking record itself, write to the Oakland County Sheriff. MCL 15.233 says you do not need to give a reason for the request.

Send your written request to the Southfield Police Department at 26000 Evergreen Rd., Southfield, MI 48076. Include the person's full name and any details you have like date of birth or arrest date. The agency gets five business days to respond under MCL 15.235. A ten-day extension is allowed for complex requests. Copy fees are $0.10 to $0.25 per page, plus labor at the lowest clerk rate. Under MCL 15.234, if you qualify as indigent, the first $20 is free up to twice a year.

Booking records are public property in Michigan. MCL 750.491 says so plainly. The Nowack v. Auditor Gen. case from 1928 established a broad right to inspect public records. More recently, the Swickard v. Wayne County Medical Examiner ruling from 1991 confirmed that FOIA is a pro-disclosure law. Agencies cannot hide booking records behind vague privacy claims.

Other Southfield Booking Search Tools

Beyond CLEMIS, VineLink is a free way to check if someone is in custody at Oakland County. Select Michigan and search by name. VineLink also lets you set up alerts for release notifications. Call Michigan VINE at 800-770-7657 if you prefer phone access.

The Michigan Courts Case Search shows court filings tied to a Southfield arrest. After charges are filed, the case appears in this statewide database with hearing dates and outcomes. The Michigan State Police ICHAT system costs $10 per search and pulls criminal history tied to fingerprints. It goes deeper than a 72 hour booking check but does not show real-time jail data.

For people who end up in state prison after a Southfield arrest, the OTIS system tracks anyone under Michigan Department of Corrections supervision. OTIS does not cover county jail inmates. The 72 hour booking record from a Southfield case stays with Oakland County no matter what.

Southfield Booking Record Information

A 72 hour booking record from a Southfield arrest contains standard information about the person and the charges. The record lists the full legal name and any aliases given during intake. It shows date of birth, height, weight, and physical traits. Charges at the time of booking are listed along with the bond amount and type. The arresting agency for Southfield cases is the Southfield Police Department.

Oakland County also provides mugshots through the CLEMIS system. Michigan case law supports public access to booking photos. The Patterson v. Allegheny Cty. Sheriff decision confirmed that booking photos are not protected by privacy exemptions. The Detroit Free Press v. Oakland Cty. Sheriff case from 1987 dealt directly with Oakland County and reached the same conclusion. Under MCL 750.492, refusing to share public records without a valid exemption is a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $500. Here is what you can expect to find in a typical Southfield booking record:

• Full name and aliases
• Date of birth and physical description
• Charges and bond amount
• Booking date and time
• Arresting agency and mugshot

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