Marquette County 72 Hour Booking Records

Marquette County 72 hour booking records are processed at the county jail on West Baraga Avenue in Marquette, the largest city in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Sheriff Gregory Zyburt oversees a 160-bed facility that handles all bookings for the county. You can search for recent bookings online, call the jail at 906-225-8435, or use statewide tools like VineLink. The jail has been in operation since 1975, with a detention center added in 2009 to expand capacity. Booking records from Marquette County include names, charges, bond details, and intake dates.

Marquette County Sheriff and 72 Hour Booking

The Marquette County Sheriff's Office sits at 236 W. Baraga Avenue in Marquette. Sheriff Gregory Zyburt runs the department, and Jail Administrator Brian Steede manages the corrections side. The jail has 160 beds split between two buildings. The original jail opened in 1975. A newer detention center was added in 2009 to handle growing demand. Together, these two facilities process all 72 hour bookings for the county.

When someone gets arrested in Marquette County, they are brought to the jail on Baraga Avenue. Staff logs the booking with the person's name, date of birth, charges, bond amount, and intake time. This creates the 72 hour booking record. The process is the same whether the arrest was made by sheriff deputies, Marquette city police, or Michigan State Police working in the area. All bookings funnel through the county jail.

Marquette County is the most populated county in the Upper Peninsula. It covers a large area with smaller communities like Ishpeming, Negaunee, and Gwinn. The sheriff provides law enforcement for unincorporated areas and runs the jail for the whole county. You can reach the tip line at 906-225-8441 if you have info about a case.

Search Marquette County 72 Hour Booking Online

Marquette County offers online inmate search through its jail services page. This tool lets you look up current inmates and see booking information. For an Upper Peninsula county, that is a better level of online access than most. The page also has details on visiting hours, commissary, and jail rules.

The Marquette County Sheriff's Office website is shown below. You can access jail services and inmate search tools from this page.

The sheriff's office site also links to forms, news, and contact details for the department.

You can also use VineLink to check if someone is in custody at the Marquette County Jail. Select Michigan and type the person's last name. VineLink runs around the clock and lets you set up alerts for status changes. If the person gets released or moved, you get a notification by phone, text, or email. The jail services page for Marquette County is shown below with more detail on inmate info.

The jail services page covers visitation schedules, inmate rules, and how to post bond.

For deeper history, use ICHAT from the Michigan State Police. It costs $10 per search. The Michigan Courts Case Search shows court filings that follow a Marquette County booking.

Marquette County Booking Records Through FOIA

To get 72 hour booking records from Marquette County, you can file a FOIA request with the sheriff's office. Michigan's Freedom of Information Act at MCL 15.231 gives everyone the right to request public records. Booking records are public. You do not need to explain why you want them. Under MCL 15.233, just describe the records you need and send your request to the sheriff at 236 W. Baraga Ave., Marquette, MI 49855.

The office has five business days to respond under MCL 15.235. Fees for copies run $0.10 to $0.25 per page. Labor gets billed at the rate of the lowest paid clerk who can do the work. If your total is over $50, they may ask for a deposit. Indigent requesters can get the first $20 waived up to twice a year under MCL 15.234.

72 Hour Booking Details in Marquette County

Booking records from Marquette County include the full legal name, aliases, date of birth, and physical description. The record lists charges at the time of booking, bond amount and type, and the date and time the person was brought in. The arresting agency is also noted. Mugshots are part of the booking process. Michigan courts have ruled these photos are public and cannot be withheld on privacy grounds alone.

Under MCL 750.491, official records are public property. If a county office refuses to release a booking record without a valid legal exemption, MCL 750.492 makes that a misdemeanor. The penalty can reach $500 in fines or up to a year in jail. This applies to Marquette County the same as every other county in Michigan.

The Marquette County Jail uses facility code designations for internal tracking. If you are looking for historical booking records from years ago, you may need to reference older filing systems. The sheriff's office can help you identify what records exist and where they are stored. Contact the FOIA coordinator at the Baraga Avenue address to start that process.

Marquette County Jail vs State Prison

When someone is booked in Marquette County, they stay at the county jail until their case moves through court. The 72 hour booking record stays with the sheriff. If the person is convicted and sentenced to more than one year, they transfer to a state prison under the Michigan Department of Corrections. You can then track them through OTIS. But OTIS does not cover county jail inmates. For recent bookings, always go to the Marquette County Sheriff.

Nearby Counties

These Upper Peninsula counties neighbor Marquette County. Each has its own sheriff and jail for 72 hour bookings.