Missaukee County 72 Hour Booking Search

Missaukee County 72 hour booking records are managed by the sheriff's office in Lake City, a small town in northwest Michigan. Lt. Jesse Harwood runs the corrections division at the jail on Pine Street. You can search for recent Missaukee County bookings by calling 231-839-4338, and the office has a FOIA request form on the county website for written records requests. The sheriff's site at missaukee.org also has a jail information page with details about the facility and inmate services available to the public.

Missaukee County Sheriff and 72 Hour Booking

The Missaukee County Sheriff's Office is at 110 S. Pine Street in Lake City. The jail sits at the same location. All arrests in Missaukee County get booked here. When someone comes in, the corrections staff logs their name, date of birth, charges, bond amount, and booking time. This makes the 72 hour booking record. Lt. Jesse Harwood runs the corrections and jail side of the operation. You can reach the jail directly by calling 231-839-4338 and pressing extension 2.

Missaukee County is in northwest Michigan. Lake City is the county seat and the main community. The county is rural with a small population, so the jail and booking operation are on a smaller scale than what you find in metro areas. The sheriff is the primary law enforcement agency for the county. City police may make arrests within Lake City limits, but the booking still goes through the county jail.

The Missaukee County Sheriff website is shown below. You can find department contacts, jail info, and other services from this page.

The site links to the jail information page where you can find details about inmate services and contact numbers.

Missaukee County 72 Hour Booking Lookup

Missaukee County does not have an online inmate search tool. The Michigan directory lists it as having no online inmate tool. To check on a recent booking, call the jail at 231-839-4338 extension 2. The corrections staff can tell you if someone is in custody, what their charges are, and whether bond has been set.

The Missaukee County jail information page has details about the facility, but it does not include a searchable roster. The page is shown below.

This page covers visiting rules, inmate mail policies, and general jail information.

VineLink is a free statewide tool you can use to check Missaukee County bookings. Select Michigan, type in a last name, and the system tells you if that person is in custody. You can sign up for alerts if the person gets released or transferred. VineLink runs 24 hours a day. For criminal background, the ICHAT system costs $10 per search. The Michigan Courts Case Search shows court cases tied to Missaukee County arrests.

Missaukee County Booking Records and FOIA

Michigan's Freedom of Information Act at MCL 15.231 et seq. gives you the right to request 72 hour booking records from the Missaukee County Sheriff. The county website has a FOIA request form you can download and fill out. Send it to the sheriff's office at 110 S. Pine St., PO Box 800, Lake City, MI 49651. You do not need a reason for the request. Under MCL 15.233, just describe what records you want.

The sheriff has five business days to respond under MCL 15.235. They can extend the deadline by ten more days for complex requests. Fees are $0.10 to $0.25 per page for copies. Labor is billed at the lowest clerk rate. If fees exceed $50, a deposit may be required. Under MCL 15.234, indigent requesters can get the first $20 waived up to two times per year.

Booking records show names, charges, bond info, booking dates, and arresting agency. Mugshots are public records in Michigan. Courts have ruled that booking photos cannot be withheld on privacy grounds alone.

Missaukee County Booking Record Details

A 72 hour booking record from Missaukee County includes the person's full legal name, aliases, date of birth, and physical description. It shows the charges at booking, bond amount and type, the date and time of intake, and which agency made the arrest. If you get the record through FOIA, a mugshot may be included.

Under MCL 750.491, all official records belong to the people of Michigan. Refusing to release a booking record without a valid exemption is a misdemeanor under MCL 750.492. The penalty can be up to $500 in fines. This law protects your right to see booking data from any county in the state, including Missaukee.

Missaukee County Jail vs State Prison

The 72 hour booking happens at the county jail in Lake City. The Missaukee County Sheriff keeps the booking record. If someone is convicted and sentenced to more than a year, they move to a state prison under MDOC. You can then look them up on OTIS. But OTIS does not cover county jail inmates. For recent bookings in Missaukee County, contact the sheriff or use VineLink.

Lt. Jesse Harwood oversees the corrections division at the Missaukee County Jail. If you need to ask about a specific booking or have questions about jail policies, calling extension 5 connects you to the jail administrator's office. For general dispatch, press extension 1. The jail and road patrol are staffed around the clock, so someone can take your call at any hour. Just keep in mind that detailed records requests need to go through the FOIA process during regular business hours.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Missaukee County. Each has its own sheriff and jail for processing 72 hour bookings.