Find Shiawassee County 72 Hour Booking

Shiawassee County 72 hour booking records are available through the sheriff's office in Corunna. This central Michigan county has limited online access to jail data, but the sheriff can provide booking info by phone or through a FOIA request. The jail on East McArthur Street processes all county arrests. If you need to search for someone who was recently booked in Shiawassee County, this page covers the phone numbers, online tools, and request procedures you can use to find what you need.

Shiawassee County Sheriff and 72 Hour Booking

The Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office is at 106 E. McArthur Street in Corunna. The jail is at the same location. Every arrest in Shiawassee County leads to a booking at this facility. Staff records names, dates of birth, charges, bond amounts, and intake times. This data becomes the 72 hour booking record.

Shiawassee County sits in central Michigan, south of Saginaw and west of Flint. The county seat of Corunna is a small city, and the surrounding area is mostly rural with some suburban areas closer to the I-69 corridor. The sheriff handles law enforcement for unincorporated parts of the county and operates the jail. City police in Owosso, Durand, and other local departments make arrests, but the county jail processes the bookings. Call 989-743-3411 to reach the sheriff about a recent 72 hour booking.

Shiawassee County offers limited online access to jail info. The county website may list some booking data, but the information is not as complete as what larger counties provide. For the most current booking details, calling the jail is still the most reliable option.

Shiawassee County FOIA for 72 Hour Booking

Michigan's Freedom of Information Act at MCL § 15.231 gives you the right to request booking records from the Shiawassee County Sheriff. Send a written request to 106 E. McArthur St., Corunna, MI 48817. Include the person's name and the approximate date of the booking. You do not need to explain why you want the records. That is your right under MCL § 15.233.

The office has five business days to respond per MCL § 15.235. They can take ten more days if the request is complex. Copy fees are $0.10 to $0.25 per page under MCL § 15.234. Labor is charged at the lowest clerk rate. Indigent people get the first $20 waived twice a year. If the total fee exceeds $50, the sheriff may ask for a deposit before starting the work.

A Shiawassee County booking record shows the person's name, aliases, date of birth, physical description, charges, bond amount, booking date and time, and arresting agency. Mugshots are public records in Michigan. The court in Patterson v. Allegheny Cty. Sheriff ruled that booking photos cannot be withheld under privacy exemptions.

Online Tools for Shiawassee County Booking

Use VineLink to check on Shiawassee County bookings online. This free tool covers most Michigan jails. Select Michigan, type a last name, and search. If the person is in custody at the Shiawassee County Jail, VineLink shows their status. You can register for alerts that notify you when the person is released or transferred.

For deeper criminal history, the ICHAT system from the Michigan State Police costs $10 per search. It shows arrest records and convictions linked to fingerprints. The Michigan Courts Case Search shows court filings after a Shiawassee County arrest. And OTIS tracks people in state prison. But OTIS does not cover county jail inmates, so the 72 hour booking record stays with the Shiawassee County Sheriff.

The Michigan Courts case search portal is shown below. Use it to find court cases tied to bookings in Shiawassee County.

Search by name or case number to find filings, hearing dates, and outcomes.

Shiawassee County Booking Records and Michigan Law

Under MCL § 750.491, all official records are public property in Michigan. Booking records from Shiawassee County fall under this rule. If the sheriff refuses to release a record without citing a valid legal exemption, that refusal is a misdemeanor under MCL § 750.492. The penalty can include fines up to $500.

The Nowack v. Auditor Gen. case from 1928 confirmed that Michigan citizens have a broad right to inspect public records. The Swickard v. Wayne County Medical Examiner case from 1991 reinforced that FOIA is meant to be pro-disclosure. Exemptions should be read narrowly. These cases support your right to access 72 hour booking records in Shiawassee County and across the state.

Shiawassee County Booking and Bond Process

After a 72 hour booking at the Shiawassee County Jail, the arrested person either posts bond or stays until arraignment. The arraignment must happen within 72 hours of the arrest. A judge or magistrate sets bond based on the charges and the person's background. Some lower-level offenses have preset bond amounts that can be paid at the jail without waiting for a hearing.

Call 989-743-3411 to ask about posting bond at the Shiawassee County Jail. The booking record lists the bond amount and type for each person in custody. Shiawassee County sits near the I-69 corridor, between Lansing and Flint. Cities like Owosso and Durand fall within the county. Arrests made by police in these cities go to the county jail for booking, and the records follow the same FOIA rules as every other Michigan county.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Shiawassee County in central Michigan. Each has its own jail and 72 hour booking process.