Otsego County Warrant Records Otsego County Warrant Records

This page explains what we can help with, what we cannot, and where an Otsego County warrant question actually belongs. Almost every request here belongs with a court or a county office rather than with us. The contacts below are the real ones, listed in the order most people need them.

This Is Not a Government or Law Enforcement Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot confirm whether a warrant exists, recall or clear one, post bail, arrange a surrender, or give legal advice. For any of those, reach the issuing court or the Otsego County Sheriff's Office directly.

Need Official Warrant Information?

Otsego County does not publish a public active-warrant list, and the county case search does not show warrant status. That means a phone call usually settles what a website cannot. Work out first which office made or issued the document you are holding, then use the route below.

  • Whether a warrant exists on a court case: call 87-A District Court, which handles adult traffic, misdemeanor, ordinance, arraignment, and bail matters and issues arrest and search warrants
  • A felony or Circuit Court file: call the County Clerk's office, which keeps the 46th Circuit Court records
  • An agency, service, or jail record: call the Sheriff's Office or its Records Division
  • A police report or city ticket in Gaylord: call Gaylord Police, which also takes parking payments at its counter
  • A public record in writing: file a request with the county FOIA Coordinator, or with the city for a city-held record
  • Resolving or clearing a warrant: talk to a licensed Michigan attorney and the issuing court about a voluntary appearance, bail, or a motion to recall

87-A District Court

Alpine Center, 800 Livingston Boulevard, Suite 1-C, Gaylord, MI 49735

989-731-0201

Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Criminal clerk: 989-731-0217.

Otsego County Sheriff's Office

124 S. Court Avenue, Gaylord, MI 49735

989-732-3555

Records Division: 989-731-7285. Jail and Corrections: 989-732-3555, option 4.

Otsego County Clerk

County Building, 225 W. Main Street, Gaylord, MI 49735

989-731-7504

Clerk of the 46th Circuit Court. Main office: 989-731-7500.

County FOIA Coordinator

County Administrator's Office, 225 W. Main Street, Gaylord, MI 49735

989-731-7520

Fax 989-731-7529. Email foia@otsegocountymi.gov.

Two other routes come up often. A support, custody, or parenting-time matter belongs with the Friend of the Court at 989-731-7450 or the Family Division at 989-731-0210, both at 800 Livingston Boulevard. A charging question belongs with the County Prosecutor's office at 800 Livingston Boulevard, Suite 3-D, 989-731-7430. Neither office publishes a warrant list.

If you write to us about a problem with this site, we will read it, but we cannot answer questions about a specific case or a specific person. Those answers have to come from the office holding the record.