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 bond, arrange a surrender, or give legal advice to anyone. For any of those, reach the sheriff's office or the issuing court directly.
Need Official Warrant Information?
Here is where the questions people ask most often in this county are answered:
- Whether a warrant exists: the court that issued the order, or the sheriff's office when the question is whether an agency holds something to serve
- A bench warrant for a missed court date: the court that set the case, which for most matters here is the 98-2 District Court
- Resolving or clearing a warrant: a licensed Michigan attorney and the issuing court, for a recall, a voluntary appearance, or a bond
- An arrest warrant tied to a charge: the court sets the charge and any bond, and the sheriff serves the order
- A child-support or show-cause matter: the Friend of Court, which handles family files separately from the criminal docket
For warrants held at the county level, the law-enforcement counter is the Ontonagon County Sheriff Department, 620 Conglomerate, Ontonagon, MI 49953, 906-884-4901. The office publishes no walk-in warrant hours or bond window, so call before traveling.
For a court file, start with the 98-2 District Court at 725 Greenland Road, second floor, Ontonagon, MI 49953, 906-884-2865. County offices generally keep public hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and some counters close over the lunch hour.
Felony and circuit files route through the Ontonagon County Clerk/Register of Deeds on the courthouse first floor at 906-884-4255. Family and support matters route through the Friend of Court at 906-884-4670, also at the courthouse.
A written request for sheriff records goes to the department address under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act. A request to inspect a public court file goes to the clerk of the court that holds it.