Checking Criminal History in Durand
Durand has no single local database that combines police reports, bookings, court outcomes, and Michigan history. Begin with Durand Police when the event occurred inside the city and its officers handled the call. Move to the Shiawassee County Jail when custody is the issue. Select the 66th District Court in MiCOURT for a misdemeanor or the first stage of a felony, then select the 35th Circuit Court if the felony was bound over.
The five-stop sequence prevents common errors. Keep each number the offices provide because an incident number, booking number, case number, and state identifier serve different systems.
- Ask Durand Police or the city FOIA coordinator for the agency-created report.
- Call the Shiawassee County Jail when recent custody, bond, or booking is the question.
- Search MiCOURT’s 66th District Court selection for the first public Durand case filing.
- Check the 35th Circuit Court selection when a felony docket shows bindover.
- Use ICHAT for the later qualifying public Michigan repository history.
Durand Records Use Five Stops
The defining Durand records route begins at City Hall and ends, when appropriate, with the state repository. Durand Police controls its narrative. The jail in Corunna controls county custody data. District Court controls misdemeanors and early felony events. Circuit Court controls a felony after bindover. ICHAT reports a statutory subset of qualifying Michigan arrest and disposition data.
Skipping a stop can hide the detail that matters. An arrest allegation may change when the Shiawassee Prosecuting Attorney reviews the referral. A District Court entry may end with bindover rather than final judgment. A clean ICHAT response can still coexist with a local report, warrant, excluded misdemeanor, or recent case not yet reported.
This route also supplies a practical fallback when one Durand system shows too little. Ask the creating office for its source document, then use that document’s names, dates, and numbers in the next system. Never assume that a similar party name alone identifies the same person.
| Stop | Durand Record | Main Input |
|---|---|---|
| City police | Incident, arrest, crash, CAD, or media | Incident number or date, time, and place |
| County jail | Current booking and custody | Correct name and approximate booking |
| 66th District | Misdemeanor or early felony docket | Name, date of birth where offered, or case number |
| 35th Circuit | Bound-over felony file | Party or Circuit case number |
| ICHAT | Public reported Michigan history | Name, date of birth, sex, and race |
Durand Police Department Records
Durand City Hall and Police operate at 215 W. Clinton Street, Durand, MI 48429. The main number is 989-288-3113 and the fax is 989-288-7214. Published City Hall hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The city police department retains the incident and arrest reports its officers create. It does not control the final county court disposition or MSP repository history.
Use the official City of Durand site to confirm current police and clerk instructions. No exact current police-report fee or dedicated report form was located in the official material, so request a quote before committing to copies or broad media review.
Requesting Durand Incident Records
A sufficiently specific Michigan FOIA writing can go to the current city or police records contact. Include requester contact and delivery information, the incident number if known, the exact date, time, and location, and the record type sought. State whether inspection or a copy is wanted and whether electronic or paper delivery is preferred. Ask separately for a police report, crash report, CAD entry, 911 audio, or body-camera segment.
Media requires a narrow time segment. Search, review, and redaction work may affect the cost. Active investigations, victim or minor details, LEIN data, private information, and security-sensitive material may be redacted. Ask the city for the nonexempt portion rather than assuming that one protected detail closes the whole Durand request.
The City Council explains that the Clerk’s Office also handles council-business records and copies of official city documents. That does not turn the clerk into the keeper of county court files.
Michigan FOIA ordinarily calls for an agency response within five business days and permits a ten-business-day extension. That deadline concerns the response, not guaranteed delivery of every Durand record. The city may grant, deny, partially grant, seek clarification, or issue a lawful fee or deposit notice.
Durand Arrests and Bookings
A Durand Police arrest that requires detention ordinarily enters the Shiawassee County Jail system in Corunna. No official Durand booking roster was identified. Call 989-743-2230 with the person’s correct name and an approximate booking time. Ask for the booking number, current custody, listed allegations, bond, and expected court if those details are releasable.
If no match appears, verify whether Durand released or cited the person, whether transfer occurred, or whether the identifying facts are wrong. A fresh Durand booking will not ordinarily appear in MDOC OTIS because OTIS is a state corrections and supervision locator. For the complete county access chain, use the Shiawassee County arrest lookup.
The Durand police narrative and county booking may list different timestamps and charge wording because they document different acts. Ask for both when custody and the officer’s account matter. Then use the court disposition to learn what became an official filed case.
When Durand Arrests Are Offline
No official countywide public booking search was found. The jail phone is therefore the immediate route for recent Durand custody. Court indexing follows filing and arraignment, not the instant of arrest. Search the 66th District Court after that first court event, then contact the clerk at 989-743-2395 or D66ct@shiawassee.net when a public result lacks the needed record.
If a person was released with no public case, request the Durand agency report. If the matter later becomes a bound-over felony, the 35th Circuit Court supplies the next docket. ICHAT is a later repository layer and expressly excludes warrants, local misdemeanors, juvenile records, traffic matters, and suppressed records.
Note: A Durand arrest is an allegation and custody event, not proof that the prosecutor filed the same charge or that a conviction followed.
Municipal Court Records in Durand
Durand has no separate municipal criminal-court portal. Michigan’s countywide 66th District Court hears city-ordinance criminal cases, misdemeanors, civil infractions, traffic matters, and preliminary felony proceedings. Use MiCOURT Case Search before driving from Durand to Corunna. Select the court first, then use the party name, date of birth where available, or case number.
| Court Name | 66th District Court, followed by 35th Circuit Court for a felony after bindover |
|---|---|
| Case Types Heard | City ordinance matters, misdemeanors, traffic, civil infractions, and early felony events |
| Case Lookup Channel | MiCOURT online index and the correct clerk’s records counter |
| What the Docket Shows | Case number, charge, status, hearings, register entries, disposition, and public financial data where available |
| Copies & Fees | Ask the District or Circuit clerk for plain or certified copies and a current quote |
Public e-filing does not mean every filed image is free online. Save the Durand case number and name the document when asking the clerk.
District criminal inquiries may be sent to D66ct@shiawassee.net. Circuit material goes through the County Clerk at 208 N. Shiawassee Street in Corunna. State whether a plain or certified copy is needed and ask for the current fee before ordering.
Durand Records in County Context
Durand ranked second among Shiawassee County’s incorporated cities in the consistent 2020 Census table used for the city list, with 3,507 residents. The official Michigan incorporated-place table is pictured below.
The ranking explains why Durand receives a city records page, but population does not change where Durand criminal cases are heard.
The Census Bureau’s incorporated-place estimates resource supplies the broader estimates series shown next.
Using one vintage for all three cities avoids a misleading rank assembled from figures measured in different years.
Where Durand Records Go
Durand Police sends a referral to the Shiawassee Prosecuting Attorney when criminal charges are sought. The prosecutor authorizes the formal count, if any. The complaint begins in the 66th District Court. A felony may proceed through arraignment, probable-cause conference, and preliminary examination before it moves to the 35th Circuit Court. Courts report qualifying dispositions to the state repository.
Record flow: Durand Police › Shiawassee County Courts › Michigan State Police CJIC
That path lets a searcher date each record. Durand holds the earliest agency narrative. The jail confirms county intake. District Court shows the first filed case. Circuit Court shows later felony events. ICHAT is useful only after reportable events reach Michigan State Police.
Qualifying reports reach the repository through fingerprint and disposition reporting. A delayed or unmatched disposition can leave a cycle looking unresolved. Compare that Durand cycle with the certified court outcome before seeking a correction from Michigan State Police.
Durand Report, Booking, or Rap Sheet
Three records may describe one event in very different terms. A Durand police report contains officer observations and investigative material. A Shiawassee booking entry lists intake charges and custody facts. ICHAT links qualifying fingerprint-supported arrest cycles with reported dispositions. The court file is the bridge that shows what was filed and how it ended.
- Incident report
- The city agency narrative, subject to lawful redaction.
- Booking record
- The county jail’s intake and custody entry, not a conviction.
- Disposition
- The result of a filed charge, such as conviction, dismissal, or acquittal.
- Bindover
- The transfer of a felony from District Court to Circuit Court after waiver or a probable-cause finding.
Durand Records Stay City-Owned
Durand’s rail identity and Union Station are strong local context, but they do not support claims about present offense patterns. The useful administrative fact is simpler. Durand has its own city government, police service, clerk, two voting precincts, and council structure. Records made by city officers remain city records even while every county criminal-justice counter sits in Corunna.
That division is why a broad request addressed only to the sheriff can miss a Durand incident. It is also why a city clerk cannot certify the later Circuit felony judgment. Track the creating agency and custodian rather than relying on the word “local.” The record number can help both offices confirm which file they control.
Public Access Rules in Durand
Michigan FOIA applies to releasable Durand Police and city records. It permits access while protecting records or portions covered by an exemption, including active-investigation information, private personal details, juvenile and victim material, LEIN content, and records made confidential by another law. A written request must describe the public record well enough for city staff to find it.
Judicial records follow Michigan Court Rule 8.119, not FOIA. Send a Durand police-record request to the city and a case-file request to the correct Shiawassee court. ICHAT public access has its own statutory bounds and should not be described as a full local history.
Key Statutes:
Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. governs access to Durand city records subject to exemptions.
Michigan Court Rule 8.119 controls public inspection and management of court records.
MCL 28.242a authorizes access to the specified public Michigan criminal-history product.