If you are in need to obtain arrest records from Michigan, you need to contact the CJIC.
This law enforcement agency is the Criminal Justice Information Center.
This is the repository of the state where you will be able to find all charges, convictions, and records that were committed in the state of Michigan.
This repository holds the criminal history database that is compiled of all information sent to it by law enforcement, courts, and prosecutors.
When ever a person is arrested, the law enforcement agency is required by Michigan's law to submit information to this database such as fingerprints, arrest information, and the charge.
All of these criminal Michigan arrest records are public information, unless there are extenuating circumstances.
Anybody can search these criminal histories to obtain a record that they may need.
You will find that in obtaining these records, there will often be a minimal fee involved.
If you have found these records through a free service, you may not be getting all the information that you are looking for.
If you pay a fee for the Michigan arrest records, you will usually obtain a record that is complete.
You will also find that there are some records that are expunged.
These expunged arrest records are not available to the general public because they may have met special criteria such as their case being dismissed as well as the severity or nature of the crime.
These arrest records are only viewable by the proper law enforcement agencies.
When obtaining Michigan arrest records, the person arrested will be able to view their entire criminal record.
Even though their record can be accessed by the public, the public will only be able to view the main issues with the arrest.
There are some areas of the arrest record that may not be indulged.
This will depend on the type of case that it is and if the process of the case has been finished or is still pending.
When ordering these records through the CJIC, you will have to pay a $10.
00 fee in the form of a money order or a certified check.
You will have to fill out a form with pertinent information in order to receive these records but the process is pretty easy in order to accomplish.