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Oakland County Criminal Records
Understand Oakland Court Explorer, district-court records and Michigan ICHAT before using a criminal case result or requesting a court copy.
Choose between ICHAT and Oakland court records
Michigan criminal history
Use Michigan State Police ICHAT when the question is statewide public Michigan criminal history.
Oakland felony court file
Use Court Explorer to inspect a 6th Judicial Circuit felony case, register of actions, parties, and available documents.
Oakland misdemeanor or early felony stage
Use the appropriate Oakland district court. The 52-3 Criminal Division illustrates the split: misdemeanors stay in district court; felonies begin there and can be bound over to Circuit Court.
Verification source for this module: oakland county criminal records official source 1.
ICHAT has a defined scope and defined gaps
| ICHAT point | What MSP says |
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| Public name search | $10 per search. |
| Reportable content | Michigan public criminal-history information includes felonies and serious misdemeanors required to be reported to the state repository. |
| Not included | Federal, tribal, traffic, juvenile, local misdemeanor and out-of-state history, plus suppressed records and warrant information. |
| Your fuller personal review | MSP’s personal record guidance describes a fingerprint-based personal records check separately from the $10 name search. |
Verification source for this module: oakland county criminal records official source 2.
Court Explorer is for the 6th Circuit case file
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Search by name or case number
Open Court Explorer for Oakland County 6th Judicial Circuit records.
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Read the register of actions
Use the docket chronology to distinguish filing, bindover, plea, sentence, dismissal, or later activity.
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Purchase the document you need
The system permits document orders, while older records not online can require Legal Records mail or in-person access.
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Do not relabel the docket as a background check
The Court Explorer warning explicitly says the online information is not the official court record and should not be used as a criminal-background-check product.
Misdemeanors and felonies move through different court levels
| Case stage | Oakland court path |
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| Misdemeanor | The district court generally retains the case from arraignment through disposition. |
| Felony — early stage | District court handles arraignment and preliminary examination. |
| Felony — after bindover | The felony proceeds in Oakland County 6th Circuit Court; the Circuit Clerk/Legal Records file becomes central. |
Verification source for this module: oakland county criminal records official source 4.
Court copies have different costs from ICHAT
Regular document
Court Explorer lists $1 per page for regular copies.
Certified document
The published charge is $10 per case number plus $1 per page. Certified copies are mailed and are not sent by email.
Background-history search
MSP lists the public ICHAT name search at $10. That fee buys a different product than a certified Circuit Court document.
Verify the Oakland County result before relying on it
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Pick history or case file
Start with ICHAT for statewide public history; start with the court when you need a specific prosecution file.
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Choose the court level
For a misdemeanor or preliminary felony stage, identify the correct district court before searching Circuit Court.
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Check identity and disposition
Use date/case identifiers and read the latest docket outcome, not just the original charge.
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Upgrade to official proof
If the recipient needs a court document, order it through Court Explorer/Legal Records and select certification if required.
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Read exclusions aloud
Do not describe ICHAT as covering federal, out-of-state, traffic, juvenile, or other categories MSP says are omitted.
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Treat the online docket as a locator
The Court Explorer warning says the online information is not the official court record; verify with the court when proof matters.