Dearborn Criminal History Checks
A Dearborn record check should follow the event from police contact to the final court. The Dearborn Police Department holds its incident and arrest reports. The 19th District Court hears Dearborn misdemeanors, ordinance and traffic matters, and the first stages of felony cases. Wayne County Sheriff holds county booking and custody information. A felony bound over from the 19th moves to Third Circuit, while eligible results can later reach the Michigan State Police repository.
Start with the most specific number in hand. An incident number locates a Dearborn police file, while a Dearborn court case number locates the docket. Names can help when those identifiers are unknown, but common spellings and protected personal fields make a Dearborn name-only match less certain.
- Request the Dearborn Police report through the city’s records or FOIA process with the incident, date, location, and record type.
- Use the police counter for a service that the department handles directly and confirm current Records Bureau hours first.
- Search the 19th District Court through its official MiCOURT route for the Dearborn docket.
- Check Wayne Sheriff custody and Third Circuit if a person was booked or a felony left Dearborn after bindover.
- Use ICHAT for the eligible statewide public repository slice, not as a substitute for the local report or judgment.
Dearborn Records on Michigan Avenue
Dearborn’s main police and court record offices sit close together on Michigan Avenue, yet they maintain different files. The Dearborn Police Department is at 16099 Michigan Avenue. The 19th District Court is at 16077 Michigan Avenue. Physical closeness can make the choice seem minor, but the legal custodian controls what a reader receives. The police department cannot certify a court judgment, and the district clerk does not hold the full police investigation.
Use the Dearborn police office for an incident or arrest report. Use the Dearborn court for complaints, hearings, register-of-actions entries, judgments, and certified copies. If a Dearborn felony was bound over, continue to Wayne County Third Circuit. This short corridor therefore marks the start of a much longer record path.
The official Dearborn Police Department page shows the city’s police services and serves as the source for this view of the local agency.
The department image reinforces that Dearborn police files begin with a city custodian, not with a countywide record counter.
Records at Dearborn Police Department
The Dearborn Police Department’s records work covers local incidents, arrest paperwork, and reports created by its officers. A request should name Dearborn Police, give the incident date and location, describe the report type, and state the preferred delivery format. Include the report or incident number when known. That detail helps the Records Bureau distinguish one Dearborn event from another without relying on a broad name search.
Some incidents may be reported online only when there is no suspect information or evidence. Lost or stolen identification, stolen vehicles or plates, and stolen firearms must be reported in person. That reporting rule concerns how a new police report starts; it is separate from asking for a copy of an existing Dearborn record.
For Dearborn crash retrieval through CLEMIS, the documented search inputs include an incident number or an involved driver’s-license number, an involved driver, owner, or passenger date of birth, and the crash date. Readers should use only the identifying data required by the official Dearborn process.
Dearborn Police Department
16099 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, MI 48126
313-943-2230
Verify current Records Bureau counter hours before visiting.
Dearborn Police FOIA Records
Copies of Dearborn police reports use the city’s FOIA route. The requester can contact 313-943-2230, email Police-FOIA@dearborn.gov, or use fax 313-943-3048 along with the city’s posted request channel. The city states a five-to-fifteen-business-day range for this process. That local posting should be read together with Michigan FOIA’s response rules, since review, redaction, a permitted extension, and the size of the request can affect delivery.
The Dearborn FOIA page shows the official city request route used for Dearborn police records.
The request view is a reminder to describe the exact Dearborn record and department rather than submit a broad question about a person.
An active Dearborn investigation, juvenile file, victim information, medical facts, LEIN material, or protected private data may be withheld or redacted. If a Dearborn police record and a public court case exist at the same time, obtain each from its own custodian.
Booking and Arrest Records in Dearborn
A Dearborn arrest creates more than one file. The police department documents the encounter and alleged offense. Wayne County Sheriff may create the booking and custody record. The 19th District Court then records arraignment, bond, and the early case. These products can display different charges because the booking allegation can change after prosecutor review.
Dearborn does not maintain a substitute for a statewide criminal-history system. For current Dearborn-related county custody, use the Wayne Sheriff inmate channel. MI-VINE or VINELink can add custody-status notice. For the filed Dearborn charge, search the 19th District docket. A negative Dearborn live jail result only means the person was not found in that current-custody channel at the time of the search.
Older booking data may require a Sheriff records request. The full county access chain is described in the Wayne County arrest search; the Dearborn page stays focused on where the local police report enters that chain.
What Dearborn’s 19th District Hears
The 19th District Court has jurisdiction over Dearborn city ordinance and traffic matters, state-law misdemeanors, and preliminary felony proceedings. In a felony, the court handles arraignment and the probable-cause process before any bindover. The court also posts routes for dockets, forms, payment, probation, transcript requests, DWI/Drug Treatment Court, and Veterans Court.
- Arraignment
- The first court stage where the charge and bond are addressed.
- Probable-cause conference
- A felony-stage conference before the preliminary examination or waiver.
- Bindover
- The transfer of a felony case from the 19th District Court to Wayne County Third Circuit.
- Disposition
- The recorded outcome of a charge, such as conviction, dismissal, or another final result.
These Dearborn court terms show why “closed” alone is not enough. Read the Dearborn charge-level disposition and judgment to learn how a Dearborn case ended.
The Dearborn Municipal Court File
The Dearborn 19th District Court page links the official case search and the court’s related services.
The court image ties the online docket to the Dearborn clerk who maintains the source record and issues formal copies.
MiCOURT search fields follow the selected court, case or party mode, case number or party name, and optional date or category filters. Search and Clear controls run or reset the request. Protected identifiers and nonpublic Dearborn cases are not shown. A single spelling may also miss a party result, so use the exact case number when possible.
| Court Name | 19th District Court, 16077 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126 |
|---|---|
| Case Types Heard | Dearborn misdemeanors, ordinance and traffic matters, and preliminary felony stages |
| Case Lookup Channel | MiCOURT link from the official court page, dockets, and clerk service |
| What the Docket Shows | Public case number, events, hearings, charges, status, and disposition details |
| Copies & Fees | Ask the clerk under the current court schedule; transcript requests use the posted court process |
The Dearborn MiCOURT route provides distinct case and party controls for the selected court.
| Search Field | Dearborn Court Use |
|---|---|
| Court | Select the 19th District Court before entering the query. |
| Case or Party | Choose the identifier mode that matches the facts known. |
| Number or Name | Enter the exact case number or the party name fields. |
| Date or Category | Apply the optional filters that appear for the search. |
Search and Clear controls run or reset the Dearborn request, but the clerk remains the source for certified records.
Dearborn Court Search and Clerk Access
The court is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with main routing at 313-943-2060. Calling can help direct a Dearborn request to the right clerk function, especially when an online docket has no document image. The call does not replace a formal copy request, and staff cannot turn a broad question into legal advice.
Use the Dearborn online result as an index. Ask for a certified judgment when authenticity matters, a transcript when the spoken proceeding is needed, or the register of actions when the goal is the dated Dearborn case sequence. A transcript and a docket are different Dearborn records. The docket lists what happened; the transcript records words from proceedings that were recorded and can be prepared under the court’s process.
Note: The Dearborn clerk, not the city FOIA office, is the source for certified 19th District court records.
How Dearborn Records Reach the County
A Dearborn felony does not remain in one city file. Police create the report, the prosecutor reviews the charge, and the 19th District Court handles the preliminary stages. When the case is bound over, Third Circuit opens the Wayne County felony case. Prosecutorial and judicial dispositions then travel to MSP CJIC for eligible repository matching.
Record flow: Dearborn Police Department › Wayne County Courts › Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center
This Dearborn record flow explains why a recent arrest, a pending Dearborn court case, and an ICHAT result may not match on the same day. For the outcome, read the court judgment. For the local narrative, obtain the Dearborn police report. For the public Michigan repository product, use ICHAT only after understanding its exclusions.
Dearborn Specialty Court Records
Dearborn’s official court page identifies DWI/Drug Treatment Court and Veterans Court among its local programs. A Dearborn specialty docket does not create a public biography of a participant. Public Dearborn case access still depends on the underlying case, court rules, protected information, and any later set-aside or restriction.
When a 19th District docket shows a program-related event, use the register of actions and the clerk’s record to understand its place in the case. Treatment details, medical information, and other protected material are not made public simply because a Dearborn case uses a named program. The judgment and disposition remain the best sources for the court’s formal outcome.
These programs are distinct local context. They explain why a Dearborn docket can include review hearings or supervision events that do not look like the ordinary straight line from plea to sentence.
Dearborn Record Access Rules
Michigan FOIA governs Dearborn executive-agency records, including releasable police files. Court records follow Michigan judiciary access rules instead. A city FOIA request should not be used to seek the 19th District case file. The clerk controls that file, and Michigan court rules protect personal identifiers even in an otherwise public case.
Dearborn FOIA permits fees for lawful search, review, redaction, and copies under written procedures. It also permits exemptions for specified law-enforcement and privacy interests. The city should redact separable protected content when the rest of a Dearborn record can reasonably be released. Dearborn juvenile and victim information carry added limits.
Key Statutes:
Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq. governs requests to Dearborn public bodies, subject to exemptions.
MCL 28.241a et seq. establishes the state criminal-history repository and its dissemination framework.
Michigan Court Rules 8.119 and 1.109 address access to court files and protection of personal identifying information.
Dearborn Criminal Records in Context
The Census Bureau’s July 1, 2024 estimate places Dearborn at 106,377 residents, making it Wayne County’s second-largest incorporated city. The Dearborn Police Department’s official 2024 report listed 86,354 calls, 5,600 neighborhood-officer contacts, and 11,309 moving violations. Those are agency workload and service figures. They are not a list of crimes, and they say nothing about whether a particular person has a Dearborn record.
The same Dearborn report describes a thirteen-pilot drone team and a full-time behavioral-health specialist, as well as English and Arabic access. Such Dearborn operations can shape how an incident is documented and how residents interact with the department, but the records rule remains constant: ask for the specific existing Dearborn file and verify the final court outcome with the proper clerk.
City reports later described declines in several 2024 offense categories and a further violent-crime decline in 2025. Dated citywide trends should never be used to infer facts about a person, address, or open Dearborn case.