Houghton County Warrant Records Houghton County Warrant Records

Questions about a Houghton County warrant belong with the sheriff or with the court that issued it, not with this site. This is a private reference site. We cannot confirm, clear, or recall a warrant for anyone. What we do is point readers to the office that holds the file and explain what that office will ask. Bring a full name and a date of birth when you call. Both offices use those details to tell people with the same name apart, and the routing below sends each common request to the right counter.

This Is Not a Government or Law Enforcement Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot confirm whether a warrant exists, clear or recall one, post bond, arrange a surrender, or give legal advice to anyone. Each of those steps belongs with the sheriff's office or the court that issued the warrant.

Need Official Warrant Information?

Here is where the requests readers send most often need to go in Houghton County:

  • Whether a warrant exists: call the Houghton County Sheriff's Office, the agency that serves warrants across the county and can speak to an outstanding one by name
  • A bench warrant from a missed court date: call the court that had the case. For most misdemeanor, traffic, and ordinance matters that is the 97th District Court, which issued the warrant and still holds the file
  • An arrest warrant tied to a criminal charge: the issuing court sets the charge and the bond, and the sheriff's office serves the warrant
  • Resolving or clearing a warrant: talk with a licensed Michigan attorney and the issuing court about a recall, a voluntary appearance, or posting bond

For a warrant held at the county level, the first counter is the Houghton County Sheriff's Office, 403 East Houghton Avenue, Houghton, MI 49931, reached at 906-482-0055 or by fax at 906-487-5949. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the non-emergency line is 906-337-2211. For a warrant issued in a district court case, the records desk is the 97th District Court on the third floor of the Houghton County Courthouse, 401 East Houghton Avenue, Houghton, MI 49931, at 906-482-4980, with the same weekday hours. A circuit court matter is handled in the same building by the 12th Circuit Court at 906-482-5420. All three counters close on federal holidays.