Michigan Arrests works to keep its guidance accurate, but public-records systems across the state change more often than you might expect — county portals move, fees get updated, phone numbers get reassigned. If you’ve spotted something that looks wrong, outdated, or just confusing, please let us know. A quick report from you can save the next person a wasted trip or a dead-end phone call.
What to report
Any of the following are worth flagging:
- A link to a county or state records system that is broken or leads to the wrong page
- A phone number, mailing address, office hour, or fee that no longer matches what an agency actually charges or offers
- Information on our site that conflicts with what an official source now says
- A typo, a confusing instruction, or a step that seems to be missing
To help us track down the issue quickly, include three things: the web address of the page you were on, a brief description of what looks wrong, and — if you have it — the correct information along with where you saw it, such as the official county website or court portal. You don’t need to share your name or any personal details. Anonymous reports are welcome.
What we can fix — and what we can’t
We can fix anything wrong in our own guidance. A bad link, an outdated fee, a phone number that has changed, a step that no longer reflects how a Michigan agency actually works — that’s exactly what this form is for, and we take those reports seriously.
What we cannot do is change, remove, seal, or hide an official record. Michigan Arrests is an informational guide. We do not hold, host, or control any arrest, jail, or court records. Those records belong to the agencies and courts that created them, and only those bodies have the authority to alter or seal them.
If your goal is to have a Michigan record sealed or set aside, that process runs through the courts — not through us. Michigan refers to this as a set-aside of convictions by application. Our Michigan arrest records guide covers how that process works and where to begin. If we’ve described that process incorrectly or a detail has changed, please do report it and we’ll fix our description. But the underlying record itself is outside our reach.
How we handle your report
Every report comes directly to the MI Arrests Editorial Team. We do our best to review each one — we can’t promise an instant turnaround on every submission, but we take them seriously. When we can confirm an issue against the official primary source, we apply the correction. Most straightforward fixes — a wrong phone number, a dead link — are usually resolved within 48 hours. Some changes take longer when we need to verify details directly with an agency before updating the page.
Accurate public-records information depends on people like you flagging what needs a second look. Thank you for taking the time.