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Michigan Clean Slate Law Update
Due to the new Michigan Clean Slate Law, county clerks all over the state are working to expunge criminal cases from the public record, causing industry-wide complications regarding reports including Michigan records.
Please be advised that access is ever-changing, and we appreciate your patience as we try to provide the most up to date county information:
ALCONA *No Public AccessALGER *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsALLEGAN *Public Access limited to 7 yearsALPENA *Public Access limited to 7 yearsANTRIM *Public Access limited to 6 years in District (Full Access in Circuit )ARENAC *No Public AccessBARAGA *Public Access limited to 7 yearsBARRY *Public Access limited to 7 yearsBAY *Public Access limited to 7 yearsBENZIE *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsBERRIEN *No Public AccessBRANCH *Clerk Assisted – Regular Service RestoredCALHOUN *Public Access limited to 7 yearsCASS *Public Access limited to 7 yearsCHARLEVOIX *Clerk Assisted, Expect DelaysCHEBOYGAN *Public Access limited to 7 yearsCHIPPEWA *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsCLARE *Public Access limited to 7 yearsCLINTON *Public Access limited to 7 yearsCRAWFORD *Public Access limited to 6 years in District (7 years in Circuit )DELTA *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsDICKINSON *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsEATON *Public Access limited to 7 yearsEMMET *Public Access limited to 7 yearsGENESEE *Public Access limited to 7 yearsGLADWIN *Public Access limited to 7 yearsGOGEBIC *Public Access limited to 7 yearsGRAND TRAVERSE *Public Access limited to 6 years in District (Full Access in Circuit )GRATIOT *Public Access limited to 7 yearsHILLSDALE *Public Access limited to 7 yearsHOUGHTON *Public Access limited to 7 yearsHURON *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsINGHAM *Public Access limited to 7 yearsIONIA *Public Access limited to 7 yearsIOSCO *No Public AccessIRON *Public Access limited to 7 yearsISABELLA *Public Access limited to 7 yearsJACKSON *Public Access limited to 7 yearsKALAMAZOO *Public Access limited to 7 yearsKALKASKA *Public Access limited to 7 yearsKENT *Public Access limited to 5 years for Circuit and 7 years for District KEWEENAW *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsLAKE *No Public AccessLAPEER *Public Access limited to 7 yearsLEELANAU *Public Access limited to 6 years in District (Full Public Access in Circuit)LENAWEE *Public Access limited to 7 yearsLIVINGSTON *Public Access limited to 7 yearsLUCE *Clerk Assisted *CLEARS ONLYMACKINAC *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsMACOMB *No Public AccessMANISTEE *No Public AccessMARQUETTE *Public Access limited to 7 yearsMASON *Public Access limited to 7 yearsMECOSTA *Clerk Assisted, Expect DelaysMENOMINEE *Clerk Assisted, Expect DelaysMIDLAND *Public Access limited to 7 yearsMISSAUKEE *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsMONROE *Public Access limited to 7 yearsMONTCALM *Public Access limited to 7 yearsMONTMORENCY *Public Access limited to 7 yearsMUSKEGON *Public Access limited to 7 yearsNEWAYGO *No Public AccessOAKLAND *Public Access limited to 7 yearsOCEANA *No Public AccessOGEMAW *No Public AccessONTONAGON *Public Access limited to 6 years in District (Full Access in Circuit)OSCEOLA *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsOSCODA *No Public AccessOTSEGO *Public Access restored for CLEARS ONLYOTTAWA *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsPRESQUE ISLE *Public Access limited to 7 years for Circuit and 6 years for District ROSCOMMON *No Public AccessSAGINAW *No Public AccessSAINT CLAIR *Public Access limited to 7 yearsSAINT JOSEPH *Public Access limited to 5 years.SANILAC *Public Access limited to 7 yearsSCHOOLCRAFT *No Public AccessSHIAWASSEE *Public Access limited to 7 yearsTUSCOLA *Clerk Assisted – CLEARS ONLY, limited to 7 yearsVAN BUREN *Public Access limited to 7 yearsWASHTENAW *Public Access limited to 7 yearsWAYNE *Public Access limited to 7 yearsWEXFORD *No Public Access