Kalamazoo County 24 Hour Booking
Kalamazoo County 24 hour booking records are maintained by the Sheriff's Office at 1500 Lamont Avenue in Kalamazoo. The county jail handles bookings for arrests made by the sheriff's deputies, city police, and state police within the county. Online access to the jail roster is limited, so calling 269-488-8911 is often the quickest way to find out if someone is in custody. You can also use VineLink for status alerts. This page covers how to search for booking records, request them through FOIA, and use statewide tools to find arrest information in Kalamazoo County.
Kalamazoo County Booking Overview
Search Kalamazoo County 24 Hour Booking Records
Kalamazoo County has a limited online inmate roster. The county does not run a full public search portal where you can type in a name and see all current inmates. Your best options for checking on a booking are phone and third-party tools.
Call the Sheriff's Office at 269-488-8911. The jail staff can tell you if someone is in custody and give you basic booking information like charges and bond amount. This works during business hours and often at other times too, since the jail runs around the clock. Have the person's full legal name ready when you call.
VineLink covers Kalamazoo County. This free service lets you search for inmates by name and set up alerts for custody status changes. You get notified by phone, email, or text when someone is booked, released, or transferred. VineLink runs 24/7 and is one of the best tools for tracking 24 hour booking changes in Kalamazoo County when the Sheriff's Office site does not have a full roster.
Kalamazoo County 24 Hour Booking Contacts
The Kalamazoo County Jail is on Lamont Avenue. The Sheriff's Office handles all inmate inquiries and records requests for the jail. Kalamazoo is the county seat and the largest city in the county.
| Contact | Details |
|---|---|
| Sheriff's Office | 269-488-8911 |
| Jail Address | 1500 Lamont Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49048 |
| County Seat | City of Kalamazoo |
The City of Kalamazoo is a qualifying city with its own page on this site. Arrests made by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety are booked into the county jail. Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College are both in the area, which means the jail sees a range of booking types throughout the year. Court records from Kalamazoo County cases go through the local circuit and district courts.
Use MiCOURT to search for court cases that started with a Kalamazoo County booking. MiCOURT is free and covers most Michigan courts.
Request Kalamazoo County Booking Records
The Michigan Freedom of Information Act at MCL 15.231 through MCL 15.246 lets you request booking records from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. Put your request in writing. Include the person's full name, a date range, and what specific records you want. Send it to the Sheriff's Office at 1500 Lamont Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49048.
Response time is 5 business days. Complex requests can take up to 10 extra days. Copy fees run around $0.10 per page. Low income people can get the first $20 waived. You can use this fee waiver up to twice per year. Under MCL 15.243, the office can withhold records related to active investigations, records that would endanger someone, and juvenile booking information. But standard adult 24 hour booking records are public.
Kalamazoo County Booking and State Databases
Michigan has three main statewide tools for booking and criminal record searches. The OTIS system tracks offenders in state prison or on parole. It does not show people who are just sitting in the Kalamazoo County Jail. But if someone gets sentenced to state time after a local booking, their record moves to OTIS.
The ICHAT tool from the Michigan State Police costs $10 and shows criminal history across the state. It pulls felony convictions, serious misdemeanors, and pending charges. You need the person's name and date of birth to run the search.
The screenshot below shows the Michigan court case search portal.
The MiCOURT system is free and shows case status, hearing dates, and disposition details for Kalamazoo County cases and courts across the state.
Under MCL 801.1 through MCL 801.81, county jails must keep a record of every person booked into the facility. This law applies to Kalamazoo County like every other county in Michigan. The Michigan Legislature website has the full text of these statutes if you want to read the exact rules.
Note: Kalamazoo County does not post mugshots online, so you may need to file a FOIA request for booking photos.
What Kalamazoo County Booking Records Include
A booking record from the Kalamazoo County Jail has the inmate's full name, date of birth, gender, and physical description. The booking number is assigned at intake. Charges list what the person was arrested for. Bond or bail amounts are on the record too. The arresting agency is noted, which tells you if the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, county sheriff, or state police made the arrest.
Kalamazoo County does not post mugshots online. You can request booking photos through FOIA. Charges on a booking record may change as the case goes through court. Under MCL 801.1, county jails must log every intake with these details. MCL 28.243 covers some restrictions on criminal history records held by state police, but county booking data is generally available to the public.
City of Kalamazoo
The City of Kalamazoo is the largest city in the county. It has its own police department, and arrests made by city officers are booked into the Kalamazoo County Jail. For more about booking records specific to the city, visit the Kalamazoo 24 Hour Booking page.
Nearby Counties
If you are not sure where the arrest took place, check these nearby counties. Each has its own sheriff and jail with separate 24 hour booking records.