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Questions about official Branch County criminal records belong with the agency that created or maintains the requested file. The contacts below route court cases, local sheriff records, police reports, statewide histories, and Michigan set-aside filings to the proper government office. Branch County Criminal History is a private reference site and cannot retrieve or alter a record.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private site cannot obtain an official criminal record, conduct an authorized background check, correct or remove an entry, or accept a Michigan set-aside filing. Contact the government record keeper directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use the record type and court level to choose the correct Branch County or Michigan contact:

  • Circuit Court felony files: Branch County Clerk, first floor, 31 Division Street, Coldwater, MI 49036; Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; 517-279-4306; countyclerk@branchcounty.gov
  • District Court cases: 3-A District Court, 31 Division Street, Coldwater, MI 49036; Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; 517-279-4328
  • Circuit Court scheduling: 15th Judicial Circuit, second floor, 31 Division Street, Coldwater, MI 49036; Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed noon to 1:00 p.m.; 517-279-4304; circuitcourt@branchcounty.gov
  • Arrest, booking, jail, and sheriff records: Branch County Sheriff’s Office and Jail, 379 Keith Wilhelm Drive, Coldwater, MI 49036; administration Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; 517-278-2325; Sheriffbc@branchcounty.gov
  • Michigan criminal histories: use ICHAT through the Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center; fingerprint-supported personal review begins through a local law-enforcement fingerprint channel
  • Police incident reports: request the report from the law-enforcement agency that created it under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq.
  • Set-aside matters: file an eligible application in the court of conviction; Michigan also uses automatic Clean Slate set-asides for qualifying records

For county law-enforcement and jail records, contact the Branch County Sheriff’s Office, 379 Keith Wilhelm Drive, Coldwater, MI 49036, at 517-278-2325. Its posted administration hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays. Court records remain with the appropriate clerk at the courthouse, not the sheriff.