Leelanau County Warrant Records Leelanau County Warrant Records

Questions about a Leelanau County warrant belong with a court or with the Sheriff's Office, not with us. This page explains what we can and cannot help with and where to send each kind of request. The 86th District Court handles traffic, ordinance, and misdemeanor files. The 13th Judicial Circuit Court and the County Clerk handle felony cases after bind-over, and the Sheriff's Office serves warrants and answers routing questions. Start with the office that holds the file you need. Call ahead before you travel.

This Is Not a Government or Law Enforcement Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot confirm that a warrant exists, recall or clear one, post bond, arrange a surrender, or give legal advice to anyone. For any of those, you need the issuing court or the Leelanau County Sheriff's Office.

Need Official Warrant Information?

Here is where the questions people ask most often in Leelanau County actually go:

  • Whether a warrant exists: call the 86th District Court at 231-256-8250 for a district case, or the County Clerk at 231-256-9824 for a circuit file. Leelanau County publishes no public warrant roster, so the court that holds the case is the office that can confirm an active warrant
  • A bench warrant for a missed court date: the 86th District Court issued and holds it for a district matter, so call before you travel and ask about the voluntary appearance process
  • Resolving or clearing a warrant: talk to a licensed Michigan attorney and the issuing court about a recall, a surrender, or bond
  • An arrest warrant tied to a charge: the issuing court sets the charge and the bond, and the Sheriff's Office serves it
  • Law enforcement or booking questions: the Sheriff's non-emergency line is 231-256-8800, and jail questions go to 231-256-8661

Leelanau County has no separate sheriff warrant unit, so the practical counters sit at the Government Center, 8527 E. Government Center Dr., Suttons Bay, MI 49682. The County Clerk is in Suite 103, answers the phone at 231-256-9824, and posts hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday except holidays. The 86th District Court, Leelanau location, is in Suite 201 and can be reached at 231-256-8250, with central administration in Traverse City at 231-922-4580. The Sheriff's Office shares the building and takes non-emergency calls at 231-256-8800.

Two details save a wasted trip. Court schedules and magistrate hours change, so confirm the day you plan to go. And a clerk can explain the file and the next court step, but a clerk cannot give legal advice or tell you how a warrant affects you.