Frequently Asked Questions

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Reporting hours are from 8am -11am or 1p-4p.

Reporting days are on Wednesday's according to the first letter of your last name... 1st Wednesday: A-E 2nd Wednesday: F-L 3rd Wednesday: M-R 4th Wednesday: S-Z There is NO reporting on the 5th Wednesday of the month

We are open M-F from 8am-4:30pm.

No. There is a public terminal in the traffic department. There is also an option to print. We charge a $1.00 a page or $10.00 for a full record check.

Your Probation Officer has to turn your file into the Chief Probation Officer to request a release. The Judge and the Chief PO then decide if you should/should not be released. If they decide that you can be released the process takes about 2 weeks. You will then need to contact your Probation Officer to find out if your case has in fact been closed out or not. We do NOT have release paperwork for you to sign.

Yes, but there's a fee. Those copies can printed and purchased in the Traffic Department.

Yes, IF it is a public record. You can access that information in our Traffic Department on the public computer located in their office.

Anyone under the age of 17 is NOT allowed in the Probation Department.

NO. Shorts are not allowed in the courtroom.

NO. Purses/bags are not allowed in the courthouse.

No. Cell phones are not allowed in the courthouse.

You have to attend 1x AA meeting EVERY day for 90 days straight. No misses are allowed unless it is a medical emergency. Any court ordered program counts as an AA meeting. Make sure you are getting your AA sheet signed by the chairperson.

Contact your Probation Officer immediately, or call the main number at 517-264-4681. If it's during the week you can even contact McCullough, Vargas and Associates at, 517-264-2244. If it's on a weekend make sure that you at least leave a message (voicemail/email) with your P.O.

Setting aside a conviction is the process that removes a certain conviction rom your public criminal record. This is sometimes called an "expungement." In Michigan, there is one process to set aside a conviction your adult record and a different process to set aside a juvenile conviction, called an adjudication. Go to

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