Sault Ste. Marie Warrant Checks
There is no city court and no city warrant roster here, so a Sault Ste. Marie warrant check runs through county and state channels. Begin with the citation number.
- Search the state ticket portal, choosing Chippewa County and the 91st District Court, by name, date of birth, or ticket number.
- Search MiCOURT for the case file and note which court owns it.
- Call the 91st District Court at 906-635-6320, or use the free public-access computer during business hours.
- Call Sault Police records at 906-632-5744 if you need the police report behind the citation.
- Call the Sheriff at 906-635-6355 for service questions on a county warrant.
Each office answers for its own part of the file.
Sault Ste. Marie Has No Municipal Warrant Court
Michigan folded its municipal and justice courts into the district courts in the 1960s, under MCL 600.9921 and MCL 600.9922. The city's own code history confirms that no municipal judge remains. So a Sault ordinance ticket, a traffic citation, or a missed city date all belong to the 91st District Court. Sault Ste. Marie police may write the citation and serve lawful process. The court alone owns the case status.
Policing and Courts in Sault Ste. Marie
One police department serves the city. The county court cluster sits a few blocks away, and that short walk answers nearly every warrant question a Sault Ste. Marie resident has.
Sault Ste. Marie Police Department
401 Hursley Street
906-632-5729
Records 906-632-5744 · Detectives 906-632-5750
Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
91st District Court
325 Court Street
906-635-6320
Clerk record research 906-635-7613
The Sheriff's Office at 325 Court Street answers service questions at 906-635-6355 on weekdays.
Checking a Sault Ste. Marie Warrant in ePAY
City traffic and ordinance matters begin as citations. For a Sault Ste. Marie warrant check, the state ticket portal is the fastest place to find one.
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| County | Chippewa |
| Court | 91st District Court |
| Last name | Required in every name mode |
| Ticket or case number | Paired with the last name |
The state portal at e.courts.michigan.gov opens with county and court selectors. Pick Chippewa and the 91st District Court first. Finding a Sault Ste. Marie citation there is the easy part. The court says what the case now requires.
Warrants in Sault Ste. Marie: The Main Types
Sault Ste. Marie cases cover a wider range than people expect.
| Type | How it starts | Who controls it |
|---|---|---|
| Bench warrant | A missed hearing or violated court order | The judge handling the case |
| Arrest warrant | A complaint and a finding of probable cause | The issuing judge or magistrate |
| Civil infraction default | No response to a traffic citation | The court, with a state license notice |
An ordinance matter with a missed date behaves like a bench warrant case in Sault Ste. Marie. Keep the citation and the court date together.
Sault Police Records Versus the Court Clerk
The two offices sound alike on the phone. They are not the same, and asking the wrong one usually ends in a referral.
| Question | Police records | Court clerk |
|---|---|---|
| Who wrote this citation? | Yes | From the file |
| Is an order open on this case? | Not its answer to give | Yes |
| How do I clear it? | No | Yes |
Sault Ste. Marie police can also say whether a report exists and how to request a copy.
Sault Ste. Marie Warrant Records: What They Show
A Sault Ste. Marie case record shows the file, the charge, and the events entered on it.
| Court and case number | The pair that identifies the file, shown as Ticket / Case # on the state portal |
|---|---|
| Case type | Ordinance, civil infraction, misdemeanor, or criminal traffic |
| Issuing court | The 91st District Court for city ordinance and traffic cases |
| Status | Open, served, recalled, or cleared, as the court records it |
No separate warrant number format is published in Sault Ste. Marie, so keep the case or citation number as your identifier.
The Historic City-County Building and Today's Campus
The City-County Building opened in March 1956. It held city offices, the commission, the police, the county Sheriff, the jail, and a municipal court. That court no longer sits there. City functions moved to the former federal building in 2010, and the police department followed in 2011, to 401 Hursley Street. The older complex still serves as the Sheriff's Department and Correctional Facility in Sault Ste. Marie.
Sault Ste. Marie Warrants and Chippewa County
A city case does not stay inside the city. It enters the county court system, and a felony can move up to the 50th Circuit Court after a preliminary examination. The route runs from a Sault citation to the 91st District Court, then to a serving agency if an order issues, then to the correctional facility for booking and bail. The county warrant overview covers the courts, statutes, and records rules that apply outside Sault Ste. Marie.
How to Clear a Sault Traffic or Ordinance Case
Clearing a city case is a court process. The end point is an event on the docket. Until the Sault Ste. Marie court enters it, the case can still come back open.
- Call the 91st District Court with the citation number and confirm the amount owed and the current status.
- Ask whether the court wants payment, a hearing date, a voluntary appearance, or a bond.
- Pay or appear as directed. Online payment needs the case number and exact amount from the court first, and a fee applies.
- Ask the clerk what event was entered, and ask when the state record will update.
Warning: Paying a balance does not by itself recall a warrant. Ask the court for explicit confirmation that the order is closed.
The court's fax policy accepts filings around the clock, with a seven-page limit including the cover sheet.
The cover sheet needs the case name, case number, document title, and a sender phone number. A Sault Ste. Marie ticket that became a default follows a different path from a criminal failure to appear. The traffic warrant steps lay out the difference.
One City, One Set of Sault Warrant Records
Sault Ste. Marie is the only incorporated city in this county. It is also the only one with its own police department. That is why this page stands alone.
The rest of the county is townships and unincorporated communities, all served by the same court, Sheriff, and jail as Sault Ste. Marie.
Accessing Sault Ste. Marie Warrant Records
Court records are public unless a rule, a statute, or an order restricts them, and Sault Ste. Marie city cases follow the same rules. Sealed and suppressed entries stay out of view. Juvenile and child-protective files go only to people with a legitimate interest. Search-warrant affidavits are held back until the fifty-sixth day unless a suppression order applies.
Key Rules:
MCR 8.119 opens court records to inspection unless a rule, statute, or order restricts access.
The court's ADA page explains how to request an accommodation for a visit.
Accommodation requests go to the court's ADA contact and can be arranged before a records visit. For city police records in Sault Ste. Marie, use the city's own contact page. The county's process does not reach city files.