Michigan, Lenawee County
Find the right official office in Adrian Town. Court cases, police reports, property records, vital records and city records, each linked to the agency that keeps them, with addresses and phone numbers.
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Police & jail
The Lenawee County Sheriff's Central Dispatch, dispatches for the following police agencies: Lenawee County Sheriff's Office, Adrian City, Tecumseh.
Open official site Adrian Town Police DepartmentCounty court
Our Vital Records & Elections Office will not be moving back into the Old Courthouse.
Open official site County Clerk/Vital Records & Elections OfficeEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Adrian township has a 2026 population of 6,317. Adrian township is currently growing at a rate of 0.03% annually but its population has decreased by -1.27%. Law enforcement in Adrian is primarily provided by the Adrian Police Department. Judicial matters in Adrian are primarily handled by the Lenawee County Circuit Court, which includes various legal proceedings. Property records are maintained by the Lenawee City/Township Assessor and the Register of Deeds, both of which provide records necessary for property transactions and ownership verification.
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Inspecting records is free under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act, and paper copies may not exceed 10 cents a page plus itemized labor. MiCOURT Case Search is free, a state-issued Michigan birth or death record costs $34 for the search and first copy, county clerks charge less, and the ICHAT criminal history check carries a fee.
Request reports from the Adrian police department records bureau with a FOIA request if the town has its own force; otherwise the Lenawee County Sheriff's Office keeps reports for the area. Michigan State Police records, including crash reports, are requested through the MSP records request portal.
Cases filed in Lenawee County are heard by the circuit, district and probate courts for the county. MiCOURT Case Search on courts.michigan.gov searches most Michigan trial courts free, and the court clerk sells copies.
Deeds and mortgages are filed with the Lenawee County Register of Deeds. Property is assessed by the city or township assessor, the city or township treasurer bills summer and winter taxes, and delinquent taxes go to the Lenawee County Treasurer.
The Lenawee County Clerk issues certified birth, death and marriage records for events in the county. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Vital Records office in Lansing issues them statewide, with a state birth record $34.
Yes. ICHAT, the Michigan State Police Internet Criminal History Access Tool, searches Michigan public criminal history by name online for a fee. MiCOURT also shows court cases by name.
Michigan agencies must respond within five business days under the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.235, and may extend that once by up to 10 business days with written notice.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.