Michigan, Wayne County
Where Allen Park's records are kept. Allen Park has its own parks department, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Allen Park's own offices, along with State of Michigan offices; the Wayne County offices are on our Wayne County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Allen Park, Michigan, at 15915 Southfield, with links to the clerk, police, building and engineering, the 24th District Court, election information and online building department payments.
Open official site City of Allen ParkPolice & jail
The Allen Park Police Department provides full time patrol and investigations, with four road patrol platoons, a detective bureau, SWAT and school resource officers, plus pages on tickets, bonds, protection orders and records.
Open official site Allen Park Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Allen Park Police Records Bureau processes arrest paperwork and incident reports, forwards them to the State Police and FBI, and handles police reports, background clearances, gun permits and impounded vehicle releases.
Open official site Allen Park Police Records BureauMunicipal court
The 24th District Court at 6515 Roosevelt Road serves Allen Park and Melvindale: misdemeanors, traffic and parking cases, civil claims up to $25,000, landlord tenant and small claims, plus case search and fine payment.
Open official site 24th District CourtCity records
Allen Park Clerk guidance on Freedom of Information Act requests and fees; police matters such as traffic accidents, police videos and emergency calls go to the Police Department records unit by email.
Open official site Allen Park FOIA InformationCity records
The Building and Engineering Department at 15915 Southfield Rd. reviews plans, inspects construction, runs rental and certificate of occupancy inspections and offers permit lookup and online payments.
Open official site Allen Park Building and EngineeringPolice & jail
The Offender Tracking Information System lists Michigan prisoners, parolees, probationers, absconders and discharged offenders, searchable by name, offender number, age, race and marks, scars or tattoos.
Open official site Michigan Department of Corrections OTIS Offender SearchPolice & jail
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for Allen Park area subjects.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital records
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services page for birth, stillbirth, death, marriage and divorce records and affidavits of parentage: order a certified copy, correct or amend a record, or register one.
Open official site Michigan MDHHS Vital RecordsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
The Library of Michigan holds city and county histories, newspaper clippings, vital records, cemetery transcripts and plat maps for use during library hours, plus county guides and FamilySearch affiliate access on site.
Open official site Library of Michigan Family HistoryCounty court
Its clerk's offices in Detroit, Flint and Bay City are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, and people filing without a lawyer can upload documents electronically.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of MichiganEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
Local profile
Allen Park, a place of 28,638 people, is in Wayne County, whose county seat is Detroit. Court and property records sit with Wayne County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. Allen Park's own offices are in the cards above, and our Wayne County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Michigan is run by the Michigan Bureau of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Allen Park.
Deeds for property in Allen Park are recorded by the Wayne County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Wayne County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Michigan come from the state vital records office, Michigan Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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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.