Michigan, Wayne County
Where Dearborn Heights's records are kept. Dearborn Heights has its own city government, police department, municipal court and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Dearborn Heights'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
City of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, City Hall at 6045 Fenton Street, with online payments, forms and permits, agendas and minutes, concern reporting and links to city departments.
Open official site City of Dearborn HeightsPolice & jail
Dearborn Heights Police Department at 25637 Michigan Avenue states its mission to protect life and property, prevent crime and work with the community, with a department overview and contacts.
Open official site Dearborn Heights Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Dearborn Heights police Records Bureau at 25637 Michigan Ave processes department reports and handles FOIA requests, accident and incident report copies, background checks, fingerprinting, VIN inspections and gun registrations.
Open official site Records BureauMunicipal court
The 20th District Court serving Dearborn Heights has civil, traffic and criminal, probation and jury divisions, with payment options and court events listed on the city site.
Open official site 20th District CourtCity records
The Dearborn Heights City Clerk runs elections, issues business licenses and pet licenses, registers alarms and certifies birth and death records for events that occurred in the city.
Open official site City Clerk's OfficeCity records
Dearborn Heights FOIA page with the city's request form and written public summary of procedures under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act for inspecting or copying city records.
Open official site Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)Police & jail
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for Dearborn Heights area subjects.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & 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 SearchVital 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 MichiganCounty court
Site of Michigan's One Court of Justice: Supreme Court and Court of Appeals news, cases, opinions and orders, a trial court directory, court forms, MiFILE electronic filing and help for people representing themselves.
Open official site Michigan CourtsEverything else, organized
15 more Dearborn Heights sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Dearborn Heights, a place of 63,292 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. Dearborn Heights'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 Dearborn Heights.
Deeds for property in Dearborn Heights 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.