Michigan, Hillsdale County
Where Litchfield's records are kept. Litchfield has its own city government, police department and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Litchfield's own offices, along with State of Michigan offices; the Hillsdale County offices are on our Hillsdale County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & 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 SearchFederal
Profile of the city of Litchfield, Michigan from the U.S. Census Bureau, listing the 2020 Census count (1,399), median household income, education level, employment rate, total households and people without health coverage.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileState 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
Federal bankruptcy court with locations in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette and Traverse City; it offers court calendars, opinions, copies of documents, a phone case information line and PACER access.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Western 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 CourtsVital 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 RecordsPolice & jail
Michigan State Police steps to take when someone goes missing, from checking with friends and family to filing a missing person report with the local police agency.
Open official site Michigan State Police Missing PersonsPolice & jail
Public registry kept by the Michigan State Police under the Sex Offenders Registration Act, MCL 28.721, listing convicted sex offenders who must register in Michigan.
Open official site Michigan Public Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Michigan State Police checks by name through ICHAT, covering felonies and misdemeanors punishable by more than 93 days from all 83 counties, or by fingerprints where a law requires it.
Open official site Michigan State Police Criminal History Checks (ICHAT)City records
Litchfield city website with agendas and minutes, ordinances, tax and assessing information, elections, FOIA requests, bill payment and the garbage calendar. City office: 221 Jonesville Street, 517-542-2921, weekdays 9 to 5.
Open official site City of LitchfieldPolice & jail
Litchfield Michigan Police, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes.
Open official site Litchfield Michigan PoliceState records
Contact and search Litchfield clerk office official city records 221 Jonesville St Litchfield, MI 49252-0236 517-542-210
Open official site Litchfield Michigan City ClerkEverything else, organized
9 more Litchfield sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Litchfield, a place of 1,399 people, is in Hillsdale County, whose county seat is Hillsdale. Court and property records sit with Hillsdale County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. Litchfield's own offices are in the cards above, and our Hillsdale 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 Litchfield.
Deeds for property in Litchfield are recorded by the Hillsdale County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Hillsdale 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.
Same county
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.