Michigan, Berrien County
Where New Buffalo's records are kept. The Town of New Buffalo has its own township government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include New Buffalo's own offices, along with the Berrien County and State of Michigan offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The New Buffalo Township Police Department: incident and crash reports, records requests and ordinance enforcement for the township; the county jail is with the Berrien County Sheriff in St. Joseph.
Open official site New Buffalo Township Police DepartmentCounty court
The Michigan Courts: the directory of every circuit, district and probate court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions, and the statewide MiCOURT case search.
Open official site Michigan Courts directory and case searchCity records
The New Buffalo Township site: the township police, the assessor, building permits, public records requests, board meeting agendas and minutes and zoning.
Open official site New Buffalo TownshipProperty records
Tax foreclosed real property held by the State of Michigan and offered through the Department of Treasury: the parcel lists by county, auction dates and terms, and the results of past sales.
Open official site Michigan tax foreclosed property sales (Department of Treasury)Police & jail
The Berrien County Sheriff's Office in St. Joseph: the county jail and inmate search, warrants, civil process, marine patrol and FOIA requests.
Open official site Berrien County Sheriff's OfficeVital records
Michigan birth, death, marriage and divorce records from the state vital records office in Lansing (Department of Health and Human Services): certified copies ordered online, by mail or in person, with the fees, the years held and the rules on who may obtain a record; county clerks also issue copies of records filed in their county.
Open official site Michigan vital recordsCounty court
The Berrien County Clerk in St. Joseph: circuit court case files, birth, death and marriage records, marriage licenses, assumed names, concealed pistol licenses and elections.
Open official site Berrien County ClerkState records
Michigan unclaimed property from the Department of Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks and deposits searched free by name, with claims filed online.
Open official site Michigan unclaimed property searchVital records
The Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System from the state vital records office: an index of Michigan deaths recorded from 1867 to 1897, searched by name, with the county and date of death; certified copies of later death records come from the state and county vital records offices.
Open official site Michigan genealogical death index 1867 to 1897 (GENDIS)Police & jail
The Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry from the Michigan State Police: registered offenders by name, address, city or zip code, with photos and offense details.
Open official site Michigan sex offender registryPolice & jail
OTIS, the Michigan Department of Corrections offender tracking information system: people in prison, on parole or on probation under MDOC supervision, by name or MDOC number.
Open official site Michigan corrections offender searchPolice & jail
ICHAT, the Michigan State Police internet criminal history access tool: statewide public criminal history records by name and date of birth, for a fee per search.
Open official site Michigan criminal history record checkState courts
MiCOURT case search from the Michigan courts: cases from the participating district, circuit and probate courts by name or case number, with the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals records.
Open official site Michigan court recordsState records
The Michigan Corporations Division business entity search from LARA: corporations, LLCs and partnerships by name or ID number, with filings, status and the resident agent.
Open official site Michigan business entity searchLocal record guide
Local profile
The Town of New Buffalo, a place of 2,455 people, is in Berrien County, whose county seat is St. Joseph. Court and property records sit with Berrien County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. New Buffalo's own offices are in the cards above, and our Berrien County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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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 New Buffalo police department records bureau with a FOIA request if the town has its own force; otherwise the Berrien 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 Berrien 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 Berrien 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 Berrien County Treasurer.
The Berrien 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.
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.