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Oceana Records Contacts

This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official record.

Choose the Record-Holding Office

Contact the agency that created the record or now holds the person. The jail can address a named local custody event. The county FOIA coordinator receives written requests. Courts explain orders and disposition. MDOC handles state correctional status and supervision.

Oceana County Sheriff’s Office and Jail
216 Lincoln Street
Hart, MI 49420
Sheriff: (231) 873-2121
Jail: (231) 873-3967
Fax: (231) 873-0154
Front lobby: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Oceana County FOIA Coordinator
County Administrator’s Office
100 S. State Street, Suite M-4
Hart, MI 49420
Phone: (231) 873-4835
Fax: (231) 873-5914
Use the current county request portal for forms and email routing.
Oceana County MDOC Parole/Probation Office
844 S. Griswold Street, Suite 600
Hart, MI 49420-1227
Phone: (231) 873-4776
Office hours are not published.
MDOC FOIA Coordinator
P.O. Box 30003
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 335-4194
Fax: (517) 335-4193
Email: MDOC-FOIA@michigan.gov

Use these routes for the matching need:

  • A released person or county release record: start with the full Oceana search and records path.
  • Parole or felony probation: use Post-Release Supervision and the local MDOC office.
  • A same-day custody change: check 24-Hour Releases, which explains the absence of a county feed and the official fallback.
  • A possible date or alert: compare Release Date Lookup with VINE Inmate Check.
  • A facility record: call Oceana County Jail or use county FOIA.
  • A state prisoner: use MDOC OTIS and MDOC records channels.
  • A federal or immigration matter: use the BOP locator or ICE detainee locator, not the county jail route.