This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve records, conduct official checks, correct a repository entry, or accept a Michigan set-aside filing.
Need an Official Record?
Use the record owner that matches the Van Buren County material needed:
- Court case files: contact the 7th District Court or 36th Circuit Court clerk at 212 E Paw Paw Street, Paw Paw, 269-657-8222, or the District Court counter at 1007 E Wells Street, South Haven, 269-637-5258; both court locations list weekday hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
- Criminal-history records: use Michigan State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center and its ICHAT or fingerprint personal-review channels
- Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Van Buren County Sheriff and Jail at 205 S Kalamazoo Street, Paw Paw, MI 49079; verify the current main number in the official sheriff directory
- Official background checks: order through Michigan State Police using the process authorized for the purpose
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Set-asides and Clean Slate questions: start with the court of conviction and Michigan State Police
For a sheriff-created police report, use the county FOIA form center or write to the Van Buren County Sheriff at 205 S Kalamazoo Street, Paw Paw, MI 49079. The research did not verify a current standalone records-division phone, so the official Sheriff directory should be checked before calling.