Charlevoix County Sex Offenders

Charlevoix County sex offender records are public and searchable through the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry. The registry covers everyone required to register in the county, including those living on the mainland and on Beaver Island. You can search by name, address, or ZIP code to find registered offenders in Charlevoix and surrounding communities. The Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office at 1000 Grant Street in the city of Charlevoix processes all local sex offender registrations.

Search Charlevoix County Sex Offender Records

The Michigan PSOR at mspsor.com is where you search for sex offenders in Charlevoix County. This database is run by the Michigan State Police and covers all 83 Michigan counties. You can use the search page at mspsor.com/Home/Search to look up offenders by name, address, city, or ZIP code. The search is free and does not require you to register an account. Each result shows the offender's photo, current address, tier level, and the offense that led to registration.

Charlevoix County's registry includes people on the mainland as well as those living on Beaver Island, which is part of the county and sits in Lake Michigan. The Sheriff's Office maintains a substation on Beaver Island at 26466 Donegal Bay Road, staffed by Deputy Neal Green, to handle law enforcement for that community. Offenders on the island must still register in person, and registration information is passed along to the county and then to the state system under MCL 28.728.

For searches that cover multiple states, the National Sex Offender Public Website at nsopw.gov searches all state registries at once. This is useful if someone moved to Charlevoix County from another state and may still have an active registration requirement elsewhere.

Charlevoix County Sheriff and Registration Procedures

Sheriff Charles Vondra leads the Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office. His undersheriff is Nathan Kaminski. The main office is located at 1000 Grant Street in Charlevoix, Michigan 49720. You can call the main line at 231-547-4461, reach non-emergency dispatch at 231-547-7300, or fax documents to 231-547-6720. The sheriff's department website is at charlevoixcounty.org/charlevoix_county_sheriff.

Sex offender registration in Charlevoix County is handled at the main office on Grant Street. The local registry is maintained there and can be searched by name, address, or email according to the department's resources. Offenders who live in the county must register and then verify their information based on their tier level. All verifications are done in person. Under MCL 28.725, any change of address must be reported within three business days.

The department also has a substation in Boyne Falls at 2287 Railroad Street, Boyne Falls, MI 49713, reachable at 231-549-2002. Sgt. Justin Holzschu is the deputy in charge at that location. The Boyne Falls substation serves the southern part of the county, but registration matters are directed to the main office in Charlevoix.

The Sheriff's Office maintains a warrant lookup for the public as well as a most-wanted list. These are accessible through the department's quick links page at charlevoixcounty.org/charlevoix_county_sheriff/quick_links.php.

Charlevoix County Sex Offenders and Michigan Tier System

Michigan's three-tier classification system determines how long a sex offender must remain on the registry and how often they verify their address. The governing law starts at MCL 28.721. Charlevoix County offenders follow the same state rules as everyone else in Michigan.

Tier I is the shortest registration period at 15 years, with one annual in-person verification. Tier II requires 25 years of registration and semi-annual verification. Tier III applies to the most serious offenses, including first-degree criminal sexual conduct under MCL 750.520b, and means lifetime registration with quarterly verification. Given Charlevoix County's smaller population of around 26,000, the total number of registered offenders is relatively small compared to larger urban counties, but the same strict rules apply.

Fees for registration are set statewide. The initial fee is $50, and the annual fee after that is also $50. Total fees cap at $550. After an offender reaches that cap, no more annual fees are collected regardless of how much longer they must register.

If an offender fails to register, misses a verification, or provides false information, they face serious criminal penalties. Under MCL 28.729, a first violation means up to four years in prison and fines up to $5,000. Repeat violations bring up to seven and then ten years respectively.

Note: Transient sex offenders who have no fixed address must follow special reporting rules under MCL 28.725a, including more frequent check-ins with the Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office.

Charlevoix County Sheriff Website and Registry Resources

The Charlevoix County Sheriff's website provides public information about department services, and the screenshot below shows what the department's quick links page looks like. This page is a useful hub for Charlevoix County residents looking for law enforcement resources, including sex offender registry access.

The Charlevoix County Sheriff's quick links page is where the department makes key public safety tools available, including access to warrant lookups and information about the sex offender registry.

The Charlevoix County Sheriff's website links to statewide tools and local resources, making it a practical starting point for residents who want to check the sex offender registry or look up other public safety information in the county.

For questions that go beyond the county level, the Michigan State Police SOR Unit handles the statewide registry. They can be reached at (517) 241-1806 or psors@michigan.gov. Written inquiries go to P.O. Box 30634, Lansing, MI 48909. The PSOR contact page at mspsor.com/Home/Contact also accepts questions about specific registry records.

Criminal Records and Court Information for Charlevoix County

The Michigan court case search at courts.michigan.gov/case-search allows free searches of Charlevoix County court records by name or case number. Criminal sexual conduct cases involving offenders on the county registry will often show up here, giving you access to information about the charges, dates, and outcomes of those cases. This adds context to what you find in the PSOR.

Calhoun County criminal sexual conduct cases fall under Michigan's CSC statutes. Offenses under MCL 750.520c (second-degree CSC) and MCL 750.520e (fourth-degree CSC) carry registration requirements, as do the more serious first-degree charges. The tier assignment depends on the specific statute of conviction and the circumstances of the offense.

The OTIS system at mdocweb.state.mi.us tracks people under MDOC supervision, including parolees from Charlevoix County. If someone on the county sex offender registry served a prison sentence, they may also have a profile in OTIS.

The Michigan iCHAT system provides name-based criminal history checks for $10 per search at michigan.gov/ichat. This is a statewide search and covers convictions beyond just sex offenses, giving a more complete picture of someone's criminal history in Michigan.

Cities in Charlevoix County

Charlevoix County includes the city of Charlevoix, the city of Boyne City, East Jordan, and Boyne Falls, as well as Beaver Island. None of these communities have dedicated city-level sex offender pages on this site. To search for sex offenders in any of these areas, use the Michigan PSOR at mspsor.com/Home/Search and search by city name or ZIP code. The state registry covers all registered addresses in the county.

Nearby Counties

Charlevoix County sits in northern lower Michigan and borders several other counties in the region. All share the same statewide PSOR system for public sex offender searches.