Clare County Sex Offenders

Clare County sex offender records are available to the public through the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry. The free online database covers all registered offenders in the county, including those living, working, or attending school in Harrison and the surrounding area. You can search by name, address, or ZIP code at the state registry website. The Clare County Sheriff's Office in Harrison manages all local sex offender registrations and keeps the data current in the statewide system.

Clare County Sex Offender Registry Search Online

The Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry at mspsor.com is the official source for sex offender records in Clare County. It is run by the Michigan State Police and is free to use. The search tool at mspsor.com/Home/Search accepts a name, city, ZIP code, or street address and returns a list of matching registered offenders. You can filter by county to get everyone registered specifically in Clare County. Each result includes the person's photo, registered address, offense details, and tier level.

Clare County is a mid-Michigan county with a population of about 31,000. Its registry is smaller than those in heavily populated counties, but the same rules apply. Under MCL 28.728, all offenders must report changes within three business days, and the Clare County Sheriff's Office passes those updates along to the state system promptly.

For people searching across state lines, the National Sex Offender Public Website at nsopw.gov checks all state registries at once. This is useful if someone in Clare County may have moved there from another state and might still be under registration requirements from that state.

Clare County Sheriff and Registration Details

Sheriff John Wilson oversees the Clare County Sheriff's Office, located at 255 East Commerce Drive in Harrison, Michigan 48625. The office phone is 989-539-7166. All sex offender registrations and verifications are handled here in person. If you are a registered sex offender in Clare County, you must report to this address for your required verification, whether that is once a year, twice a year, or every 90 days depending on your tier.

Under MCL 28.725, registration is required in person. There is no option to verify by mail or online. The Sheriff's Office is where you go for your initial registration, for address and employment changes, and for all scheduled verifications. Call 989-539-7166 before visiting to confirm hours and what documents to bring. Having your ID and any relevant paperwork ready will speed up the process.

Clare County is a smaller rural county, and the Sheriff's Office handles a broad range of law enforcement functions. Sex offender registration is one part of what the Support Services staff manages. For any specific questions about what the registration process involves at the Clare County Sheriff's Office, call the main number at 989-539-7166.

Note: If you move from a township address to a city address within Clare County, or change jobs, you must still report that change in person at the Sheriff's Office within three business days.

Clare County Sex Offenders and Michigan's Tier System

Michigan classifies every registered sex offender into one of three tiers based on their offense. The governing statute is MCL 28.721. The tier controls both the length of registration and the frequency of verification. Clare County offenders follow the same rules as those in any other Michigan county.

Tier I applies to lower-level offenses. These offenders stay on the Clare County sex offender registry for 15 years and verify their information once a year. Tier II covers more serious offenses and requires 25 years of registration with twice-yearly verification. Tier III is for the most serious offenses, including first-degree criminal sexual conduct under MCL 750.520b. Tier III offenders register for life and verify every 90 days in person.

Registration costs $50 when first registering and $50 per year after that. The total cap is $550 over a lifetime of registration. Once an offender hits that cap, no more fees are collected. For Tier III offenders who register for life, this cap becomes meaningful after about 11 years of registration.

Failing to register, missing a verification, or providing false information is a felony. Under MCL 28.729, a first violation can bring up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Second violations carry up to seven years, and third or later violations can result in up to ten years in prison and $10,000 in fines.

Clare County Courts and Criminal Record Searches

Clare County has two courts located at 225 West Main Street in Harrison. The 55th Circuit Court handles felony cases and can be reached at 989-539-6111. The 80th District Court handles misdemeanors and lower-level offenses at 989-539-3581. Criminal sexual conduct cases involving Clare County sex offenders will appear in the circuit court records if they were felony-level charges, which most are.

Michigan's free court case search at courts.michigan.gov/case-search lets you look up Clare County cases by name or case number. Convictions under MCL 750.520b, MCL 750.520c, or MCL 750.520e that triggered sex offender registration requirements will show up here. Court records provide more detail than the PSOR about the charges, plea or trial outcome, and sentencing.

For a full criminal history search, the Michigan iCHAT system at michigan.gov/ichat charges $10 per name and returns conviction records from across the state. The OTIS system at mdocweb.state.mi.us tracks individuals under Michigan Department of Corrections supervision, including parolees who may appear in Clare County's sex offender registry. Both tools complement what you find in the PSOR by giving you a more complete background picture.

Michigan PSOR Resources and State-Level Registry for Clare County

The Michigan State Police SOR Unit handles all matters related to the statewide registry. The screenshot below is from the Michigan PSOR contact page, which Clare County residents can use to submit questions or report a potential registration violation.

The Michigan PSOR contact page at mspsor.com/Home/Contact is where residents and registrants can submit questions to the Michigan State Police SOR Unit about registry matters, including Clare County registrations.

The PSOR contact page lets Clare County residents reach the Michigan State Police SOR Unit directly for questions about specific registrations, violations, or the registry process in general.

The SOR Unit's phone number is (517) 241-1806. Their email is psors@michigan.gov, and their mailing address is P.O. Box 30634, Lansing, MI 48909. For in-person registration matters, the Clare County Sheriff's Office at 989-539-7166 is the starting point. For registration status questions that fall outside what the local sheriff can answer, the state SOR Unit is the right contact. Under MCL 28.723, the list of offenses requiring registration is set at the state level, so the SOR Unit can clarify whether a specific conviction triggers registration if there is any uncertainty.

Cities in Clare County

Clare County includes the city of Harrison, the city of Clare, and several townships and villages. None of these communities currently have dedicated city-level sex offender pages on this site. To search for sex offenders in any part of Clare County, use the Michigan PSOR at mspsor.com/Home/Search and enter the city name or ZIP code. The state registry covers all registered addresses in the county, including township and rural addresses.

Nearby Counties

Clare County is in central Michigan and borders several neighboring counties. All use the Michigan PSOR for public sex offender searches.