Clinton County Sex Offender Registry

Clinton County residents can search the sex offender registry through the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry, which covers all registered offenders in the county. Whether you want to search by name, address, or ZIP code, the state database gives you free access to sex offender records for St. Johns and the surrounding area. The Clinton County Sheriff's Office in St. Johns handles all local registration, and their data feeds directly into the statewide Michigan PSOR system available at mspsor.com.

Search Clinton County Sex Offenders Online

The Michigan PSOR at mspsor.com is the official public registry for Clinton County and every other county in Michigan. It is operated by the Michigan State Police and is updated regularly as offenders report changes. The PSOR search page is free and does not require an account or login. You can filter by county to limit results to Clinton County, or search by city name, address, or ZIP code to find offenders in a specific part of the county.

Each record in the PSOR shows the offender's photo, registered address, tier classification, and the offense that led to the registration requirement. Clinton County has a population of about 79,000 and sits just north of Ingham County. The county's registry reflects that mid-size population, with a mix of rural addresses and addresses in communities like St. Johns, DeWitt, and Ovid.

Under MCL 28.728, all registered sex offenders in Clinton County must report changes within three business days. The Sheriff's Office updates the statewide registry when those reports come in. Any address that is more than three days old should prompt a check with the Sheriff's Office to confirm the information is current.

For multi-state searches, nsopw.gov searches all state registries at once. If someone moved to Clinton County from Ohio or Indiana, they may have had a registration requirement in that state that still applies or has an overlap with Michigan's requirements.

Clinton County Sheriff Sean Dush and Registration Procedures

Sheriff Sean Dush leads the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, which is located at 1347 East Townsend Road in St. Johns, Michigan 48879. The main phone number is 989-224-5200. You can also reach the office by fax at 989-224-1382 or by email at sheriff@clinton-county.org. The department's full website is at clinton-county.org/241/Sheriffs-Office.

Sex offender registration is handled at the Sheriff's Office. All registrations and verifications must be done in person, which is a statewide requirement under MCL 28.725. If you are required to register, call 989-224-5200 before your visit to confirm the current hours for registration processing and what documentation you need to bring. Having your ID and any relevant paperwork ready will make the process go faster.

The Clinton County Sheriff's Office also processes FOIA requests for police reports and arrest records. Those requests require a completed FOIA Request Form. For background check purposes, the state's iCHAT system at michigan.gov/ichat provides a name-based statewide criminal history search for $10 per search. This is separate from the sex offender registry and covers a broader range of conviction records.

The Sheriff's Office is the local point of contact for all registration matters in Clinton County. If you have questions about your registration schedule, your tier level, or what changes require a report, start with the Sheriff's Office at 989-224-5200.

Note: The iCHAT system is managed by the Michigan State Police, not the Clinton County Sheriff's Office. For iCHAT access, go directly to michigan.gov/ichat.

Clinton County Sex Offenders and Michigan Tier Requirements

Michigan's three-tier sex offender classification system governs how long offenders must register and how often they must verify their address. The law is in the Sex Offenders Registration Act at MCL 28.721. Clinton County offenders follow these state rules like everyone else in Michigan.

Tier I offenders register for 15 years and verify annually. Tier II requires 25 years of registration with verification twice per year. 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. Every verification requires an in-person appearance at the Clinton County Sheriff's Office. There is no way to verify online or by phone under current Michigan law.

Registration fees are set at $50 for the initial registration and $50 per year after that. The total cap is $550. Once an offender has paid $550 in registration fees, no more annual charges apply regardless of how long the registration continues. For Tier III offenders on lifetime registration, this cap is reached after about 11 years and then no more fees are collected.

If someone in Clinton County fails to register, misses a scheduled verification, or provides false information about their address or employer, they face felony charges under MCL 28.729. A first offense can bring up to four years in prison. Second violations carry up to seven years, and third or subsequent violations can result in up to ten years in prison and fines up to $10,000.

Clinton County Court Records and Criminal History

Clinton County criminal cases, including criminal sexual conduct charges, can be searched through the Michigan court case search system at courts.michigan.gov/case-search. This free tool lets you search by name or case number. Felony sex crime convictions, which are the ones most commonly tied to sex offender registration requirements, are handled in the county's circuit court. District court handles misdemeanor-level cases.

Convictions under Michigan's criminal sexual conduct statutes, from the most serious offense at MCL 750.520b through MCL 750.520c and down to MCL 750.520e, all carry registration requirements under MCL 28.723. The specific statute of conviction determines the tier. Court records provide the charging information, case history, and disposition that gives context to what you see in the sex offender registry.

For a more complete background check, the Michigan iCHAT service at michigan.gov/ichat charges $10 per name-based search and covers conviction records statewide. The OTIS system at mdocweb.state.mi.us tracks people under Michigan Department of Corrections supervision, which includes parolees in Clinton County who may also be on the sex offender registry.

Clinton County Sheriff's Website and Registry Screenshot

The image below is from the Clinton County Sheriff's Office website, which provides residents with direct access to local law enforcement information and links to statewide tools like the Michigan PSOR.

The Clinton County Sheriff's Office website at clinton-county.org gives residents access to department contact information, public safety resources, and links to the state sex offender registry for Clinton County searches.

The Clinton County Sheriff's website at clinton-county.org/241/Sheriffs-Office is a direct resource for sex offender registration information and connects residents to the statewide Michigan PSOR at mspsor.com.

For statewide registry questions beyond what the local sheriff handles, the Michigan State Police SOR Unit is available at (517) 241-1806 or psors@michigan.gov. The mailing address is P.O. Box 30634, Lansing, MI 48909. You can also submit questions through the PSOR contact page at mspsor.com/Home/Contact. The SOR Unit handles questions about registration status, petitions for tier review, and any discrepancies in the public registry for Clinton County or any other Michigan county.

Cities in Clinton County

Clinton County includes St. Johns, DeWitt, Ovid, and several townships. None of these communities have dedicated city-level sex offender pages on this site. To search for sex offenders in any part of Clinton County, use the Michigan PSOR at mspsor.com/Home/Search and enter the city name or ZIP code. The registry covers all registered addresses in the county regardless of whether they fall inside or outside city limits.

Nearby Counties

Clinton County sits in mid-Michigan and borders several other counties in the region. All share the same statewide PSOR for public sex offender searches.