Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Montmorency County, Michigan, has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Montmorency County depends on where the incident happened: the Montmorency County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Michigan Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Montmorency County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Montmorency County that is the Montmorency County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also places the Montmorency County State Police in Montmorency County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Montmorency County Sheriff's Office
The Montmorency County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 37 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at montmorencysheriff.com/jail-information (page title: Jail Information | Montmorency County Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Montmorency County
The FBI lists no city in Montmorency County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Hillman.
How Many Reports: Montmorency County in 2025
The one agency in Montmorency County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14 violent and 18 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Montmorency County Sheriff's Office reported 37 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Michigan Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension, and it may charge labor and copying, at rates the law caps. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at montmorencysheriff.com/freedom-of-information-act-foia (page title: Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) | Montmorency County Sheriff's Department).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Montmorency County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Montmorency County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
How long does an agency in Montmorency County have to answer?
Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension. It may charge labor and copying, at rates the law caps.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Montmorency County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Montmorency County State Police in Montmorency County.
How do I get a report from the Montmorency County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 10-day extension.
Is this the official Montmorency County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.