Keweenaw County Sex Offender Checks
The Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry, or PSOR, is the main public channel for a Keweenaw County lookup. Michigan State Police manages the system under the Sex Offenders Registration Act. It offers name, registration-number, MDOC-number, address, city, county, ZIP, map-radius, and status-based searches. Keweenaw County does not publish a separate offender list, registry map, or sheriff app. The state system is therefore the best first stop, while the Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office is the local office for registration questions and reported-address concerns.
A PSOR result does not prove where every person with a sex-offense conviction now lives. Some people are outside the law's public criteria, have completed a term, are deceased, live outside Michigan, or have been removed by a court order. Certain juvenile, nonpublic, set-aside, and HYTA matters also may not appear. Search the underlying court file when the conviction and final order matter. The registry is a safety and notification record, not a full case docket.
Keweenaw PSOR County Searches
A county filter is useful when the precise name is unknown. Choose Keweenaw in the county control, or combine an address with a city, county, or ZIP value. Partial first and last names are accepted for a name search. A registration number or MDOC number can be used alone. The neighborhood map accepts one or more location fields and a radius from one-quarter mile through five miles. These paths answer different questions, so a name check and a location check may both be useful.
The official PSOR search screen shows how Michigan separates identity and place searches.
The controls let a Keweenaw County reader search without opening or republishing any private person's details.
Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry Searches
Use the official form with enough detail to narrow the result, but do not assume that a same-name result is the right person. The registry itself urges extreme care in confirming identity. A geographic result can be viewed as a list or on a map, while status shortcuts expose all published, incarcerated, or non-compliant entries. Open “View Details” only after comparing the result with known facts.
- Open Michigan PSOR and choose a name, identifier, or geographic search route.
- Enter the required pair of first and last name, use a registration or MDOC number alone, or select Keweenaw County and other place fields.
- Review the list or map, compare identifiers, and avoid treating a similar name as a confirmed match.
- Open the detail profile to read status, registration facts, offense data, address information, and available tracking tools.
The form's required values change with the chosen route. A person using a name must supply both name fields, while a county-only or other geographic query can be broad. An address query needs another place value, and a radius search needs a distance. Keweenaw County results may be few, but widening the area without checking the location can introduce unrelated matches from outside the intended community.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options or Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First and Last Name | Text | Together for name search | Partial names accepted |
| Registration or MDOC Number | Text | Alternative | Either identifier may be searched alone |
| Street Address | Text | Conditional | Add city, county, or ZIP |
| City, County, ZIP | Text or dropdown | Optional | County includes Keweenaw |
| Map Address and Radius | Text and dropdown | Radius for map search | 0.25, 0.50, 1, 2, or 5 miles |
Keweenaw Registry Status Terms
Registration status and compliance status answer separate questions. “Active” means the person is currently registered and published. Other registration labels include Incarcerated, Pending Out of State, Inactive Out of State, Absconder, Homeless, School Only, and Employment Only. None of those words is an individual danger score. Michigan tiers also classify offenses, not a person's present risk.
Compliance labels identify a reported duty that may not be current. The official list includes address, campus, failed registration, failed verification, false information, fee, form, identification, immigration document, professional license, telephone, and vehicle issues. A non-compliant label warrants careful reading and a report to law enforcement when facts suggest a current problem. It does not authorize confrontation. Status can change after the Keweenaw County sheriff or another registering agency verifies new information.
The MSP registry information page supplies the official definitions and reporting context.
Those definitions help distinguish a publication status from a specific claimed reporting violation.
Registry Profiles: What They Show
A public PSOR detail file combines identity, location, offense, and registration facts selected for public display. Some values come from the registrant and can change quickly. Victim information is not released. The offense statute shown on a profile may link to today's law rather than the version in force on the conviction date, so the court of conviction remains the sound source for the historical charge, plea, judgment, and sentence.
| Name & Aliases | Published name, known aliases, registration number, and date of birth |
|---|---|
| Photo & Marks | Photograph plus published scars, marks, tattoos, and physical descriptors |
| Reported Locations | Address, campus, employment, and mapped location when available |
| Offense Information | Listed offense details and linked statute information |
| Vehicles | Published vehicle information associated with the registration file |
| Status | Registration status, compliance status, and registration details |
Use those fields to confirm the match as far as the public record permits. Never publish sensitive details elsewhere or fill a gap with a guess. For Keweenaw County, the sheriff can receive a good-faith report about a suspected mismatch or failure to report.
Keweenaw Registry Email Alerts
PSOR has two alert paths. An address alert watches a location and chosen radius. It can send notice when a registrant moves, begins work, or enrolls in school within that area. A profile alert tracks reported changes tied to one detail page. Open “View Details,” choose “Track Offender,” enter the email twice, accept the terms, and register. The system states that a confirmation arrives within 24 hours.
The PSOR address-alert form displays the exact inputs used for proximity notice.
A Keweenaw County household can monitor more than one physical address with the same email, while setting the radius separately for each location.
| Search Within | 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, or 5 miles |
|---|---|
| Monitored Place | Address, city, Michigan, and ZIP |
| Email and matching confirmation entry | |
| Terms | Required Terms of Use acknowledgement |
Registration Levels and Duties in Michigan
Michigan uses three offense-based tiers. The general public-registration periods and verification patterns differ, and exceptions can change an individual term. Read MCL 28.722 for tier definitions and MCL 28.725a for duration rules. A tier is not a forecast of future conduct.
| Tier | General Duration | Verification Pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Tier I | 15 years, subject to statutory reduction provisions | Annually in birth month |
| Tier II | 25 years | Semiannually on the birth-month schedule |
| Tier III | Life | Quarterly on the birth-month schedule |
Changes in residence, legal name, employment, or higher-education enrollment must generally be reported in person within three business days. Some lodging, vehicle, and telephone changes may be made in person or by mail or drop-off within that period. Michigan's former statewide student-safety-zone distance laws were repealed in 2021, and no replacement Keweenaw County distance ordinance was found. The old statewide 1,000-foot claim should not guide a current records search.
Keweenaw PSOR and NSOPW Searches
PSOR is the direct Michigan source. The U.S. Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website, or NSOPW, is the added layer when a search crosses state, territory, or tribal boundaries. It federates data supplied by participating public registries. Its name route takes first and last names together or a ZIP, with county and city filters available. Its radius route needs address, city or town, state, and distance. Coverage depends on whether a source registry supplies mapped coordinates.
The official NSOPW interface illustrates why a national search and a Keweenaw County PSOR filter serve different areas.
After accepting its conditions, a reader may see offender, age, alias, and address information from the linked jurisdictions. NSOPW is not the FBI's restricted law-enforcement database. If PSOR is unavailable because of heavy traffic, retry it and use NSOPW as a secondary public route rather than treating a temporary error as proof of no record.
Keweenaw Registry Registration Office
The Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office is the local contact for registration at 5105 Fourth Street, Eagle River, MI 49950, 906-337-0528. A person who must register may also contact an MSP post. Confirm current appointment hours before traveling. Michigan law provides a one-time $50 initial registration fee and a $50 annual fee, capped at $550. Registrants must maintain Michigan identification unless the homeless exception applies and must sign the required forms.
MCL 28.725 governs reporting duties. Current MSP guidance also says email addresses and internet identifiers need not presently be reported under the Does v Whitmer implementation. That detail matters when reading a profile: the absence of those fields is not itself a Keweenaw County compliance issue.
Keweenaw County Sheriff's Office
5105 Fourth Street
Eagle River, MI 49950
906-337-0528
Call to confirm registration service and appointment hours.
Using Registry Information Lawfully
Registry information supports personal, family, and community safety. Check identifiers, allow for reporting lag, and verify a map point or reported address before relying on it. Suspected noncompliance should go to the law-enforcement agency responsible for the reported address. For a Keweenaw County address, contact the sheriff. Use 911 for an emergency. Do not confront the person or post an accusation online.
The Michigan Sex Offenders Registration Act controls registration and public access. MCL 28.730 addresses misuse of nonpublic registry data, so it should not be described as a special public-site harassment provision. The practical rule is still clear: no registry entry gives anyone permission to threaten, harass, injure, intimidate, or commit another crime.
Use the record lawfully: Michigan PSOR warns against injury, harassment, or crime. MCL 28.730 specifically penalizes misuse of nonpublic SOR data. Confirm a match and report concerns to the Keweenaw County sheriff.
For a challenged fact, send the correction concern to MSP or the sheriff instead of trying to alter the record through a public post. For the conviction itself, request the public file from the court of conviction. If that county is unknown, MSP directs readers to ICHAT and then to the court named in the result. The broader Keweenaw County criminal history overview explains why a registry profile, court file, sheriff report, and state history are separate records.