66th District Court Records in Shiawassee County

About the Shiawassee County District Court

The Michigan Legislature created the district court in 1968, and the 66th Judicial District Court serves Shiawassee County. Judge Matthew S. McKone presides over the bench. The court is constitutionally and statutorily mandated, and it stands as the county's lower trial court. Most residents encounter it for a ticket, a small claim, or a misdemeanor charge.

The court shares the Courts and Defender Building with the Probate Court and the Family Court. The Probate Court runs its own records counter in the same 110 East Mack Street building. The County Clerk, not this court, keeps Circuit Court files and vital records, as covered on the county clerk page. The District Court page lists the judge, address, case types, and record-request links.

The page gathers the court's payment links, live docket, and MiFILE notice in one place. The contact card below shows the direct line and hours.

How to Search Shiawassee County District Court Cases

Public case information comes from the state MiCOURT system. The court links its case inquiry to that portal rather than a county database. A search works best with a case or citation number, though a party name can find a public case too. The result view may show the case, the offense or claim, the court dates, the disposition, and the fine or payment status.

Open MiCOURT Case Search from the court's inquiry link, then choose the 66th District Court if the portal asks for a court. Search by case number for an exact match, or by last and first name for a public case. The portal will not show private details such as a date of birth, and it will not list non-public cases. For anything the portal does not display, use the court's email record-request path.

A court case search is not a criminal-history check. MiCOURT shows case files and dockets, while a statewide conviction history comes from a separate system. The Michigan State Police ICHAT service returns Michigan convictions for a fee per search, and it covers convictions rather than open cases. Anyone who needs a full background result should use ICHAT, while anyone tracking a single local case should stay in MiCOURT or contact the court.

What the Shiawassee County District Court Handles

The district court has a wide but capped set of duties. It hears everyday civil and criminal matters and starts the process in felony cases. Its records cover far more day-to-day activity than any other local court. The list below shows the case types the 66th District Court handles.

• Civil cases with claims up to $25,000
• Small claims up to $7,000
• Landlord-tenant matters and land contract forfeitures
• Adult misdemeanors punishable by up to one year
• Preliminary examinations in felony cases before bindover
• Civil infractions and traffic tickets

Traffic tickets and civil infractions make up a large share of the docket. More detail on citations, payment, and contesting a ticket sits on the traffic court records page. Felony cases open here for arraignment, bond, and the preliminary exam, then bind over to the Circuit Court.

How to Request a Shiawassee County Record

The court takes record requests by email. Civil and criminal requests go to different addresses, so the case type sets the path. A complete request lists the case details and says exactly what is needed. The steps below follow the court's own instructions.

1. Decide whether the case is civil or criminal, which sets the email address.
2. Gather the case details: case number, party name, and the exact item you need.
3. Email the request to D66civil@shiawassee.net for civil matters or D66ct@shiawassee.net for criminal matters, with your full contact information.
4. Wait for the court to confirm the copy, any fee, and how it will be delivered.

Note: District court records are not FOIA records because Michigan's judicial branch is exempt, so access follows court rule rather than a FOIA request.

Shiawassee County Record Request Fields

The court's request emails ask for a set of details before staff can pull a file. Missing details slow the reply. A requester should have every field ready before sending the message. The table lists what the 66th District Court expects.

Types of Shiawassee County District Records

The 66th District Court keeps records across civil, small claims, and criminal matters. Each type carries its own set of documents. Civil and small-claims files track a money dispute, while criminal and traffic files track a charge and its outcome. The list below shows what these records usually contain.

• Civil files: complaint, service documents, hearing notices, judgments, installment-payment orders, garnishment requests, and satisfaction of judgment
• Small claims: affidavit and claim, with limited attorney, jury, and appeal rights unless removed to general civil
• Criminal and traffic files: citation, complaint, appearance date, plea, bond, hearing notices, fine and costs, disposition, and payment status
• Landlord-tenant and land contract forfeiture filings

A felony that starts here holds only the early entries, such as the arraignment, bond, and preliminary exam, until the case binds over. After bindover, the felony file continues in the Circuit Court.

MiFILE Civil E-Filing

The 66th District Court joined the state e-filing system in late 2025. It began accepting documents through MiFILE on November 6, 2025. The application is available only for civil matters at this time. All attorneys who submit civil filings are required to e-file under MCR 1.109(G)(3)(f).

The court announced the change on its own site. The MiFILE announcement spells out the start date and the attorney e-filing rule.

Self-represented filers are not forced onto the system for now, so counter and mail filing remain options for them. Criminal and traffic filings are not part of the civil MiFILE rollout.

The statewide portal keeps a list of every participating court. The MiFILE available-courts page confirms the 66th District Court's place on it.

That listing is the quickest way to confirm a court accepts e-filing before an attorney starts a submission.

Payments and Enhanced Access

The court routes online payments through a state vendor. District Court fines and court costs can be paid on the G2G Cloud platform. Online payments run at any hour but add an enhanced-access fee that rises with the amount paid. Restitution cannot be paid through the online link, so those payments must go through the court directly.

The G2G Cloud payment portal applies the fee tiers shown below. The surcharge is a set dollar amount up to $999.99, then a percentage above that.

Paying in person avoids the enhanced-access fee. Anyone unsure of a balance should confirm it with the court before paying online.

Shiawassee County Dockets and Live Streams

The 66th District Court opens many hearings to the public online. It links a daily virtual hearing docket and streams proceedings on video. This remote access helps parties, witnesses, and observers follow a case without a trip to Corunna.

Magistrate Herendeen hosts the court's stream. The court's live-streaming page links the magistrate's YouTube channel where hearings appear. The daily docket shows the schedule so viewers know when a case is called. A live stream is not a substitute for a required appearance, so parties should confirm whether they must attend in person.

Dockets shift as cases settle, get continued, or add hearings, so the list can change through the day. A viewer should check close to the hearing time rather than rely on an early copy. The stream and the daily docket together give the public a clear window into the court without a drive to Corunna.

Note: A court record request and an online payment are separate tasks, so paying a fine does not by itself produce a certified copy of the case file.