This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, or issue certified copies for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.
Need an Official Document?
Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Ottawa County:
- Court case files: contact the Ottawa County Clerk of Court or the relevant Circuit Court, or the 58th District Court for misdemeanor and traffic cases
- Marriage and divorce records: see marriage and divorce records
- Probate, wills, and estates: see probate records
- Criminal and arrest records: see criminal records
- Jail roster: see inmate records
- Active warrants: see warrant records
- Other county records: file a request through the Ottawa County FOIA Center
For 20th Circuit Court case files, the office that holds the record is the Ottawa County Clerk/Register, Circuit Court Records division:
Ottawa County Clerk/Register, Circuit Court Records
414 Washington Avenue, Room 320
Grand Haven, MI 49417
(616) 846-8315
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
circuitcourtrecords@miottawa.org
The Clerk/Register also runs a Vital Records and Register of Deeds counter at the West Olive office at 12220 Fillmore Street, Room 130, West Olive, MI 49460, phone (616) 994-4531.