This is a private reference site, not the Otsego County Sheriff's Office, the Otsego County Jail, a court, or a government records desk. This site cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the official contacts below for those requests.
Where to Start for Otsego County Records
For local jail custody, the main official office is the Otsego County Sheriff's Office and Otsego County Jail at 124 S Court Avenue, Gaylord, MI 49735. Sheriff Matthew Nowicki's office lists the main phone as 989-732-3555 and fax as 989-731-7299. For emergencies, call 911. For Central Dispatch non-emergency complaints, call 989-732-7858.
Corrections can be reached at 989-731-7289, through the main line at 989-732-3555 Option 4, or through inmate information at 989-731-7288. Jail Administrator Lt. Scott Musall is listed at 989-732-3555 Ext. 2792. The Records Division is also at 124 S Court Avenue and lists 989-731-7285 and 989-731-7283, Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm, closed weekends and holidays.
For written public-record requests, Otsego County's FOIA form may be submitted by email or faxed to 989-731-7529. The county form references Michigan FOIA, MCL 15.231 et seq., and states that the county must respond within five business days, with a possible 10-business-day extension.
- For someone held at the Otsego County Jail, start with jail inmate records and the county's dated PDF roster.
- For booking photos or what the public roster does and does not show, use jail roster mugshots.
- For charges and court events after a jail arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the county case-lookup page.
- For facility-specific details, use the Otsego County Jail page or the facility link in the footer.
- For a sentenced Michigan prisoner, parolee, probationer, or recent MDOC discharge, use MDOC OTIS or the OTIS search application.
- For a federal sentenced inmate, use the BOP inmate locator. For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. For custody notifications in Michigan, use VINELink.