FAQs

Accident reports may be obtained in the following ways:

• All accident reports are available at www.crashdocs.org.  Please allow 5-7 business days after the date of accident for processing.  The cost for these reports are $5.00
• Many accident reports are also available online through the Michigan State Police web site for a $10.00 fee.  To purchase a Traffic Crash Report, go to http://www.michigan.gov/msp.  Click on the TCPS icon or the Traffic Crash Purchasing System link. 
• Accident reports are available in our office, Monday through Friday 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM.  There is a $5.00 fee for all accident reports.  If the accident occurred within the last 30 days, you must also fill out and sign a Motor Vehicle FOIA form before the report can be released.
• You may send a written request to our office, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope and $5.00 payment.  If the accident occurred within the last 30 days, you must also fill out and sign a Motor Vehicle FOIA form before the report can be released.  The Motor Vehicle FOIA Form is available here.

For accident reports, please see the FAQ above regarding accident report requests.

For all other police reports, you must file a request in writing to our office.  You can find our Freedom of Information Act request here.  You are not required to use this form, but FOIA requests must contain the requestor's information (name, address, phone/email) and a thorough description of the records requested.  Requests may be hand delivered to our office, mailed to 101 East Lake Street Petoskey, Michigan 49770, or faxed to 231-347-2471.    

Please note that there are costs associated with completing your FOIA request based on the material provided and time it takes to duplicate the records.

All inmates are housed at the Emmet County Sheriff's Department, you may reach them at 231-347-2036.

We do not offer PBT's.  You may contact the Emmet County Sheriff's Office for their testing time and fees at 231-347-2036.

Skateboards are not allowed in the central business district, any roadway or bike lane of any roadway, in or across any roadway intersection, or at any public park except for areas within the park designated for such use.  Skateboards are allowed at the City's Riverbend park.  For more information, please click here to review the ordinance.

Annual winter season, on-street parking regulations begin December 1 and are in place through April 1.  The regulations require parked vehicles to be altered daily from one street side to the other, between 2:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M., with parking permitted on odd-addressed sides on odd-numbered dates (beginning at 12:00 midnight) and on even-addressed sides on even-numbered dates. On-street parking is prohibited within the Central Business District from 3:00 A.M. to 5:00 A.M., daily.  Public parking lots may be used.  Additionally, parking is not permitted on curb lawns or in unimproved yard areas, and vehicles cannot obstruct sidewalks, nor can vehicles be parked to straddle curbs or in areas where curbs must be mounted to park vehicles.

The City of Petoskey's Nuisance Code requires that grass or weeds be no more than eight (8) inches in height.  If you believe there is a property in violation of this law, please click here to let us know.

You may perform a criminal history check by using the Michigan State Police's Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT).  

The Department of Public Safety can complete fingerprints on ink cards only.  If you need Livescan digital prints taken, please contact the Emmet County Clerk's Office.  

A fee will be collected prior to taking your fingerprints (please be advised we can only accept cash or check).  Please bring the fee, a picture ID, and your ink card to complete your fingerprints.  Fingerprints can be done Monday through Friday, 8 A.M-4 P.M. by appointment only.  Please contact Public Safety to set up an appointment and determine fee amount.  

If your fingerprint requestor did not provide you with a print card, please confirm with them the type of card you will need.  Petoskey Public Safety does not have a default card and failure to be printed on the correct card may result in delays in processing as well as additional fees.