Ottawa County District Court Records

58th District Court Overview

The 58th District Court is Ottawa County's high-volume limited-jurisdiction trial court. Its mission language describes a commitment to handling matters in a fair, courteous, and timely manner. Each location has judges and magistrates assigned to that courthouse. The court runs civil, criminal, traffic, probation, jury, and records functions, and performs courthouse weddings at all three locations, including Spanish weddings.

District Court Friday hours start later than weekdays. Monday through Thursday hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm. Friday hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm. Each location publishes its own contact emails by division: civil, criminal, traffic, and jury.

Ottawa County District Court Locations

The 58th District Court has three full courthouse locations across the county. Each handles civil, criminal, traffic, small claims, and landlord-tenant matters for its area. The right location for any user depends on where the citation, complaint, or filing originated.

Civil and Small Claims Jurisdiction

The 58th District Court handles civil cases up to $25,000. Small claims cases are capped at $6,500. Parties in small claims usually appear without lawyers and without a jury. Civil cases above the small-claims limit and below $25,000 proceed under standard civil rules. The District Court also handles landlord-tenant disputes, with summary proceedings, summons, hearing, judgment, and writ of restitution where eviction is granted. The Holland, Hudsonville, and Grand Haven locations each have their own civil division email.

Criminal Misdemeanors and Felony First Stage

All Ottawa County criminal cases begin in the 58th District Court. Misdemeanors stay in the District Court through plea, trial, sentencing, and probation review. Felony cases begin with arraignment and bond at the District Court, move to a preliminary examination, and transfer to the 20th Circuit Court if the District Court binds the case over (or if the defendant waives the preliminary exam). A district judge or magistrate sets bond. Minor offenses may have standard bonds that allow quick posting; more serious offenses require judicial bond setting.

Traffic Tickets and Civil Infractions

The 58th District Court handles traffic tickets and civil infractions. A civil infraction is a violation of the Michigan Vehicle Code or a local ordinance that substantially corresponds to it. The Civil Infractions portal at app.miottawa.org/CivilInfractions handles online payment and ticket lookup. Tickets may take 3-5 business days to appear for online payment. Drivers can contest a civil infraction at an informal hearing before a magistrate or a formal hearing before a district judge. Drunk driving, driving while suspended, reckless driving, and leaving the scene are criminal traffic offenses, not civil infractions, and follow the criminal-court path. For deeper detail, see Ottawa County traffic court records.

58th District Court Filing Fees

District Court civil filing fees are tied to the amount in controversy. The fees below are published by the 58th District Court on its filing fees page.

58th District Court Records Lookup

The official online search for the 58th District Court is the county's deep link to MiCOURT scoped to court D58 at micourt.courts.michigan.gov/case-search/court/D58. The District Court Records page also tells users to contact the location's criminal email for records questions. For Michigan driver record copies, the District Court Records page directs users to the Michigan Department of State Record Lookup Unit at (517) 322-1624. Driver record lookups are $7 and certified driver records are $8.

The D58-scoped search interface lives at the MiCOURT D58 deep link.

The deep link prefills the court selector so users skip the general portal court chooser.

Weddings, Magistrates, and Probation

The 58th District Court performs weddings at all three locations, including Spanish weddings. Magistrates handle arraignments, set bonds for minor offenses under standard schedules, and conduct informal civil infraction hearings. Each location has its own probation office, with separate probation phone numbers in Grand Haven, Holland, and Hudsonville. Probation services support sentenced defendants through court-ordered supervision, drug testing, and program completion checks.

Related Ottawa County District Court Resources

For full case file copies and broader court records, see court records and court dockets. For arrests that begin in the District Court, see arrest records. For traffic tickets, see traffic court records. For the Circuit Court that hears felonies after bindover, see Circuit Court.