The 52nd District Court – 3rd Division (which is also referred to as the Rochester Hills District Court or the 52-3 District Court) is located at 700 Barclay Circle in the city of Rochester Hills, Michigan. The Court serves the citizens of Auburn Hills, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Lake Angelus, Addison Township, Orion Township, Oakland Township and Oxford Township,…
The 52nd District Court – 4th Division (which is also referred to as the Troy District Court or the 52-4 District Court) is located at 520 W. Big Beaver Road in the city of Troy, Michigan. The Court serves the citizens of Troy and Clawson, and handles civil, criminal, nuisance, zoning,…
Participation in the DREAM Act means that individuals brought to the United States as children as “illegal aliens” who meet certain requirements will not be deported or placed into removal proceedings. Moreover, the ability to work legally in the United States also will become a reality under this new plan for…
There are several situations when a bench warrant is issued by a Court, leaving the Defendant with the question, “how do I turn myself in on the warrant”? After a crime is allegedly committed, there are occasions when a police department sends a letter to a person who the police…
Zero Tolerance Program (ZTP) is a drug testing program in Oakland County which can spare a Defendant a lengthy stay in the Oakland County Jail. Any individual convicted of a non violent felony or misdemeanor charge which allows for jail time, and who does not have 2 assaultive felonies over…
For Defendants in Oakland County that are on bond or bail sentence, and Defendants who are under a misdemeanor or felony sentence in Oakland County, the Court sometimes orders drug and/or alcohol testing. Under RESULTS, the individual is assigned a letter for alcohol testing and/or a color for drug testing. The…
The Adult Treatment Court in Oakland County seeks to break the cycle of addiction that leads to criminal behavior through intense Court supervision and participation into various recovery and counseling services. There is also a separate program for juvenile offenders in Oakland County as well. In order to graduate from the program, the…
In Oakland County, District Court Judges have the ability to sentence a individual convicted of a misdemeanor to WWAM. WWAM is a supervised community service program in which the participant performs work for government or non profit organizations Wednesdays through Sunday. Often WWAM is ordered in lieu of a jail sentence. It…
As a condition of bail, bond, or sentence a Defendant can be ordered by a Court to comply with electronic monitoring. Electronic monitoring provides Pretrial Services, Probation, and/or Parole with an opportunity to closely supervise an individual in the community. There are several types of electronic monitoring devices that are…
Pretrial Services is a unit of Oakland County Probation which screens individuals and provides reports to Judges and Magistrates in connection with setting bond or bail for criminal cases in Oakland County. Pretrial Services is supposed to provide neutral, non adversarial, accurate reports at initial court hearings and whenever bond…