Local resources: courts, jail, police, and the Department of State
The offices an OWI case in Novi and the 52-1 District Court area of Oakland County passes through, with the address and number from each office's own website or an official source. Confirm hours by phone before you go.
How an OWI case moves here
- Arrest and booking. Novi Police make arrests in the city; the Oakland County Sheriff and the Michigan State Police patrol the freeways and nearby townships. People held after an arrest may be taken to the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac.
- Your license. The officer takes your plastic license and gives you a paper temporary license. If you refused the chemical test, you have 14 days to request a hearing with the Department of State (implied consent hearing guide).
- Arraignment in district court. A first or second OWI from Novi is a misdemeanor heard at the 52-1 District Court on Grand River Avenue.
- Pretrial and resolution. Dismissal, a plea, or trial in district court.
- Felony cases. A third offense, or an OWI causing serious injury or death, is a felony; after the district court's preliminary steps it goes to the Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac.
- After a conviction. Sentencing, then license sanctions from the Department of State: a suspension, a restricted license, and an ignition interlock in some cases.
Courts
Novi cases start in the 52-1 District Court. Your paperwork names the court; when in doubt, call it.
52-1 District Court
48150 Grand River Avenue, Novi, MI 48374
Misdemeanor and traffic cases from Novi and other communities in southwestern Oakland County.
Oakland County 6th Circuit Court
1200 N. Telegraph Road, Dept. 404, Pontiac, MI 48341
Felony cases from Oakland County, including a third OWI offense.
Law enforcement and the county jail
Novi Police Department
45125 Ten Mile Road, Novi, MI 48375
City police at the Public Safety Headquarters. Call 911 in an emergency.
Oakland County Sheriff's Office and Jail
1201 N. Telegraph Road, Pontiac, MI 48341
County jail. Prisoner information: 248-858-1800.
Prosecutor, public defender, and the Department of State
Oakland County Prosecutor's Office
1200 N. Telegraph Road, West Wing, Bldg. 14E, Pontiac, MI 48341
Prosecutes felonies and many misdemeanors in Oakland County.
Oakland County Public Defender
Represents people the court finds unable to afford a lawyer.
Oakland County Indigent Defense Services Office
1200 N. Telegraph Road, Bldg. 14E, 2nd Floor, Pontiac, MI 48341
Coordinates appointed counsel in Oakland County.
Michigan Department of State: Office of Hearings and Administrative Oversight (OHAO)
P.O. Box 30196, Lansing, MI 48909
Implied consent (refusal) hearings. A hearing request must be made within 14 days of the officer's notice, online or by mail to this address. The phone number is the Department of State's main line printed on the request form.
The Department of State and your license
License sanctions in Michigan come from the Michigan Department of State, not the court. If you refused the chemical test, the request for an implied consent hearing goes to its Office of Hearings and Administrative Oversight within 14 days of the officer's notice, online or by mail to P.O. Box 30196, Lansing, MI 48909. Step by step: the 14-day hearing guide.
After a conviction, the department suspends, restricts, or revokes the license depending on the offense and your record, and an ignition interlock is required for some restricted licenses. See the license sanctions guide. Interlock providers serving Novi are listed in the directory as they are added.