The Police Department is staffed with a Chief,
three Lieutenants, six Police Officers and a Secretary. Office Hours are: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. After hours, please use the phone located at the front door of the police department.
Handgun Permits and Registration
Permits to purchase a handgun can be done for Hampton Township residents at the front
counter of the Hampton Township Police Department. The front counter is
normally open Mon, through Fri. (except holidays) from 8:00am until 4:00pm for purchase permits. Adults requesting a permit to purchase a firearm are required to have a photo I.D. with their current address, pass a criminal background check and take a basic firearm safety test. A pamphlet on Basic Pistol Safety is available upon request at the Police Station. Once requirements are met, a purchase permit, valid for 10 days, will be issued. If the permit is not used, it should be
destroyed. Once a firearm has been purchased, the owner has 10 days
to mail or deliver to their local police department two copies of
the Licenses to purchase or Pistol Sales Records. Pistol Safety
Inspections are no longer required.
An individual with a valid CCW license no longer needs a purchase permit when buying a handgun. However, they must still bring
two copies of the Pistol Sales Record to the Hampton Police Station
within 10 days of purchase
Further, pistol buyers are required to have in their possession
their copy of the License to Purchase or Pistol Sales Record for 30
days after they acquire a pistol.
Records Division and Accident/Police Reports
Hampton Township Police Records: 989-892-0571 Fax number: 989-892-0597
Records is normally open Mon. Through Fri. from 8:00am to 4:30pm
The Records Department of the Hampton Police Department is responsible for the following areas: Routing phone calls; filing and retrieving completed incident / accident reports; handgun purchase permits and safety inspections; local records checks and other assigned duties. CCW permit applications may be obtained from the Bay County Sheriff's Office or the County Clerk's Office. You may pick up a CCW application packet during their normal working hours (M-F; 8:00am to 4:00pm). See the Bay County Sheriff's Office Web link for further information. The Bay County Sheriff's web link can be found on the Bay County Web Page;
www.co.bay.mi.us
Incident / Accident Reports:
Completed and Closed Accident and Incident reports may be obtained from Hampton Township Police Records Department during normal working hours. The fee for these reports is $8.00 for the first page and $.25 for each additional page.
Fee for pictures is $2.50 per page. It is best to check with the Records personnel on the availability of the report before coming in for a copy.
Reports from investigations that are not complete and reviewed by the prosecutor may not be released. If the prosecutor issues a warrant on a police report/complaint the report may then be obtained from the prosecutors office. The telephone number for the Bay County Prosecutor's Office is 989-895-4185.
Personal Protection Orders
Personal Protection Orders (PP0's) are obtained from the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. They are usually accompanied by a police report or written statement to the judge. PPO's are served by the Sheriff's Office for a fee plus mileage. If you have a question concerning a PPO you may call the Circuit Court Administrative office at 989-892-4265.
Requests for Police Assistance
* If you have an emergency call 911 to have the closest available unit sent.
* Calls for police assistance that are not considered an emergency should also go to 911. Central Dispatch will send the next available unit.
* If you have a question for a police officer or for records personnel call 989-892-0571. After normal office hours you will receive a message directing you to leave a message. You may leave a message for records personnel. In that case someone will respond to the message on the next business day. If you leave a message for a particular officer they will not respond to the call until they report for their next duty day.
There are normally one to three Hampton Officers on patrol within Hampton Township at any time. In addition to Hampton Police officers patrolling township streets the Bay County Sheriff's Deputies and Michigan State Police occasionally patrol and respond to calls for police assistance within the Township.
If you call for Police assistance and are not able to wait for a Hampton officer, you may request that a Sheriff's Deputy or a State Police officer be sent to respond to requests for police assistance.
GUN SAFETY LOCKS
The Police Department is participating in a state sponsored "Gun Safety Lock" program and is offering the program to Hampton residents at no charge. Any resident who owns a semi-automatic pistol or shotgun should stop into the Department and pick up a gun lock to secure their firearm from being accidentally discharged or from an unauthorized use. The Chief of Police is encouraging all residents who keep such firearms in their homes, particularly those who have younger children in the household, to take advantage of this program.
These gun safety locks will be distributed at no cost to any resident requesting them.
"Keep our children safe" by properly storing and securing firearms.
Cost Recovery Ordinance and Fee Schedule
Other Addresses and Phone Numbers
| 74th District Court | 18th Circuit Court | Bay County Probate Court |
| 1230 Washington Ave. | 1230 Washington Ave | 1230 Washington Ave. |
| Bay City, Michigan 48708 | Bay City, Michigan 48708 | Bay City, Michigan 48708 |
| 989-895-4232 | 989-895-4265 | 989-895-4205 |
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| Bay County Sheriff's Office | Essexville Public Safety | Michigan State Police (Bay City Post) |
| 503 Third St. | 1107 Woodside Ave. | 405 N. Euclid Ave. |
| Bay City, Michigan 48708 | Essexville, Michigan 48732 | Bay City, Michigan 48706 |
| 989-895-4050 | 989-892-2543 | 989-684-2234 |
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| Bay City Police Department | | |
| 501 Third St. | | |
| Bay City, Michigan 48708 | | |
| 989-892-8571 | | |
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