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Michigan Public Records Search
Michigan public records are kept by state agencies, the courts and county offices. RecordsDirectory.com lists the official statewide record offices for Michigan and has a page for each of its 83 counties (combined 2024 population estimate: 10,140,459).
🏛 Michigan Record Offices at a Glance
| State vital records office | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Vital Records Source: michigan.gov ↗ |
| Sex offender registry | Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry (Michigan State Police) Source: mspsor.com ↗ |
| Courts | Michigan Courts |
| Land records | In Michigan, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. |
| Divorce | Divorce cases in Michigan are heard by the Circuit Court (Family Division) in each county. |
| Probate | Wills and estates in Michigan are handled by the Probate Court in each county. |
| Counties | Most Michigan court, land and probate records are kept at the county level, so RecordsDirectory.com lists Michigan records county by county. |
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Antrim County
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Macomb County
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Mason County
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Menominee County
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Midland County
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Missaukee County
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Monroe County
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Oakland County
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Oceana County
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Ogemaw County
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Ontonagon County
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Osceola County
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Oscoda County
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Otsego County
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Ottawa County
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Presque Isle County
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Roscommon County
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Saginaw County
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