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Village of Addison
Official site of the Village of Addison in Lenawee County, with village offices, council information and contacts for village records.
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Where Addison's records are kept. The Town of Addison has its own township government and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Addison's own offices, along with State of Michigan offices; the Lenawee County offices are on our Lenawee County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Official site of the Village of Addison in Lenawee County, with village offices, council information and contacts for village records.
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The Michigan Courts: the directory of every circuit, district and probate court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions, and the statewide MiCOURT case search.
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Tax foreclosed real property held by the State of Michigan and offered through the Department of Treasury: the parcel lists by county, auction dates and terms, and the results of past sales.
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Michigan birth, death, marriage and divorce records from the state vital records office in Lansing (Department of Health and Human Services): certified copies ordered online, by mail or in person, with the fees, the years held and the rules on who may obtain a record; county clerks also issue copies of records filed in their county.
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Michigan unclaimed property from the Department of Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks and deposits searched free by name, with claims filed online.
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The Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System from the state vital records office: an index of Michigan deaths recorded from 1867 to 1897, searched by name, with the county and date of death; certified copies of later death records come from the state and county vital records offices.
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The Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry from the Michigan State Police: registered offenders by name, address, city or zip code, with photos and offense details.
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OTIS, the Michigan Department of Corrections offender tracking information system: people in prison, on parole or on probation under MDOC supervision, by name or MDOC number.
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ICHAT, the Michigan State Police internet criminal history access tool: statewide public criminal history records by name and date of birth, for a fee per search.
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MiCOURT case search from the Michigan courts: cases from the participating district, circuit and probate courts by name or case number, with the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals records.
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The Michigan Corporations Division business entity search from LARA: corporations, LLCs and partnerships by name or ID number, with filings, status and the resident agent.
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Local profile
The Town of Addison, a place of 632 people, is in Lenawee County, whose county seat is Adrian. Court and property records sit with Lenawee County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. Addison's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lenawee County page lists each county office.
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Inspecting records is free under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act, and paper copies may not exceed 10 cents a page plus itemized labor. MiCOURT Case Search is free, a state-issued Michigan birth or death record costs $34 for the search and first copy, county clerks charge less, and the ICHAT criminal history check carries a fee.
Request reports from the Addison police department records bureau with a FOIA request if the town has its own force; otherwise the Lenawee County Sheriff's Office keeps reports for the area. Michigan State Police records, including crash reports, are requested through the MSP records request portal.
Cases filed in Lenawee County are heard by the circuit, district and probate courts for the county. MiCOURT Case Search on courts.michigan.gov searches most Michigan trial courts free, and the court clerk sells copies.
Deeds and mortgages are filed with the Lenawee County Register of Deeds. Property is assessed by the city or township assessor, the city or township treasurer bills summer and winter taxes, and delinquent taxes go to the Lenawee County Treasurer.
The Lenawee County Clerk issues certified birth, death and marriage records for events in the county. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Vital Records office in Lansing issues them statewide, with a state birth record $34.
Yes. ICHAT, the Michigan State Police Internet Criminal History Access Tool, searches Michigan public criminal history by name online for a fee. MiCOURT also shows court cases by name.
Michigan agencies must respond within five business days under the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.235, and may extend that once by up to 10 business days with written notice.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.