Michigan, Genesee County
Where Flint's records are kept. The Township of Flint has its own township government, police department, clerk's office and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Flint's own offices, along with State of Michigan offices; the Genesee County offices are on our Genesee County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Flint Township, Michigan, website with township news and events, road construction notices, Text MyGov alerts and links to the clerk, building department, police and forms and permits.
Open official site Flint TownshipPolice & jail
Flint Township Police Department website with vacation house watch and extra patrol requests, crash reports, FOIA request and appeal forms and sign up for Genesee County alerts.
Open official site Flint Township Police DepartmentCity records
The Flint Township Clerk keeps custody of all township records, records and publishes board meeting minutes, keeps the book of oaths and township ordinances and posts FOIA documents.
Open official site Township ClerkCity records
Flint Township Building Department is a full service department handling all building trades permits and inspections with state licensed inspectors, plus daily code enforcement and permit application documents.
Open official site Building DepartmentFederal
U.S. Census Bureau profile page summarizing population, income, education, employment, housing and health data for Flint charter township, Genesee County, Michigan, starting with a 2020 Census count of 31,447.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfilePolice & jail
The Offender Tracking Information System lists Michigan prisoners, parolees, probationers, absconders and discharged offenders, searchable by name, offender number, age, race and marks, scars or tattoos.
Open official site Michigan Department of Corrections OTIS Offender SearchFederal
Census Bureau QuickFacts profile of Flint charter township, Genesee County, Michigan, population 31,447 at the 2020 Census, listing frequently requested statistics on residents, businesses and geography.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
The Library of Michigan holds city and county histories, newspaper clippings, vital records, cemetery transcripts and plat maps for use during library hours, plus county guides and FamilySearch affiliate access on site.
Open official site Library of Michigan Family HistoryCounty court
Its clerk's offices in Detroit, Flint and Bay City are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, and people filing without a lawyer can upload documents electronically.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of MichiganEverything else, organized
18 more Flint Township sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
The Township of Flint, a place of 31,447 people, is in Genesee County, whose county seat is Flint. Court and property records sit with Genesee County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. Flint's own offices are in the cards above, and our Genesee County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Michigan is run by the Michigan Bureau of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Flint.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Michigan come from the state vital records office, Michigan Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Deeds for property in Flint are recorded by the Genesee County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Genesee County page lists the county offices.
Businesses that operate in Flint register with the Michigan Corporations Division, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Flint requires one, comes from the town or Genesee County.
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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.