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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 SearchPolice & jail
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for Garden City area subjects.
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The City of Garden City lists its departments here, with the clerk, the police, the assessor and the treasurer among the offices that keep city records.
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Garden City publishes its board meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
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Quick search for missing children near Garden City Michigan.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 WebsitePolice & jail
The Garden City Police Department keeps the incident and arrest records its officers write, and the city page gives its contacts and report requests.
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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.
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Official QuickFacts table from the U.S. Census Bureau for Garden City city, Michigan, where the 2020 Census found 27,380 people, with core figures on population, business and geography.
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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.
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Garden City public records are kept by the offices listed above. Start with the office that created the record.
Garden City voters are served by the Wayne County Clerk's Office, Elections Division, located at 400 Monroe Street, 2nd Floor, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Detroit, MI 48226 (phone: 313-224-5525, website: www.waynecounty.com/elected/clerk/elections.aspx). The mayor serves a four-year term, while council members serve staggered four-year terms with some seats up for election every two years. City council meetings take place at Garden City Hall, and candidate information, sample ballots, and local ballot measures are available through the Garden City Clerk's Office at 6000 Middlebelt Road (phone: 734-793-1620).
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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 Garden City.
Deeds for property in Garden City are recorded by the Wayne County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Wayne County page lists the county offices.
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.
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