Genesee County, Michigan Public Records

Genesee free indexes, unindexed land books and local certificate assistance

Start with the free index before choosing a paid search

The Register of Deeds directory distinguishes free name searching of the index, optional image purchasing, a subscription service and a paid single-name route. The linked detail page shows a different single-name price from the department landing page. Confirm that charge at checkout instead of using either figure as a settled quote. A subscription agreement and a free index search are separate access options.

Distinguish an image that exists from a name that was indexed

The detailed online-record instructions identify books 1736 through 1772 as imaged but unindexed and state a pre-1983 online limitation. Historic index books are also described within the subscription service. For an older instrument, retain the book/page reference and ask which image or historical index route covers it; do not treat a blank name search as a complete review of those books. The office offers certified copies separately from purchased online images.

Price the land document and certification separately

The Register of Deeds fee schedule lists copies at $1 per page and document certification at $5. Recording has a $30 flat charge regardless of page count, with additional-instrument charges for certain assignments or discharges. Taxes and tax certifications are separate products. A copy of an existing deed should therefore not be priced from the new-recording flat fee.

Check the local fee-waiver route before placing a paid order

The vital-copy instructions provide a Certified Fee Waiver application for qualifying low-income Genesee residents, with approved online orders sent by USPS. Ordinary certified copies cost $25 initially and $10 for another copy of the same record in the same order. People age 65 or older ordering their own birth record have a $5 rate. Birth-order eligibility, identification and shipping requirements still need attention; the discount does not expand who may obtain a restricted record.

Use the death, marriage and business-name search for its stated records

The local vital and business index searches deaths, marriages, notaries and DBAs by person or business name. It is not presented as an unrestricted birth-record search. Note the returned document type before requesting a copy; a similarly named business filing and a marriage entry belong to different record categories. Use the exact entry details to avoid ordering solely from a shared surname.

Use the current Clerk address and the appropriate court custodian

The Clerk and Register directory places its divisions at 324 S. Saginaw Street, Suite 1A, in Flint. Older directories may still show Beach Street. Court case files require the appropriate court route: the county court directory separately lists Circuit, District and Probate courts. The Michigan records guide supplies statewide history and court resources beyond these local indexes.

Investigations closed

260

Back wages agreed

$2,247,181

Workers due back wages

5,418

Civil money penalties

$43,187

Employers on the record

223

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 223 on the Genesee County record; 70 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 198 more with smaller records are on the Michigan wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.