Michigan, Ottawa County
Where Holland's records are kept. Holland has its own city government, police department and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Holland's own offices, along with State of Michigan offices; the Ottawa County offices are on our Ottawa County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Official site of the City of Holland, Michigan, with City Hall at 270 S. River Avenue: city departments, ordinances, public safety, utilities, permits and online payment of fees and fines.
Open official site City of HollandPolice & jail
Police side of the Holland Department of Public Safety: its mission and values, police divisions and services, community programs and answers on common police questions.
Open official site Holland Department of Public Safety, PoliceCity records
Police reports from the Holland Department of Public Safety at 89 W. 8th Street are requested on a FOIA form; local history record checks go only to the person named, in person.
Open official site Police Records and Reports (FOIA)City records
Holland's City Clerk is the city FOIA coordinator: written requests go to the Clerk's office at 270 S. River Avenue, second floor, by hand, mail, fax or email.
Open official site City of Holland FOIA RequestsCity records
Holland's City Clerk keeps council minutes, contracts, deeds and city legal documents, runs elections and voter registration, and handles business and liquor licensing, Tulip Time licenses included.
Open official site Holland City ClerkProperty records
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & 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 SearchProperty 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 LocatorProperty records
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 WebsiteProperty records
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 CaseProperty 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
Federal bankruptcy court with locations in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette and Traverse City; it offers court calendars, opinions, copies of documents, a phone case information line and PACER access.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of MichiganCounty court
Site of Michigan's One Court of Justice: Supreme Court and Court of Appeals news, cases, opinions and orders, a trial court directory, court forms, MiFILE electronic filing and help for people representing themselves.
Open official site Michigan CourtsEverything else, organized
15 more Holland sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Holland, a place of 34,378 people, is in Ottawa County, whose county seat is Grand Haven. Court and property records sit with Ottawa County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. Holland's own offices are in the cards above, and our Ottawa 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 registration where Michigan offers it, polling places and the local election office for Holland.
Deeds for property in Holland are recorded by the Ottawa County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Ottawa 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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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.