Midland County, Michigan Public Records

Investigations closed

26

Back wages agreed

$149,449

Workers due back wages

183

Civil money penalties

$1,542

Employers on the record

22

Every employer on the Midland County record, by back wages agreed; 6 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Michigan wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

Midland County records through certificate, deed, court and Sheriff offices

Identify the event county before ordering a Midland certificate

Midland's County Clerk handles vital records, marriage-license records, assumed names and county election administration. The office is at 220 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, MI 48640-5194, telephone 989-832-6739, with weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Certificate requests should be directed to that service, rather than to the court counter merely because a family matter is involved. County Clerk functions and contact.

For birth and death records, the county's detailed instructions require the event to have occurred in Midland County. A person's later residence in Midland does not establish that the record is held there. Marriage licenses follow a different rule: the license must have been applied for in Midland County. Identify the event or application county before choosing which request form to complete. Birth-record jurisdiction. Death-record jurisdiction. Marriage-record jurisdiction.

Supply identification and the applicable birth-record authority

The clerk describes Midland birth records beginning in 1867 and treats them as confidential. The person named in the record or a parent can request access under the published instructions, while an heir or legal guardian must provide additional documentation. A current driver's license or state-issued identification is required. The existence of a historical date range does not make every birth entry unrestricted. Source: midlandcountymi.gov

The first certified copy with the raised seal is $14, with additional copies of the same record ordered together at $6 each. The office provides in-person, mailed and faxed request methods, with payment instructions for each. Identify the record and desired number of copies before choosing a method; do not apply a state-office price or another county's fee to this local order. Source: midlandcountymi.gov

Use the right event and application details for the copy

The clerk's death-record collection also begins in 1867 and is limited to deaths in Midland County. Its instructions allow requests in person, by telephone with a credit card or by mail with the request form and payment. The first certified copy is $14, and additional copies of the same record ordered together are $6 each. Source: midlandcountymi.gov

For marriage records, the county again lists records from 1867, but the controlling connection is where the license application was made. The copy prices are $14 for the first certified copy and $6 for additional copies of that record ordered together. Give the names used in the application and marriage information, and distinguish a certified record of an existing marriage from an application for a new license. Source: midlandcountymi.gov

Separate the Register of Deeds vault from remote search access

The Register of Deeds records real-property instruments including deeds, land contracts, releases, powers of attorney, liens and plats. The office describes an online index and purchasable copies for documents recorded since 1949 and identifies Fidlar search products as its current remote routes. The overall recording collection and the online image period should not be treated as identical. Register of Deeds collections and search routes.

The office is at 220 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, MI 48640-5194, telephone 989-832-6820. Its published recording window is weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., while vault access starts at 8:30 a.m. and also ends at 4 p.m. Documents arriving after the recording cutoff are described as being recorded the following business day in received order when accompanied by cash or check. Source: co.midland.mi.us

Do not convert a document charge into a first-page fee

The linked Register of Deeds schedule sets a $30 document-recording charge regardless of page count. It also lists a separate charge where an assignment or discharge covers more than one liber and page reference. That is a document-based schedule; entering $30 as a first-page price and inventing a zero additional-page rate would misdescribe the published product. Register of Deeds recording and copy schedule.

Ordinary copies are $1 per page under the same schedule. Certain deeds and land-contract instruments require a Treasurer's tax certificate before recording, and the schedule distinguishes that certificate from an ordinary document copy. When submitting an instrument, identify both its type and references. When retrieving an existing deed, request the copy product and any certification separately rather than reuse the recording amount. Source: midlandcountymi.gov

Connect equalization information to the municipal property record

Midland County Equalization carries out appraisal and mapping work and assists local governmental units with property assessments. It provides property and tax databases, interactive GIS, sales information, and current or historical tax maps and subdivision records. Those sources can help identify a parcel and the relevant local unit before obtaining the deed or asking about a valuation entry. Equalization mapping and assessment resources.

Equalization's contact is 220 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, MI 48640-5194, telephone 989-832-6844, with weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The County Treasurer has separate payment, property-tax, foreclosure and land-bank routes. Keep the parcel identifier, tax year and record type together: an aerial map, assessed characteristic, payment entry and recorded conveyance do not answer the same question. Treasurer property and payment services. Source: co.midland.mi.us

Choose Circuit Court or Probate by the proceeding

The county Circuit Court resource describes domestic-relations and criminal proceedings and provides a court-specific MiCOURT search link. The Circuit Court contact is 301 W. Main Street, Midland, MI 48640, telephone 989-832-6735, with weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a noon to 1 p.m. lunch closure. Match an online result to the court named on the case before requesting a filing. Circuit Court records and office contact.

The Probate office separately maintains wills, decedent estates, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships and related matters. It is on the second floor at 301 W. Main Street, telephone 989-832-6880. Identify the estate or case and the exact document wanted, including whether the recipient needs certification. The office's collection description does not establish that protected family or mental-health documents are open without authorization. Probate and family-division responsibilities.

Ask the Records Bureau for the completed report and correct service

The Sheriff's Records Bureau handles completed incident and accident reports, civil process and other assigned record work. Its main records number is 989-839-4630, with service weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding holidays, at 2727 Rodd Street, Midland, MI 48640. The source separately describes Road Division records and Jail Division records. Sheriff Records Bureau scope and hours.

The published schedule lists vehicle-crash report copies at $10 and local record or file checks at $10. Fingerprint service is a separate product: ink cards are $15, and the posted LiveScan service is $61.50. Those local services are not a general statewide criminal-history fee. Give the report number or event details and specify the desired product before paying. Source: co.midland.mi.us

Keep the jail location separate from Sheriff records and inmate mail

Midland's jail-location instructions place the facility at 101 Fast Ice Drive in Midland. The county jail resource provides the inmate-roster route and telephone 989-832-6612. The Rodd Street Sheriff records counter is a different location, so use the facility instructions for a jail visit or custody inquiry rather than the Sheriff's administrative address. Jail location and mail instructions. Jail contact and roster route.

The county distinguishes personal inmate mail sent to its digital mail center from legal mail sent to the local facility's specified legal-mail address. Those destinations are not interchangeable with the physical jail address or a public-record request. Select the instructions for the actual transaction and include the required inmate identifier when the mail procedure calls for it. A custody listing can locate a current jail record; the court clerk remains the contact for the signed case outcome. Source: co.midland.mi.us