Michigan, Muskegon County
Where Norton Shores's records are kept. Norton Shores 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 Norton Shores's own offices, along with State of Michigan offices; the Muskegon County offices are on our Muskegon County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
City Hall for the City of Norton Shores, Michigan, is at 4814 Henry Street. The city website covers elections and absentee voting, payments, property tax FAQs, permits, the do-not-knock registry and water and sewer forms.
Open official site City of Norton ShoresPolice & jail
The Norton Shores Police Department at 4814 Henry Street is a full-service law enforcement agency of 39 employees, with its mission statement, contacts, permits, FAQs and records division.
Open official site Norton Shores Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Norton Shores Police Records Bureau manages all law enforcement records, including reports, citations, warrants and subpoenas, and helps the public by phone and at the department window.
Open official site Norton Shores Police Records DivisionCity records
FOIA requests for Norton Shores city records go to the City Clerk as FOIA Coordinator at 4814 Henry Street by email, mail or fax, with the request form, appeal form and FOIA policy.
Open official site Norton Shores Freedom of Information ActCity records
The Norton Shores City Clerk is custodian of all city records, from minutes, resolutions, agreements and contracts to traffic control orders, ordinances and licenses, and records City Council proceedings.
Open official site Norton Shores City ClerkPolice & 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 SearchPolice & jail
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for Norton Shores area subjects.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital 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
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
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Local record guide
Local profile
Norton Shores, a place of 25,030 people, is in Muskegon County, whose county seat is Muskegon. Court and property records sit with Muskegon County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. Norton Shores's own offices are in the cards above, and our Muskegon County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 3 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 2 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. GeoWebFace shows historic mining sites as points; no agency page with underground workings outlines was found, and the OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds Michigan maps.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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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 Norton Shores.
Deeds for property in Norton Shores are recorded by the Muskegon County Register of Deeds, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Muskegon 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.
Same county
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.