Michigan, Saint Joseph County
Where Nottawa's records are kept. Nottawa has its own township government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Nottawa's own offices, along with the Saint Joseph County and State of Michigan offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Nottawa Township in St. Joseph County: township board meeting dates, minutes, permit applications, assessor and tax information, cemetery, clerk and voter information and free notary service. Township Hall: 112 South Clark Street, Centreville, (269) 467-7835.
Open official site Nottawa TownshipCounty court
Saint Joseph County office serving Nottawa.
Open official site Saint Joseph County Clerk of CourtProperty records
Saint Joseph County office serving Nottawa.
Open official site Saint Joseph County Register of DeedsPolice & jail
Saint Joseph County office serving Nottawa.
Open official site Welcome to the St. Joseph County Sheriff's OfficeEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Nottawa is in Saint Joseph County. Court and property records sit with Saint Joseph County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. Nottawa's own offices are in the cards above, and our Saint Joseph County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Inspecting records is free under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act, and paper copies may not exceed 10 cents a page plus itemized labor. MiCOURT Case Search is free, a state-issued Michigan birth or death record costs $34 for the search and first copy, county clerks charge less, and the ICHAT criminal history check carries a fee.
Request reports from the Nottawa police department records bureau with a FOIA request if the town has its own force; otherwise the Saint Joseph County Sheriff's Office keeps reports for the area. Michigan State Police records, including crash reports, are requested through the MSP records request portal.
Cases filed in Saint Joseph County are heard by the circuit, district and probate courts for the county. MiCOURT Case Search on courts.michigan.gov searches most Michigan trial courts free, and the court clerk sells copies.
Deeds and mortgages are filed with the Saint Joseph County Register of Deeds. Property is assessed by the city or township assessor, the city or township treasurer bills summer and winter taxes, and delinquent taxes go to the Saint Joseph County Treasurer.
The Saint Joseph County Clerk issues certified birth, death and marriage records for events in the county. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Vital Records office in Lansing issues them statewide, with a state birth record $34.
Yes. ICHAT, the Michigan State Police Internet Criminal History Access Tool, searches Michigan public criminal history by name online for a fee. MiCOURT also shows court cases by name.
Michigan agencies must respond within five business days under the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.235, and may extend that once by up to 10 business days with written notice.
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.