Michigan, Kent County
Where Sparta's records are kept. The Town of Sparta has its own township government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Sparta's own offices, along with State of Michigan offices; the Kent County offices are on our Kent County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
County court
The Michigan Courts: the directory of every circuit, district and probate court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions, and the statewide MiCOURT case search.
Open official site Michigan Courts directory and case searchCity records
The Sparta Township site: the assessor, building permits, board meeting agendas and minutes, GIS parcel maps, zoning and voter registration.
Open official site Sparta TownshipProperty records
Tax foreclosed real property held by the State of Michigan and offered through the Department of Treasury: the parcel lists by county, auction dates and terms, and the results of past sales.
Open official site Michigan tax foreclosed property sales (Department of Treasury)Vital records
Michigan birth, death, marriage and divorce records from the state vital records office in Lansing (Department of Health and Human Services): certified copies ordered online, by mail or in person, with the fees, the years held and the rules on who may obtain a record; county clerks also issue copies of records filed in their county.
Open official site Michigan vital recordsState records
Michigan unclaimed property from the Department of Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks and deposits searched free by name, with claims filed online.
Open official site Michigan unclaimed property searchVital records
The Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System from the state vital records office: an index of Michigan deaths recorded from 1867 to 1897, searched by name, with the county and date of death; certified copies of later death records come from the state and county vital records offices.
Open official site Michigan genealogical death index 1867 to 1897 (GENDIS)Police & jail
The Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry from the Michigan State Police: registered offenders by name, address, city or zip code, with photos and offense details.
Open official site Michigan sex offender registryPolice & jail
OTIS, the Michigan Department of Corrections offender tracking information system: people in prison, on parole or on probation under MDOC supervision, by name or MDOC number.
Open official site Michigan corrections offender searchPolice & jail
ICHAT, the Michigan State Police internet criminal history access tool: statewide public criminal history records by name and date of birth, for a fee per search.
Open official site Michigan criminal history record checkState courts
MiCOURT case search from the Michigan courts: cases from the participating district, circuit and probate courts by name or case number, with the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals records.
Open official site Michigan court recordsState records
The Michigan Corporations Division business entity search from LARA: corporations, LLCs and partnerships by name or ID number, with filings, status and the resident agent.
Open official site Michigan business entity searchLocal record guide
Local profile
The Town of Sparta, a place of 9,395 people, is in Kent County, whose county seat is Grand Rapids. Court and property records sit with Kent County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Michigan. Sparta's own offices are in the cards above, and our Kent 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 Sparta police department records bureau with a FOIA request if the town has its own force; otherwise the Kent 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 Kent 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 Kent 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 Kent County Treasurer.
The Kent 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.