GN 00308.046: Michigan Vital Records

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~~Effective Dates: 05/01/2014 - Present~~
Effective Dates: 04/09/2018 - Present
TN 24 (07-04)
GN 00308.046 Michigan Vital Records
A. Process
Divorce records are available from the County Clerk in the county where the divorce was granted. The cost of copy varies. Marriage records are available from the County Clerk in the county where the license was issued. The cost of copy varies.
For birth record requests, write to the County Clerk at the address shown below unless otherwise indicated. The counties charge $5.00 for birth/death /marriage records except as noted below.
IMPORTANT: For birth record verifications when the conditions in GN 00301.210 are met, see note in Remarks.
B. Procedure - State Sources
1. Address and FO Code Vital Records Request Dept. of Public Community Health P.O. Box 30195 Lansing, MI 48906
FO Code 354
NOTE: You can order birth, death, marriage and divorce records online from the Michigan State Department of Community Health site. In addition, you can find EIN information here .
2. Cost of Copy:
Birth/death/divorce/marriage $34.00 for a search of up to three years. An expedited or rush fee is an additional $12.00. Extra copies are $16.00 each if ordered at the same time. Persons 65 or older who apply for a certified copy of their own birth record are charged a reduced fee of $14.00.
3. Type of Payment:
Cashier's or personal check, or money order.
4. Remarks:
The State office has marriage records beginning April 1867. Additional copies of the same birth or death record requested at the same time are $5.00 each. Except for Detroit, a recent birth record can more quickly be obtained from the appropriate city or county clerk. However, records for adopted children before 1980 or illegitimate children before 1979 are available only from the Vital Statistics Section.
Additional year searches over the initial three years cost $12.00 and if expeditious handling is needed, an extra $10.00 is charged.
There is a six-month waiting period before an event is recorded and verification of paternity affidavits are not available for approximately four months.
A written application is required to request a Michigan vital record. To obtain an application or to obtain information on requesting a Michigan vital record via the Internet, call (517) 335-8656.
Can FO verify, certify or obtain free copy of birth/death record? FO 354 has a procedure for verifying birth, death, marriage, and divorce records and for obtaining certified copies of vital records other than birth records. Click http://chinet.ch.ssa.gov/area4web/Redirect/State/MI_BVS_instructions.htm for the procedure.
Can FO verify, certify or obtain free copy of birth/death record? FO 354 has a procedure for verifying birth, death, marriage, and divorce records and for obtaining certified copies of vital records other than birth records. Click here for the procedure to verify, certify or obtain a free copy of birth/death record.
The parallel field office has a budget allocation to obtain verifications of records when conditions in GN 00301.210 are met.
C. List Of Counties
1. Alcona Box 308 Harrisville, MI 48740
2. Alger 101 Court St. Munising, MI 49862
3. Allegan 113 Chestnut St. Allegan, MI 49010
($7.00)
4. Alpena Alpena County Clerk 720 W. Chisholm Alpena, MI 49707
5. Antrim P.O. Box 520 Bellaire, MI 49615
6. Arenac Box 747 Standish, MI 48658
(Divorce $10.00, each additional page $1.00.)
7. Baraga Courthouse L'Anse, MI 49946
8. Barry 220 W. State Hastings, MI 49058
($10.00)
9. Bay 515 Center Ave. Bay City, MI 48708
($8.50 Birth/death/marriage, $10.00 divorce plus $1.00 each additional page.)
10. Benzie Po Box 398 Beulah, MI 49617
(Divorce $10.00)
11. Berrien Berrien County Clerk 811 Port St. St. Joseph, MI 49085
(616) 983-7111 (No Fax)
($10.00 for first copy, $3.00 for each additional copy.)
12. Branch Branch County Clerk 31 Division Coldwater, MI 49036
(Divorce $1.00 per page)
13. Calhoun Calhoun County Clerk 315 W. Green St. Marshall, MI 49068
($13.00 for first copy)
14. Cass Cass County Clerk P.O. Box 355 Cassopolis, MI 49031
($10.00)
15. Charlevoix County Building Charlevoix, MI 49720
16. Cheboygan County Bldg. Cheboygan, MI 49721
($3.00)
17. Chippewa 319 Court St. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
($5.00)
18. Clare Courthouse Harrison, MI 48625
($10.00 Birth/death/marriage) ($10.00 Divorce plus $1.00 per additional page)
19. Clinton Clinton County Clerk P.O. Box 69 St. Johns, MI 48879-0069
($10.00)
20. Crawford 200 W. Michigan Ave. Grayling, MI 49738
($6.00) ($10.00 Divorce)
21. Delta 310 Ludington St. Escanaba, MI 49829
($6.00)
22. Dickinson P.O. Box 609 Iron Mountain, MI 49801
($5.00)
23. Eaton Eaton County Courthouse 1045 Independence Charlotte, MI 48813
($5.00)
24. Emmet County Bldg. Petoskey, MI 49770
($8.00 Birth/death/marriage)
25. Genesee 202 Courthouse Flint, MI 48502
($12.00 for claimant requests, administrative copy of birth certificate is free to SSA)
26. Gladwin 401 W. Cedar Ave. Gladwin, MI 48624
($7.00 Birth/death/marriage) ($10.00 Divorce plus $1.00 each additional page)
27. Gogebic Courthouse 200 N. Moore St. Bessemer, MI 49911
($7.00 Birth/death/marriage, $2.00 for second copy)
28. Grand Traverse 400 Boardman Ave. Traverse City, MI 49684
($10.00)
29. Gratiot Courthouse Ithaca, MI 48847
($10.00 Birth/death/marriage) ($10.00 Divorce plus $1.00 per page)
30. Hillsdale Courthouse 209 N. Howell, Room 1 Hillsdale, MI 49242
(517)437-3391 ($7.00)
31. Houghton Courthouse 4016 Houghton Ave. Houghton, MI 49931
($5.00)
32. Huron Courthouse Bax Axe, MI 48413
($10.00)
33. Ingham Ingham County Clerk P.O. Box 179 Mason, MI 48854
($5.00) No divorce records available.
34. Ionia Courthouse 100 Main Ionia, MI 48846
($10.00)
35. Iosco P.O. Box 838 Tawas City, MI 48764
36. Iron Courthouse Crystal Falls, MI 49920
37. Isabella County Bldg. Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
($10.00 Birth/death/marriage) ($10.00 Divorce plus $1.00 per page)
38. Jackson
Birth/death/marriage: Jackson County Clerk 120 W. Michigan Jackson, MI 49201
(517)788-4265 ($5.00)
Divorce: Jackson County Building Jackson County Clerk 312 S. Jackson 4th Floor Jackson, MI 49201
(517)788-4268 ($1.00 per page)
39. Kalamazoo
Birth/death/marriage: County Bldg. 201 W. Kalamazoo Ave. Kalamazoo, MI 49007
($13.00)
Divorce: Circuit Court Clerk County Courthouse 227 W. Michigan Kalamazoo, MI 49007
($13.00)
40. Kalkaska P.O. Box 10 Kalkaska, MI 49646
41. Kent Kent Co. Clerk's Office 300 Monroe N.W. Grand Rapids, MI 49503
($7.00)
42. Keweenaw Courthouse Eagle River, MI 49924
($3.00)
43. Lake Courthouse P.O. Drawer B Baldwin, MI 49304
($5.00)
44. Lapeer 287 Nepessing St. 255 Clay St. Lapeer, MI 48446
($7.00)
45. Leelanau P.O. Box 467 Leland, MI 49654
46. Lenawee Judicial Building 425 N. Main Street Adrian, MI 49221
($10.00 birth/ death/marriage)
47. Livingston
Birth/Death/Marriage: Livingston County Clerk 200 E Grand River Ave. Howell, MI 48843
($5.00)
Divorce: Livingston Records 210 S. Highlander Way Howell, Mi 48843
($5.00)
48. Luce Courthouse Newberry, MI 49868
($10.00)
49. Mackinac 100 Marley St. St. Ignace, MI 49781
($5.00)
50. Macomb MaComb County Courthouse 1st Floor 40 N. Gratiot Ave. Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
($10.00)
51. Manistee 315 3rd St. Manistee, MI 49660
($10.00)
52. Marquette County Bldg. Marquette, MI 49855
($7.00)
53. Mason Courthouse 300 E. Ludington Ave. Ludington, MI 49431
($5.00)
54. Mecosta
Birth/Death/Marriage Courthouse Big Rapids, MI 49307
($7.00)
(Divorce $10.00 plus $1.00 per page)
55. Menominee County Clerk 839 10th Ave. Menominee, MI 49858
(906) 863-9968
($10.00 Birth/death/marriage) (Divorce $10.00 plus $1.00 per page)
The FO can certify from the county records only for hardship cases.
56. Midland Midland County Clerk 220 W. Ellsworth Midland, MI 48640
($7.00)
57. Missaukee Courthouse Lake City, MI 49651
58. Monroe County Courthouse 106 E. First St. Monroe, MI 48161
($7.00)
59. Montcalm Courthouse 211 W. Main Stanton, MI 48888
60. Montmorency Montmorency County Clerk P.O. Box 415 Atlanta, MI 49709
61. Muskegon County Clerk's Office 990 Terrace, Second Floor Muskegon, MI 49442-3382
($15.00, $3.00 per extra copy)
62. Newaygo 1087 Newell P.O. Box 885 White Cloud, MI 49349
($7.00)
63. Oakland 1200 N. Telegraph Rd. Pontiac, MI 48341
No personal checks.
64. Oceana Courthouse 100 State St. Hart, MI 49420
($7.00)
65. Ogemaw Courthouse P.O. Box 8 West Branch, MI 48661
66. Ontonagon Courthouse 725 Greenland Rd. Ontonagon, MI 49953
($5.00 Birth/death/marriage, $2.00 second copy)
67. Osceola Courthouse Reed City, MI 49677
(Birth/death/marriage $7.00, divorce $10.00 plus $1.00 per page.)
68. Oscoda Box 399 Mio, MI 48647
($10.00 Birth)
69. Otsego
225 W. Main Gaylord, MI 49735
70. Ottawa 414 Washington Grand Haven, MI 49417
($10.00 Birth/death/marriage, divorce $10.00 first page plus $1.00 each additional page)
71. Presque Isle Presque Isle County Clerk P.O. Box 110 Rogers City, MI 49779
72. Roscommon Box 98 Roscommon, MI 48653
73. Saginaw Courthouse County Clerk 111 S. Michigan Ave. Saginaw, MI 48602
Saginaw County has increased its fees as follows:
* One (1) certified copy of birth, death, marriage record - $15.00,
* Each additional certified copy of same record obtained at the same time of your request - $4.00,
* Divorce Record/Judgment - $1.00 per page; $10.00 for certification, if required,
* Record search over 6 years - $3.00 per year, and
* All return mail requests will also require an additional $1.00 to cover mailing costs.
74. St. Clair County-City Bldg. Port Huron, MI 48060
($7.00)
75. St. Joseph County Courthouse Centreville, MI 49032
($10.00)
76. Sanilac Courthouse Sandusky, MI 48471
($10.00)
77. Schoolcraft 300 Walnut St. Rm 164 Manistique, MI 49854
($5.00)
78. Shiawassee
Birth/Marriage: Shiawassee County Clerk 208 N. Shiawassee Corunna, MI 48817
(517) 743-2242
($10.00 and $3.00 each additional page) FO B33 can certify
Divorce: Shiawassee County Circuit Court 200 N Shiawassee Corunna, MI 48817
(517) 743-2261 FO B33 can certify
(Certified copy $10.00, uncertified copy is $1.00 per page up to 5 pages and $.15 for additionals)
79. Tuscola Courthouse 440 N. State St. Caro, MI 48723
($10.00)
80. Van Buren Van Buren County Clerk 212 Paw Paw St. Paw Paw, MI 49079
(616) 657-8218
($10.00 for first copy and $3.00 for each additional copy)
81. Washtenaw County Clerk County Courthouse 101 E. Huron Ann Arbor, MI 48107
($8.00)
~~82. Wayne (Including City of Detroit)Wayne County Clerk’s Office 640 Temple Street, Suite 625 Detroit, MI 48201~~
82. Wayne (Including City of Detroit) Wayne County Clerk’s Office 640 Temple Street, Suite 625 Detroit, MI 48201
($22.00)
FO can certify and verify only
83. Wexford 437 E. Division Cadillac, MI 49601
($10.00)

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GN 00308.046: Michigan Vital Records