HOME Commissioners Departments... Services Documents Forms Projects Links			COUNTY CLERK Contact Information Phone:   Toll Free:   231-882-9671 800-315-3593 Personnel   Dawn Olney – County Clerk Location / Address Upper Level Government Center 448 Court Place Beulah, MI 49617-0377 Office Hours   Monday — Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Services Offered Issuance of vital records including: marriage licenses, birth certificates, death certificates Concealed weapons permit applications (CCW) Filing of military discharge orders (DD-214) Assumed names certificates (DBA) DBA dissolution certificates Notary public Veteran’s Peddler Licenses Acceptance agent for processing passport applications Issuance of certified copies of documents on file in the Clerk’s office Description The County Clerk is an officer of the County as prescribed by State law.  Michigan Constitution provides that voters of each county shall elect a Clerk, on a partisan basis, every four years.  Duties are prescribed by law and include Clerk to the Benzie County Board of Commissioners, Clerk to Circuit Court, Board of Canvassers, County Election Commission, County Plat Board, Jury Board, County Apportionment Board, and Concealed Weapons Licensing Board.   The County Clerk maintains birth and death records, marriage licenses, naturalization records, assumed business names and partnership certificates, concealed weapons permits, veterans discharge records, voter registration records and notary public and assists the general public with genealogy requests. The County Clerk’s office is the local acceptance agency for U.S. Passports. The County Clerk is the chief election official of the County, supervises all national, state, local, and school elections, and is responsible for the administration of the Michigan Campaign Finance Reporting Act. Fees: County Clerk Fee Schedule Forms Application for Appointment to Board, Commissions, and Agencies Birth Certificate Application Business Registration Certificate for DBA or Partnership Dissolution of Co-Partnership or Assumed Business Name (DBA) Related Web Links Michigan Department of Community Health - Vital Records Michigan Secreatarty of State - State of Michigan, Bureau of Elections PaymentChek - Government Agency Payment Service. Use this site to order court documents, paying ambulance bills, and court ordered fines and costs. Order court documents for Benzie County, Michigan. U.S. Department of State: Travel.State.Gov - Passports VitalChek Express - Order birth certificates, death certificates, marriage records, divorce records, and vital records. Note: To view the PDF documents on this page, Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed. If you do not already have it, you can get it free from Adobe. Once installed, simply clicking on the link will bring up the document. Note however that the document will first be transferred to your computer, which can take a while for large documents and/or if you have a slow connection.
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