HOME Commissioners Departments Committees Services Documents Forms Projects About Us Links			REGISTER of DEEDS DEPARTMENT Contact Information Phone:  FAX: 231-882-0016 231-882-0167 Personnel   Amy J. Bissell – Registrar Paula Eberhart – Chief Deputy Registrar Patty Ballard – Deputy Registrar Location / Address Upper Level Government Center 448 Court Place Beulah, MI 49617 Office Hours   Monday — Friday 8:30 a.m. to noon 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Services Offered Recording of legal documents including: warranty deeds, quit claim deeds, mineral deeds, administrator, tax and sheriff's deed's, mortgages, assignment of mortgages, discharge of mortgages, patents, oil and gas leases, subdivisions (plats) and restrictions, rights of way, various liens including state and federal tax liens, circuit court orders, probate orders, and wills where real property is concerned, condominium documents, surveys, and land corner and remonumentation records.  The Register of Deeds collects the Michigan State Transfer Tax. Specific document searches. See fee schedule below. Collection of State Remonumentation Fees. Acceptance agent for processing U.S. passport applications. Description The Register of Deeds office maintains an index and copy of all recorded documents pertaining to real property located within the county. Financing statements (U.C.C.’s) relating to personal property filed prior to July 1, 2001 are located here. The Register of Deeds also serves as Chairman of the County Plat Board which reviews and approves all new subdivisions within the county. Duties of the office are defined by State Statue. All records in the Register of Deeds office are in a grantor/grantee indexing system. Pre-1982 indexes are in book form and 1982 — present are computerized. Recordings may be done in person or by mail with sufficient fees. Copy requests must be accompanied by self-addressed stamped envelopes. This office is the local acceptance agency for U.S. passports. Fees: Register of Deeds Fee Schedule Documents Identity Crime: Identity Crime - What to do if you become a victim. Property Fraud Alert - Sign up now and be notified when a document is recorded in your name. Please read through the FAQs and suggestions on this site before you sign up. Stop Identity Theft - A dozen ways to prevent identity theft Online Search Functions Direct Search – free search engine which allows anyone to see if a document has been recorded. Laredo Online – search land records (subscription based). If interested please contact Amy or Paula at the Register of Deeds Office 231-882-0016. Tapestry - search land records (fee based) Related Web Links Michigan Real Estate Transfer Tax - MCL 207.505 Sec 5 (County) MCL 207.526 Sec. 6 (State) Real Estate Transfer Tax — Exemptions Recording Requirements — Requirements for recording with register of deeds State Real Estate Transfer Tax Act — Written instruments and transfers of property exempt from tax U.S. Department of State: Travel.State.Gov - Passports 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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