Saint Clair County Recorder Information

Land records in Saint Clair County are recorded by the Register of Deeds. The office is held by Angie Waters.

Land records are available to view online from 1984 to present. Copies may be requested by phone or email. Web accounts are available for $150.00 per year, with copies viewed and printed at $1.00 per page.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: MCL 600.2567 Register of deeds; fees · Register of Deeds - St. Clair County

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Other charges

Fee schedule effective October 1, 2016.

StatewideThe $30.00 recording fee includes the survey and remonumentation fee under MCL 600.2567a ($4.00 before January 1, 2043; $2.00 beginning January 1, 2043), and $5.00 of each fee goes to the county automation fund. A charter county may set its own fee schedule by ordinance or resolution, not greater than the cost of the service. Grantor/grantee searches: 50 cents per year searched, $5.00 minimum.

Copies of U.C.C. filings are $2.00 per page and copies of plats of record are $2.00 per page. The County Treasurer charges $5.00 for tax certification of up to five legal descriptions per document, plus .20 cents per legal description for 6 or more on the same document, collected at certification and payable to St. Clair County Treasurer.

Paying the office

Transfer tax

State Real Estate Transfer Tax. $3.75 for each $500.00 or fraction of $500.00 of the total value of the property being transferred. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, MCL 207.525(1))

StatewideCounty real estate transfer tax (1966 PA 134): 55 cents for each $500.00 or fraction thereof of the total value in a county with a population of less than 2,000,000, and not more than 75 cents as authorized by the county board of commissioners in a county with a population of 2,000,000 or more (MCL 207.504). It is imposed on deeds and land contracts when recorded (MCL 207.502). The State Real Estate Transfer Tax is paid to the county treasurer where the property is located (MCL 207.523(3)). A taxable instrument must state the total value on its face or have a value affidavit attached.

The Register of Deeds fee page lists the County Transfer Tax Fee as $1.10 per thousand dollar sale amount stated on deed and the State Transfer Tax Fee as $7.50 per thousand dollar sale amount stated on deed.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: MCL 600.2567 Register of deeds; fees · MCL 207.525 State Real Estate Transfer Tax Act · MCL 207.504 Rate of tax · Fees - Register of Deeds

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewideThe first line of print on the first page must be a single statement identifying the recordable event the instrument evidences. Printed names must match the acknowledgment or jurat. The notary's name must be printed near the notary's signature. Attachments must also be 8-1/2 x 11 to 8-1/2 x 14 inches. The first 5 digits of any social security number must be obscured or removed unless law requires otherwise. A non-English instrument must have an English translation attached. The size rules do not apply to instruments executed outside Michigan or to plats. Deeds and other conveyances of title require county and local treasurer tax certificates showing taxes paid for the 5 preceding years, except for listed exceptions such as quitclaim deeds (MCL 211.135).

The date of the document must appear on it. Court orders must be certified and sealed by the clerk of the court to be eligible for recording. Documents sent to the Treasurer for e-certification must leave enough space at the bottom for a 5" by 2" certification stamp, and the Treasurer requires valid parcel identification numbers for all legal descriptions being certified.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Property Transfer Affidavit (Form 2766, L-4260) Statewide Michigan Department of Treasury (State Tax Commission form)
  Within 45 days of a transfer of ownership, filed with the assessing office of the local unit where the property is located

Submitting documents

Documents received after 4:00pm are dated for 8:00am the next business day.

Checked September 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: MCL 565.201 Requirements for recording with register of deeds · MCL 211.27a General Property Tax Act · Register of Deeds - St. Clair County · Recording Requirements · CSC eRecording Availability in Michigan