Shiawassee County Recorder Information

Land records in Shiawassee County are recorded by the Register of Deeds. The office is held by Lori S. Kimble.

Indexes & images for Deeds and other documents are available online from 1953 to present. Images are available for all documents online by searching Liber and Page. Records in the office date from 1836 and are kept in books, microfilm and scanned images.

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

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

Added at recording

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.

Tract index: $70.00 per hour, $35.00 minimum. When printing copies from the website, an additional $1.00 per transaction convenience fee is charged. Fax fees: $1.00 per page for the first five pages, $.15 per page after the first five pages. Search fees: $3.00 per search/per name for State and Federal Liens.

Paying the office

Recording fees, tax certificates, plats, fixture filings and UCC terminations: cash and checks. Tract index, copies, fax and search fees: cash, checks and major credit cards.

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.

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 · Fee Schedule

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).

Trust documents and proof of death documents (death certificates, Probate Court orders) are stand-alone documents and must be recorded separately. Liber & Page references need to be given on transfers with "Survivor" language; the office will fill them in on request when the death certificate is submitted at the same time (PA 194 & 195 of 2018).

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

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 · Recording Requirements (Excerpt) · Register of Deeds FAQs · CSC eRecording Availability in Michigan