Ingham County, Michigan public records

In Ingham County, deeds are recorded by the Ingham County Register of Deeds; property values come from the Ingham County Department of Equalization & Tax Mapping; court files are divided among the 30th Circuit Court Clerk, the 30th Circuit Court and the Ingham County Probate Court.

Last checked against official sources on November 8, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Historical records
Good to know about Ingham County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Ingham County Register of Deeds⁵	Search deeds²³Free search, fee for copies	Recorded document copies $1.00/page; unrecorded/time-stamped copies $0.50/page (only when presented for recording)⁴
Property values and owners	Ingham County Department of Equalization & Tax Mapping⁵	Property search⁶	—
Property tax bills	Ingham County Treasurer⁵	—	—
Court cases	30th Circuit Court Clerk's Office⁷ 30th Circuit Court, Family Division⁸ Ingham County Probate Court⁵	30th Judicial Circuit Court, General Trial Division⁹ 30th Judicial Circuit Court, Family Division⁹ 55th District Court¹⁰ Ingham County Probate Court¹¹	Circuit Court: copies $1.50/page; transcripts on file $0.90/page; certification $10.00/record¹²
Marriage records	Ingham County Clerk¹⁴	—	Certified copy fee: $30.00 first certified copy; $15.00 each additional copy of the same record¹³
Divorce records	30th Circuit Court, Family Division⁸	—	$1.50/page; $10.00/record certification¹²
Birth certificates	Ingham County Clerk¹⁴	—	Certified copy fee: $30.00 first copy; $15.00 additional copies of the same record; $45.00 expedited postage; credit card minimum $2.00 service fee¹⁵
Death certificates	Ingham County Clerk¹⁴	—	Certified copy fee: $30.00 first copy; $15.00 additional copies of the same record; $45.00 expedited postage¹⁶
Probate and wills	Ingham County Probate Court⁵	Search probate cases¹¹	$1.50 per page; transcripts on file $0.30 per page; certification $10 per record¹¹
Business names (DBA)	Ingham County Clerk⁵	Search business names⁷	DBA new $16.00, renewal $14.00; certificate expires after five years; certified copies $2.00 not at time of filing¹⁷

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Ingham County are recorded by the Ingham County Register of Deeds.⁵

Online search: rep2laredo.fidlar.com/…²³Free search, fee for copies
Cost: Direct Search free (index only, 1956 to present except last 7 days); Tapestry $8.95 per search plus $1.00 per printed page; Laredo subscription, images $1.00 per page²
Who runs it: Fidlar Technologies (Direct Search, Tapestry, Laredo), linked by the Register of Deeds²
Years online: Index from 1956; images from 1960 to the current effective date; 1956-1981 index under correction (vault has these records)²

Copy fee: Recorded document copies $1.00/page; unrecorded/time-stamped copies $0.50/page (only when presented for recording)⁴
Certified copy fee: $5.00/document + $1.00/page (entire document)⁴
How to order: In person in the vault by appointment (517-676-7216), or by mail with name/property description or liber/page or document number and a check to Register of Deeds Copies, P.O Box 195, Mason, MI 48854; or online via Tapestry²
Recording fee: $30.00 per instrument regardless of pages; +$3.00 per additional liber/page or instrument assigned or discharged⁴
Transfer tax: State $3.75 per $500.00; County $0.55 per $500.00⁴
Tax certificate: Tax certificate from the County Treasurer required before recording warranty/covenant deeds and land contracts; $5.00 for first five parcels + $0.20 per additional parcel⁴
Fraud alerts: Property Fraud Alert notification service offered¹⁸

How deeds work in Michigan

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Ingham County Department of Equalization & Tax Mapping (county) sets property values⁵; the Ingham County Treasurer (delinquent real property taxes; current taxes paid to township/city treasurers) bills and collects the tax⁵.

Property search: bsaonline.com (BS&A Online property search, linked by Equalization)⁶
Tax bill search: Delinquent taxes via BS&A Online: free with an account for owner/resident; $6.00 pay-per-hit for other properties¹⁹
Parcel map (GIS): app.fetchgis.com/ingham (Online Mapping)⁶
Appealing a value: Protest assessments to the local March Board of Review (township or city)⁶
Local units: 16 township and 5 city assessors⁶

How property tax works in Michigan

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
30th Judicial Circuit Court, General Trial Division	Felony criminal, civil over $25,000, appeals from District Court and agencies⁸	30th Circuit Court Clerk's Office (County Clerk as Clerk of the Circuit Court)	micourt.courts.michigan.gov/moccs Michigan Online Court Case Search, linked by the Circuit Court; not the official record⁹
30th Judicial Circuit Court, Family Division	Divorce and domestic relations, juvenile, adoptions, name changes, emancipations	30th Circuit Court, Family Division	micourt.courts.michigan.gov/moccs⁹
55th District Court	District court matters (civil, criminal/misdemeanor, traffic) for Ingham County except the cities of Lansing and East Lansing	—	micourt.courts.michigan.gov/…¹⁰
Ingham County Probate Court	Wills, decedent estates, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships, mental health	Ingham County Probate Court (Probate Register's Office)	micourt.courts.michigan.gov/…¹¹

Fees: Circuit Court: copies $1.50/page; transcripts on file $0.90/page; certification $10.00/record¹²
Filing fees: Civil lawsuit $175 ($150 filing + $25.00 ESF); domestic relations with children $255; without children $175¹²
How to order: Request copies by mail, email, fax (517) 483-6501, phone (517) 483-6500 ext. 6816, or in person; certified copies cannot be emailed or faxed¹²
Public access: Circuit Court records are public unless made nonpublic by statute, rule, case law or order¹²
Not FOIA: Courts are not subject to FOIA; request court records from the court directly²⁰

Criminal records and background checks

Which court: Felony cases: 30th Circuit Court; search via MOCCS is not the official record⁹
State check: Official criminal record check: Michigan State Police⁹
Local arrest: Sheriff Central Records offers local arrest records checks to Ingham County residents²¹

How Michigan courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Ingham County Clerk (Vital Records).¹⁴

Marriage license: $20 for Ingham County residents; $30 for out-of-state applicants; three-day waiting period ($100 waiver fee); license valid 33 days²²
Certified copy fee: $30.00 first certified copy; $15.00 each additional copy of the same record¹³
Years held: Marriage records from 1837¹⁴
Online index: clerkrecords.ingham.org/web - marriage index 1959 to present¹³
How to order: Online Self-Service Portal, request form by email/fax/mail, or in person; mailed within 5 business days²²

Michigan marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Divorce files are 30th Circuit Court (Family Division) records held by the Circuit Court Clerk²³

Copy fee: $1.50/page; $10.00/record certification¹²

Michigan divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Kept by the Ingham County Clerk (Vital Records).¹⁴

Certified copy fee: $30.00 first copy; $15.00 additional copies of the same record; $45.00 expedited postage; credit card minimum $2.00 service fee¹⁵
Who may order: The individual or a parent named on the record, a guardian (Letters dated within 30 days), the individual's attorney; anyone if the individual is deceased; or by court order¹⁵
ID required: Government-issued photo ID (or three alternative IDs)¹⁵
Years held: Births in Ingham County from 1867¹⁴
How to order: Self-Service Portal clerkrecords.ingham.org/web, or request form by email/mail; mailed within 5 business days¹⁵

Ordering a Michigan birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the Ingham County Clerk (Vital Records).¹⁴

Certified copy fee: $30.00 first copy; $15.00 additional copies of the same record; $45.00 expedited postage¹⁶
Who may order: Anyone (public records)¹⁶
Online index: Death index online 1986 to present¹³
How to order: Self-Service Portal, request form by email/mail, or in person¹⁶

Ordering a Michigan death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Ingham County Probate Court (Probate Register's Office).⁵

Online search: micourt.courts.michigan.gov/…¹¹

Copy fee: $1.50 per page; transcripts on file $0.30 per page; certification $10 per record¹¹
How to order: Online copy request form (fastest), email, phone or in person; copies within two business days after payment²⁴
Fee schedule: ingham.org/…¹¹

Finding a will or probate case in Michigan

Business names (DBA)

Kept by the Ingham County Clerk.⁵

Online search: clerkrecords.ingham.org/web⁷
About this search: Search Business Filings⁷

Fees: DBA new $16.00, renewal $14.00; certificate expires after five years; certified copies $2.00 not at time of filing¹⁷

Historical records

Genealogy: Genealogists may view marriage and death records 75+ years old and birth records 110+ years old (no copying)¹³
Deeds vault: Records before 1960 searched in the Register of Deeds vault by appointment¹⁸

Good to know about Ingham County records

The County Clerk holds marriage records back to 1837 and birth/death records back to 1867.¹⁴
Ingham County's courts sit mainly in Lansing (Veterans Memorial Courthouse) though Mason is the county seat: eight of nine circuit courtrooms are in Lansing.⁸
Online deed index 1956-1981 has known conversion discrepancies; data from 1982 forward is accurate.²
Probate adoption records were transferred to the 30th Circuit Court in the late 1990s; Probate holds name changes filed 1997 and before.¹¹
The 55th District Court covers the county except Lansing and East Lansing.²⁵

Office addresses, phones and hours

Ingham County Register of Deeds

Address: 341 S. Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor, Mason MI 48854 (Ingham County Courthouse)¹⁸
Mail: PO Box 195, Mason MI 48854¹⁸
Phone: (517) 676-7216¹⁸
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm; vault (records before 1960, public computers) Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. by appointment¹⁸
Website: ingham.org/…⁵

Ingham County Clerk

Address: 341 S. Jefferson, Mason, MI 48854 (main); branch at Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48933²⁶
Mail: Ingham County Clerk, P.O. Box 179, Mason, MI 48854²⁶
Phone: (517) 676-7201²⁶
Email: [email protected]²⁶
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday; closed 12:30-1:30 p.m. for lunch²⁶
Website: ingham.org/…⁵

30th Circuit Court Clerk's Office (County Clerk as Clerk of the Circuit Court)

Address: Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 W Kalamazoo St, 1st Floor, Lansing, MI 48933; also Ingham County Courthouse, 315 S Jefferson, 3rd Floor, Mason, MI 48854²⁷
Mail: Circuit Court Clerk's Office, PO Box 40771, Lansing, MI 48901 (Mason: P.O. Box 196, Mason, MI 48854)²⁷
Phone: (517) 483-6500²⁷
Email: [email protected]²⁷
Hours: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Monday-Friday (except holidays)²⁷
Website: ingham.org/…⁷

30th Circuit Court Clerk's Office (divorce/family files)

Address: 313 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933 (mail requests for copies)¹²
Phone: (517) 483-6500 ext. 6816 (copy requests); fax (517) 483-6501¹²
Email: [email protected] (copy requests)¹²
Hours: Records review 8:30am-4:30pm¹²
Website: ingham.org/…¹²

30th Circuit Court, Family Division

Phone: 517-483-6500⁵
Website: ingham.org/…⁸

Ingham County Probate Court (Probate Register's Office)

Address: Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933 (in-person filing only here)¹¹
Mail: Ingham County Probate Court, 313 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933¹¹
Phone: (517) 483-6300; fax (517) 483-6150¹¹
Email: [email protected] (record/copy requests)¹¹
Hours: Open Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; public filing hours 8:30 AM-4:30 PM¹¹
Website: ingham.org/…⁵

Ingham County Department of Equalization & Tax Mapping (county)

Mail: P.O. Box 319, Courthouse, Mason, MI 48854-0319⁶
Phone: 517-676-7212⁶
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.⁶
Website: ingham.org/…⁵

Ingham County Treasurer (delinquent real property taxes; current taxes paid to township/city treasurers)

Address: Ingham County Courthouse, 341 S. Jefferson, Mason, MI 48854; also Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48933²⁸
Mail: P.O. Box 215, Mason, MI 48854²⁸
Phone: (517) 676-7220 (Mason); (517) 483-6503 (Lansing)²⁸
Hours: Mason: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm; Lansing: Monday-Friday 8 AM-4:30 PM (closed for lunch 12:30-2PM)²⁸
Website: ingham.org/…⁵

Ingham County Sheriff's Office, Central Records Division

Address: 630 North Cedar Street, Mason, MI 48854²¹
Phone: (517) 676-8224²¹
Website: ingham.org/…²¹

Ingham County Clerk (Vital Records)

Address: 341 S. Jefferson, Mason, MI 48854 (main); branch at Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48933²⁶
Mail: Ingham County Clerk, P.O. Box 179, Mason, MI 48854¹⁴
Phone: (517) 676-7201¹⁴
Email: [email protected]¹⁴
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday; closed 12:30-1:30 p.m. for lunch²⁶
Website: ingham.org/…¹⁴

Ingham County Clerk (chief election official)

Phone: (517) 676-7201⁷
Website: ingham.org/…⁷

Ingham County Equalization & Tax Mapping (Online Mapping)

Phone: 517-676-7212⁵
Website: app.fetchgis.com/ingham⁶

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: inghamcountymi.mycusthelp.com/… (FOIA Center)²⁰
Where to send it: Board of Commissioners Office 517 676-7200, fax 517 676-7264²⁰

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Ingham County?

The Ingham County Register of Deeds keeps deed records. To order copies: In person in the vault by appointment (517-676-7216), or by mail with name/property description or liber/page or document number and a check to Register of Deeds Copies, P.O Box 195, Mason, MI 48854; or online via Tapestry. Plain copies: Recorded document copies $1.00/page; unrecorded/time-stamped copies $0.50/page (only when presented for recording). Certified copies: $5.00/document + $1.00/page (entire document).⁵²⁴

Can I search Ingham County land records online for free?

Yes, searching is free; copies cost extra. Direct Search free (index only, 1956 to present except last 7 days); Tapestry $8.95 per search plus $1.00 per printed page; Laredo subscription, images $1.00 per page. The official search: rep2laredo.fidlar.com/…²

Where do I get a divorce decree in Ingham County?

Divorce files are 30th Circuit Court (Family Division) records held by the Circuit Court Clerk.²³

How do I look up who owns a property in Ingham County?

Use the property search of the Ingham County Department of Equalization & Tax Mapping (county): bsaonline.com⁶

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Ingham County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

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