Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Saginaw County, MI
Saginaw County (population 190,124) records real-property documents through the Saginaw County Register of Deeds. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Saginaw County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Saginaw County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 111 S. Michigan Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48602
- Phone
- (989) 790-5270
- Checks payable to
- Saginaw County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Saginaw County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat per document, inclusive of all pages
- Additional pages
- Included in flat $30 fee
- Other fees
- $3.00 per additional instrument assigned/discharged; $5.00 County Treasurer tax certification (warranty deeds, land contracts, etc.)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Saginaw County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Saginaw County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MI standard margins/font/paper requirements apply
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person; SWIFT free electronic return-of-document service for paper submissions (since 10/1/2017)
Can you e-record in Saginaw County?
Yes. Saginaw County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Saginaw County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Saginaw County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Saginaw County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Saginaw County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Saginaw County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Saginaw County property are searchable at Saginaw County Equalization Dept. Property Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Michigan
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