Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Sanilac County, MI
Sanilac County (population 40,611) records real-property documents through the Sanilac 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.
Sanilac County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sanilac County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 60 W. Sanilac, P.O. Box 168, Sandusky, MI 48471
- Phone
- 810-648-2313
- Checks payable to
- Sanilac County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Sanilac 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 on warranty deeds/land contracts; MI state transfer tax $7.50 per $1,000
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sanilac County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Sanilac County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MI standard margins/font/paper requirements apply
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person
Can you e-record in Sanilac County?
Sanilac County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Sanilac County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Sanilac 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 by mail to Sanilac County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Sanilac County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sanilac County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sanilac County property are searchable at Sanilac County Equalization / GIS Parcel Data. 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
Michigan isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.