The Register of Deeds office records, files, maintains and retrieves all documents relating to real property in Emmet County.

• Fees for recording are as follows:
• First page...........................$14.00*
• Each Additional Page............$3.00
• *$4.00 of this fee is deposited to the Michigan State Survey & Remonumentation (MSSR) Fund. This fee is not required for fixture filings, state liens, federal liens, MESC liens, State deeds or Plats.
• For any document that assigns or discharges more than one instrument, $3.00 shall be added to the fee for each instrument so assigned or discharged.
• Warranty deeds, land contracts or assignments of land contracts, or deeds that contain a covenant of warranty, must obtain a tax certificate from the County Treasurer's office prior to recording. A $1.00 fee is charged for the certificate.
• Michigan real estate transfer tax is collected on written instruments at the time of recording in accordance with MCL 207.505 (5) and MCL 207.526(6). An instrument shall state on its face the TOTAL CONSIDERATION of the real property, or a REAL ESTATE TRANSFER VALUATION AFFIDAVIT shall be filed. No fee is collected for filing this Affidavit.
• This transfer tax is imposed on each transfer unless the transfer is EXEMPT from either or both acts referred to above and such exemptions are stated on the face of the instrument.
• Copies of all documents can be provided at the cost of $1.00 per page.

$1.00 certification fee per document

• Search services are not provided by this office. You may contact a Title Insurance Company or a land records data company to have a private search done for you. Searches may be done by coming directly to our office. We do work in conjunction with our Equalization Department in maintaining current ownership information through use of tax I.D. numbers or property owner name.
• Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) fees and services.