Michigan Compiled Laws Act 52 Of 1944 (1st Ex. Sess.) Loss Or Destruction Of Public Records (561.1 - 561.16)

AN ACT to provide for the establishment of and quieting the title to and the recreating of the public records of lands in counties where records of title have been destroyed in whole or in any material part by fire, flood or other major disaster, and to establish the procedure therefor and to provide an appropriation to pay certain costs thereof.

History: 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1944

Section 561.1 Purpose Of Act; Public Records, Recreating.
The property rights of the state of Michigan, its political subdivisions and private interests are imperiled when the public records in the office of...
Section 561.2 Public Records; Loss Or Destruction; Land Titles; Bill Of Complaint; Order For Appearance; Hearing; Property Description.
When the public records in the office of the register of deeds of any county have been, or shall hereafter be, lost or destroyed,...
Section 561.3 Public Records; Form.
The order for appearance shall be substantially in the following form or in such other form as may be prescribed by order of the...
Section 561.4 Conveyance, Paper Or Document; Re-recording.
Any conveyance or other paper or document pertaining to real estate, the public record of which has been lost or destroyed as aforesaid, may...
Section 561.5 Intervening Petition To Establish Lien Or Interest; Summons; Service, Form; File For Re-recording.
Any person having any interest in or lien upon any parcel or parcels of land covered by said bill of complaint may, at any...
Section 561.6 Court Determination Of Interest In, Or Title To, Land Not Covered By Decree Or Order.
After 3 years from the entering of the decree provided for in section 2 of this act, and no petition having been filed under...
Section 561.7 Court Jurisdiction.
The circuit court in chancery shall have jurisdiction to determine interest or title to any parcel of land, whether the person entitled to such...
Section 561.8 Decrees And Orders; Filing And Recording.
The original or a certified copy of all decrees and orders determining interest or title to any parcel of land shall be filed with...
Section 561.9 Expenses; Payment.
The expenses and compensation of the prosecuting attorney, the county clerk and the register of deeds in carrying out the provisions of this act...
Section 561.10 No Filing Fee Required.
No fee shall be charged by the circuit court as a condition to the filing of a petition in any proceedings instituted under the...
Section 561.11 Amending Bill; Additional Publication.
The circuit court may permit the amendment of the bill of complaint filed under the provisions of this act, in which case publication shall...
Section 561.12 Remedies Cumulative.
The remedies provided for by this act shall be deemed cumulative, and in addition to any other remedy now or hereafter provided by law...
Section 561.13 Person; Definition.
The word “person” as used in this act shall include public and private corporations, copartnerships, unincorporated or voluntary associations as well as individuals. History:...
Section 561.15 State Agencies; Reproductions Of Deeds, Conveyances, Plats, Or Patents.
A department or agency of this state shall supply to the register of deeds of a county described in section 2 on request a...
Section 561.16 Fireproof Structure For Storage Of Public Records; Requirement.
The state administrative board, before releasing any appropriations to a county for expenses authorized or required under this act, may require that there be...

Last modified: October 10, 2016