Records

The Records Division is responsible for the receipt, filing and maintenance of Circuit Court Cases in soft (i.e. microfilm) and hard copy. The Wayne County Clerk is also charged with establishing and maintaining a central archival records system for the non-active records of all county departments.

How To Find Civil & Domestic Court Records

Search For Records Online

Search for records online by name, or to view dockets.

Online Search

Available Records

• Civil Court records (includes Divorce records) are available from 1942 to present.
• Criminal records from 1942 to 1983, outside of the City of Detroit but within Wayne County are available.
• For Criminal records within the City of Detroit or after 1983, contact Frank Murphy Hall of Justice records room at (313) 224-2502.
• All files from 2010 to present are available for viewing in the records room.
• Older files will have to be ordered over from Archives for viewing.
• Any file ordered before 4:30 pm will be available the following business day after 2 pm.
• Files are held for 5 calendar days only before being sent back.
• Name Change documents after 1996 are available at the Wayne County Clerk Records Division.
• Name Change documents before 1996 are located with the Wayne County Probate Court.

Order Record Copies in Person

To order copies of documents in person, please visit our Records Division:

Wayne County Clerk Records Division
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Rm LL-61
2 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48226

Order Records Copies by Mail

Complete the mail in form and attach the required documents (copy of I.D. only for DD214) along with your payment. Please be advised, we only accept money orders for mail in payments.

Mail request to:

Wayne County Clerk Records Division
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Rm LL-61
2 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48226

Order Records Copies by Email

You can now pay for your document requests by visiting the govpaynow website.

• The Pay Location Code (PLC) for Wayne County is 6223.
• Email request along with required documentation and receipt pdf to: wcrecordroom@waynecountymi.gov
• Certified/Authenticated documents must be mailed because of the raised seal, once payment verification is received.

Order Records Copies by Email

Order Records Copies Online

For your convenience, Wayne County has partnered with an independent company, VitalChek Network, Inc.

You can now order and pay for your document requests online, through their website.

• VitalChek charges an additional fee to use their service
• VitalChek accepts all major credit cards, including American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa.

VitalChek Website

Some Things To Consider

• We can only accept requests for documents that reside within the Wayne County Clerk Records Divisions.
• Regular uncertified documents can be emailed, faxed or mailed, once payment is received.
• Certified/Authenticated documents must be mailed because of the raised seal.
• Uncertified Xerox copies are $2.00 per page.
• Certified/Authenticated copies are $10.00 for the seal and $1.00 per page $2.00 per page, in addition to a $2.00 per page copy fee.
• Please be aware there is an additional $2.50 fee for all credit and debit payments. (No Visa credit accepted, only debit. No personal checks accepted.)

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