# Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.8: Decrees and orders; filing and recording

> Michigan · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.8

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.8
- **Heading:** Decrees and orders; filing and recording
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 561 / Act Act-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess- / Section 561.8

## Text

Sec. 8.

The original or a certified copy of all decrees and orders determining interest or title to any parcel of land shall be filed with and shall be recorded without charge by the register of deeds. Said register of deeds shall record the same in a separate book, kept for that purpose, and shall also enter on a map or plat, kept for that purpose, a reference to the book and page wherein is recorded such decree or decrees. The register of deeds shall also enter on the map a reference to the book and page of the recording of any conveyance or other instrument recorded subsequent to the destruction of the records which contain a description of any of the lands involved in any proceeding under this act.

History: 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1944; CL 1948, 561.8

## Nearby sections

- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.1 Purpose of act; public records, recreating.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.1.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.2 Public records; loss or destruction; land titles; bill of complaint; order for appearance; hearing; property description.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.2.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.3 Public records; form.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.3.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.4 Conveyance, paper or document; re-recording.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.4.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.5 Intervening petition to establish lien or interest; summons; service, form; file for re-recording.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.5.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.6 Court determination of interest in, or title to, land not covered by decree or order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.6.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.7 Court jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.7.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.8 Decrees and orders; filing and recording.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.8.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.9 Expenses; payment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.9.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.10 No filing fee required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.10.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.11 Amending bill; additional publication.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.11.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.12 Remedies cumulative.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.12.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.13 Person; definition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.13.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.15 State agencies; reproductions of deeds, conveyances, plats, or patents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C561_AAct-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess-_S561.15.md)

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