Recording a Deed or Document in Alger, MI

Can you e-record in Alger?

Yes. Alger accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Alger, Michigan

1. Prepare the document so it meets Alger formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Alger County Clerk/Register of Deeds at 101 Court Street, Munising, MI 49862.
4. Pay the recording fee ($30.00 flat fee per document (regardless of page count), effective under MCLA 600.2567 (PA 224 of 2016) first / No per-page fee; flat $30 includes Remonumentation and ROD Automation fees add'l (+$3.00 per additional instrument assigned/discharged beyond the first)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Alger

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Alger property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.