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Find the Right Wayne County Record
Wayne County Clerk Records Division
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Room LL-61
2 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
313-224-5530
wcrecordroom@waynecountymi.gov
Use this office for Clerk Records Division routing, including civil and divorce records, with procedures varying by record and year.
Wayne County FOIA Coordinator
Guardian Building, 31st Floor
500 Griswold
Detroit, MI 48226
foiarequests@waynecountymi.gov
Written Michigan Freedom of Information Act requests should identify the existing record, custodian, date range, geography, and desired format.
Use the appropriate directory route for the most common questions:
- Records tied to a named street: use Wayne County Streets
- Historical volumes and older households: use the Wayne County City Directory collection route
- Checking one person through official sources: use Resident Lookup
- Office and custodian routing: use Wayne County records offices
- Records not in an ordinary index: make a sufficiently specific request under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act to the proper custodian