Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 53.91 (2026)

Register of deeds; deputy; appointment; oath of office; revocation; filing.

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

53.91 Register of deeds; deputy; appointment; oath of office; revocation; filing.

Sec. 91.

(1) The register of deeds shall appoint a deputy or deputies, 1 of whom shall serve as the chief deputy. The register shall employ personnel necessary to perform the functions and duties of the office of register of deeds. The number of employees shall be approved by the county board of commissioners.

(2) Before taking office, a person appointed under this section shall take the constitutional oath of office as required by section 1 of 1951 PA 22, MCL 15.151.

(3) The register of deeds may revoke his or her appointment at any time.

(4) An appointment or revocation made under this section shall be in writing and filed with the county clerk.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 14 ;-- CL 1857, 439 ;-- CL 1871, 581 ;-- How. 609 ;-- CL 1897, 2612 ;-- CL 1915, 2474 ;-- CL 1929, 1375 ;-- CL 1948, 53.91 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 440, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2004

Compiler's Notes:

This section as originally enacted was numbered section 92.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1955–2004 · leading case: Branch Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs v. Int'l Union, United Auto., Aerospace & Agric. Implement Workers, 677 N.W.2d 333 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).

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Branch Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs v. Int'l Union, United Auto., Aerospace & Agric. Implement Workers, 677 N.W.2d 333 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 10× “37, and MCL 53.91, that delineate the powers of *192 appointment of county clerks, treasurers, and registers of deeds, the hearing officer determined that each of these elected officials was a coemployer only of its chief deputy, and not a coemployer of other deputies in its…”

Roupe v. Bay Cnty., 268 F. Supp. 2d 825 (E.D. Mich. 2003). · cites it 4× “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 53.91 . *828 Defendant DuFresne apparently was absent from the Register of Deeds office during substantial portions of 2001 and 2002.”

Kent Cnty. Register of Deeds v. Kent Cnty. Pension Bd., 70 N.W.2d 765 (Mich. 1955). “DeRuiter was appointed in accordance with sections 91 and 92 of RS 1846, ch 14 (CL 1948, §'§ 53.91, 53.92 [Stat Ann §§.5.983, 5.984]), which state: “The register of deeds shall appoint a deputy, to hold his office during the pleasure of the register; such appointment and the…”

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