Terms Used In Michigan Laws 566.252

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
   Upon receipt of such certificate of title and such true copy of the chattel mortgage, conditional sales contract or title retaining note by the secretary of state, accompanied by the fee of 50 cents, the secretary of state shall record upon the certificate of title in a suitable place the information contained in said chattel mortgage, conditional sales contract or title retaining note. The secretary of state may require such additional information as he deems necessary to fairly state the essential provisions of said chattel mortgage, conditional sales contract or title retaining note and after recording said chattel mortgage, conditional sales contract or title retaining note upon the certificate of title, return same to the owner thereof.