Terms Used In Michigan Laws 765.22

  • Clerk: means the clerk or a deputy clerk of the court. See Michigan Laws 761.1
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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
  Whenever by the order of such court a recognizance in the above form shall have been cancelled, discharged or set aside, or the cause in which said recognizance is given shall have been dismissed, the clerk of such court shall forthwith record with the register of deeds of the county in which the real estate is located, a notice of discharge in writing in substantially the following form:

To Whom it May Concern:
TAKE NOTICE that by the order of the
of the city
county of ………………………… the recognizance of ………………………………….. as principal and ……………………………… as surety, given in the cause of the people of the state of Michigan, Plaintiff, vs. ………………………………….. Defendant, known and identified as Cause No. ………… in said court, is cancelled, discharged and set aside and the lien of the people of the state of Michigan to the real estate therein pledged as security is hereby waived, discharged and set aside.
Description of Real Estate.
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..
..
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Clerk of the …………………………………Court.
For the city
county of ..
Dated