Michigan § 600.6055 - Execution; certificates, contents; filing; disposition; recording; use as evidence.

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§ 600.6055. Execution; certificates, contents; filing; disposition; recording; use as evidence.

Sec. 6055.(1)

Upon the sale of any real estate by virtue of an execution, the officer making the same shall make and subscribe as many certificates of such sale as may be necessary, containing:

(a)

A particular description of the premises sold;

(b)

The price bid for each distinct lot or parcel sold;

(c)

The consideration money paid for each lot or parcel; and

(d)

The time when such sale shall become absolute, and the purchaser will be entitled to a deed, as hereinafter provided, and shall indorse on each of said certificates the rate of interest borne by the judgment upon which said execution issued.

(2)

One of the certificates shall be delivered to each purchaser at the sale and 1 of the certificates shall, within 10 days after the sale, be filed for record by the officer making the sale, in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the sale is made; and the register of deeds shall cause the certificate to be recorded in a book kept for that purpose.

(3)

The original certificate, or the record thereof, or a transcript of the record, duly certified by the register of deeds shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein set forth, of the regularity of the sale, and of all proceedings in the cause anterior thereto.

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 600.6055 ("Execution; certificates, contents; filing; disposition; recording; use as evidence.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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