In addition to the $15 title fee, there is an extra $5 fee for instant title service.  All owners must appear to sign the title application.  If an owner cannot appear, they may complete and sign an Appointment of Agent form designating another individual to sign on their behalf.

Every instant title application is unique, but all persons processing a title application must present a Michigan or out-of-state photo driver license or ID card.  Also, the vehicle identification number or hull identification number (for watercraft) is required for every instant title application.

Please check with our Information Center at 1-888-SOS-MICH  (1-888-767-6424) to make sure you have all the correct paperwork before traveling to an instant title branch office.

Most title transactions involving a Michigan title are eligible for instant title service at many Secretary of State branch offices (listed below).  The following title transactions are not eligible for instant title service:

• Vehicle title using six-years old/Value $2,500 or Less procedure
• Title with out-of-state or foreign ownership document (including a U.S. Government-issued title)
• Original salvage title
• Repossessions from out-of-state
• Purchased new out-of-state with Manufacturer Certificate of Origin (MCO)
• Title with "Incomplete" as body style
• First Michigan title for a gray market vehicle
• Transfer title with a stolen vehicle message on the computer system
• TR-42 form with a Garage Keeper Lien message on the computer system
• Mobile home title
• Title application in process (not updated to system yet)
• Title application in process which was not elgible for instant title service
• Original scrap title
• Duplicate scrap title
• Title with a new Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or Hull Identification Number (HIN)
• Title with a surety bond
• First assembled vehicle title
• Title record shows a Major Edit error (unless applicant has title in hand)

The following Secretary of State branch offices provide instant title service:

Central Michigan locations:

Lansing Area Plus
Delta Center Mall
5827 West Saginaw
Lansing, MI  48917-2460

Lansing Downtown
108 South Washington Square
Lansing, MI  48933-1506

East Central Michigan location:

Flint Area Super Center
G5512 Fenton Road
Flint, MI  48507-3323

Lapeer County Plus
700 S. Main St. Suite 101B
Lapeer, MI  48446

Sanilac County Plus
277 E. Sanilac Rd.
Sandusky, MI  48471

Tuscola County Plus
150 Millwood Street
Caro, MI 48723-1630

Northern Lower Michigan location:

Gaylord
Alpine Plaza
829 West Main Street
Gaylord, MI  49735-1901

Grand Traverse County Plus
1759 Barlow St.
Traverse City, MI  49686

Roscommon County Plus
2565 S. Gladwin Rd
Prudenville, MI  48651

Southeast Michigan locations:

Central Wayne County Plus
6090 N Wayne Rd.
Westland, MI  48185

Clinton Township Super Center
37015 South Gratiot Ave.
Clinton Township, MI 48036

Detroit East Plus
26196 Greenfield Road
Oak Park, MI  48237-1091

Detroit New Center Super Center
Cadillac Place
3046 West Grand Boulevard, Suite L650
Detroit, MI  48202-6046

Jackson County Plus
1082 Jackson Crossing
Jackson, MI  49202

Livonia Area Super Center
17176 Farmington Road (at Six Mile Road)
Burton Hollow Plaza
Livonia, MI  48152-3102

North Macomb County Plus
51305 Gratiot Ave.
Chesterfield Twp., MI  48051-2041

Northeast Wayne County Plus
25700 Joy Rd.
Redford, MI  48239

Northwest Detroit Plus
20210 W. 7 Mile Rd.
Detroit, MI  48219

Oakland County Super Center
1608 N. Perry St
Pontiac, MI  48340

Shelby Lakeside
Summit Center
50640 Schoenherr Rd
Shelby Township, MI  48315

Southeast Macomb County Plus
24040 Harper Ave.
St. Clair Shores, MI  48080

Southeast Oakland County Plus
26196 Greenfield Rd.
Oak Park, MI  48237-1091

Southeast Wayne County Plus
21572 Ecorse Rd.
Taylor, MI  48180

Southwest Oakland County Plus
31164 Beck Rd.
Novi, MI 48377

Southwest Wayne County Plus
795 Sumpter Rd.
Belleville, MI  48111

Washtenaw County Plus
353 North Maple Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI  48103

West Wayne County Plus
44948 Ford Road
Canton, MI  48187-2939

Upper Peninsula Michigan location:

Delta County Plus
305 Ludington
Escanaba, MI  49829-4048

Marquette County Plus
2025 US 41 W
Marquette Mall
Marquette, MI  49855-4924

West Michigan locations:

Grand Rapids Area Super Center
3665 28th Street SE
Centerpointe Mall 6-B
Grand Rapids, MI  49512-1605

Grand Rapids Northeast
3472 Plainfield Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI  49525-2767

Kalamazoo County Plus
5316 West Main Street
Maple Hill Mall
Kalamazoo, MI  49009-3304

Mecosta County Plus
206-A North Michigan Avenue
Big Rapids, MI  49307-1518

Montcalm County Plus
701 S. Greenville West Drive Suite 21
Greenville, MI  48838

Northwest Berrien County Plus
1960 Mall Drive
Benton Harbor, MI  49022

St. Joseph County Plus
Sturgis Plaza
931 S. Centerville Rd.
Sturgis, MI  49091

Southeast Berrien County Plus
110 E. Main St.
Niles, MI  49120

South Kalamazoo County Plus
Shoppes at Romence Village
603 Romence Rd.
Portage, MI  49024

Van Buren County Plus
1037 E. Michigan Avenue
Paw Paw, MI 49079

Business hours are as follows:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at all the offices listed above.

Wednesday:

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lansing Downtown.

9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following offices:

Central Wayne County Plus
Clinton Township Super Center
Delta County Plus
Detroit New Center Super Center
Flint Area Super Center
Grand Rapids Area Super Center
Grand Traverse County Plus
Jackson County Plus
Kalamazoo County Plus
Lansing Area Plus
Lapeer County Plus
Livonia Area Super Center
Marquette County Plus
Mecosta County Plus
Montcalm County Plus
North Macomb County Plus
Northeast Wayne County Plus
Northwest Berrien County Plus
Northwest Detroit Plus
Oakland County Super Center
Roscommon County Plus
Sanilac County Plus
Southeast Berrien Plus
Southeast Macomb County Plus
Southeast Oakland County Plus
Southeast Wayne County Plus
Southwest Wayne County Plus
Tuscola County Plus
Van Buren County Plus
Washtenaw County Plus
West Wayne County Plus

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Detroit East, Gaylord, Grand Rapids Northeast, and Shelby Lakeside, South Kalamazoo Plus, St. Joseph County Plus.

Saturday: 9 a.m. to noon at the Clinton Township, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Livonia, Oakland County Super Centers.