Oakland County Clerk

You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you shouldn’t pick your friends’ nose. That’s kind of how this is with a county clerk’s office, you’re stuck with the one you got depending on where you live. But fear not, if you live in Oakland County you’re probably not going to mind this place much.
First things first: no cell phones allowed here. And they mean it. You’re going through a metal detector and it’s not your $ 10/​hr hire-​a-​guard guys working here, they are Oakland Co Sheriffs so don’t think you’re going to sneak anything into this building (there are several courts and the clerk’s office in the 1200 Telegraph building).
If you’ve never been here look for a large 4-​story or so big white building with a big «1200» at the top of it. You can park on the north or south ends of the building.
As far as the clerk’s office, it’s pretty easy to find because its on the 1^st floor kind of in the middle. There’s two lines depending on what service you’re looking for. And then there’s a central cashier between the two desk areas so you pay there at the end. I’m surprised to report they take credit cards in addition to checks.
I give it 4 of 5 stars because it could be a little more efficient. For example when no one is in the «A» line, the workers don’t bother calling anyone from the «B» line to make it faster. They just sit there in that case. C’mon man. But other than that it’s pretty decent. I guess most busy times are around lunch so if you’re in a rush don’t expect to breeze through here during that time. I’ve been here a few times and generally feel it’s much less headache than a place like Secretary of State.