SB 1310
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
Senate: JUDE 4-2-1-0 | 3
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SB 1310: false documents; recording; violations
S/E: Same Subject
Sponsor: Senator Carroll, LD 28
Committee on Judiciary
Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to SB 1310
Overview
Increases the criminal penalty for recording fraudulent real estate ownership documents.
History
A.R.S. § 33-420 imposes civil and criminal liability on individuals who knowingly cause to be
recorded false or invalid documents asserting an interest in or a lien against real property.
Those who do so are liable to the property owner for triple the actual damages caused by the
false recording, plus attorney fees and costs. In addition to the civil liability, knowingly
causing such a false document to be recorded is classified as a class 1 misdemeanor.
Provisions
1. Increases the criminal penalty for knowingly filing documents that falsely purport a
person is an owner or beneficial title holder of real property, from a class 1 misdemeanor
to a class 4 felony. (Sec. 1)
2. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note