Arizona 2025 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1310 Compare Versions

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1		-	~~Senate Engrossed~~ false documents; recording; violations State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 ~~SENATE BILL~~ 1310 AN ACT amending section 33-420, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to real property. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
	1	+	REFERENCE TITLE: false documents; recording; violations State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SB 1310 Introduced by Senators Carroll: Angius, Shamp, Shope; Representative Bliss AN ACT amending section 33-420, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to real property. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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59	68		amending section 33-420, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to real property.
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69		-	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 33-420, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE33-420. False documents; liability; special action; damages; violation; classification A. A person purporting to claim an interest in, or a lien or encumbrance against, real property, who causes a document asserting such claim to be recorded in the office of the county recorder, knowing or having reason to know that the document is forged, or groundless, contains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise invalid is liable to the owner or beneficial title holder of the real property for the sum of not less than five thousand dollars, at least $5,000 or for treble the actual damages caused by the recording, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees and costs of the action. B. The owner or beneficial title holder of the real property may bring an action pursuant to this section in the superior court in the county in which the real property is located for such relief as is required to immediately clear title to the real property as provided for in the rules of procedure for special actions. This special action may be brought based on the ground that the lien is forged, or groundless, contains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise invalid. The owner or beneficial title holder may bring a separate special action to clear title to the real property or join such action with an action for damages as described in this section. In either case, the owner or beneficial title holder may recover reasonable attorney fees and costs of the action if he the owner or beneficial title holder prevails. C. A person who is named in a document which that purports to create an interest in, or a lien or encumbrance against, real property and who knows that the document is forged, or groundless, contains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise invalid shall be liable to the owner or beneficial title holder for the sum of not less than one thousand dollars, at least $1,000 or for treble actual damages, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees and costs as provided in this section, if he the person wilfully refuses to release or correct such document of record within twenty days from after the date of a written request from the owner or beneficial title holder of the real property. D. A document purporting to create an interest in, or a lien or encumbrance against, real property not authorized by statute, judgment or other specific legal authority is presumed to be groundless and invalid. E. A person purporting to claim an interest in, or a lien or encumbrance against, real property, who causes a document asserting such claim to be recorded in the office of the county recorder, knowing or having reason to know that the document is forged, or groundless, contains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise ~~invalidcontains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise~~ invalid[: 1. has violated section 13-2002 and] is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor 4 felony. END_STATUTE
	78	+	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 33-420, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE33-420. False documents; liability; special action; damages; violation; classification A. A person purporting to claim an interest in, or a lien or encumbrance against, real property, who causes a document asserting such claim to be recorded in the office of the county recorder, knowing or having reason to know that the document is forged, or groundless, contains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise invalid is liable to the owner or beneficial title holder of the real property for the sum of not less than five thousand dollars, at least $5,000 or for treble the actual damages caused by the recording, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees and costs of the action. B. The owner or beneficial title holder of the real property may bring an action pursuant to this section in the superior court in the county in which the real property is located for such relief as is required to immediately clear title to the real property as provided for in the rules of procedure for special actions. This special action may be brought based on the ground that the lien is forged, or groundless, contains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise invalid. The owner or beneficial title holder may bring a separate special action to clear title to the real property or join such action with an action for damages as described in this section. In either case, the owner or beneficial title holder may recover reasonable attorney fees and costs of the action if he the owner or beneficial title holder prevails. C. A person who is named in a document which that purports to create an interest in, or a lien or encumbrance against, real property and who knows that the document is forged, or groundless, contains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise invalid shall be liable to the owner or beneficial title holder for the sum of not less than one thousand dollars, at least $1,000 or for treble actual damages, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees and costs as provided in this section, if he the person wilfully refuses to release or correct such document of record within twenty days from after the date of a written request from the owner or beneficial title holder of the real property. D. A document purporting to create an interest in, or a lien or encumbrance against, real property not authorized by statute, judgment or other specific legal authority is presumed to be groundless and invalid. E. A person purporting to claim an interest in, or a lien or encumbrance against, real property, who causes a document asserting such claim to be recorded in the office of the county recorder, knowing or having reason to know that the document is forged, or groundless, contains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise invalid: 1. has violated section 13-2002 and is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor 4 felony. 2. is deemed to have demonstrated the intent to defraud.END_STATUTE
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73	82		Section 1. Section 33-420, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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75	84		START_STATUTE33-420. False documents; liability; special action; damages; violation; classification
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77	86		A. A person purporting to claim an interest in, or a lien or encumbrance against, real property, who causes a document asserting such claim to be recorded in the office of the county recorder, knowing or having reason to know that the document is forged, or groundless, contains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise invalid is liable to the owner or beneficial title holder of the real property for the sum of not less than five thousand dollars, at least $5,000 or for treble the actual damages caused by the recording, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees and costs of the action.
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79	88		B. The owner or beneficial title holder of the real property may bring an action pursuant to this section in the superior court in the county in which the real property is located for such relief as is required to immediately clear title to the real property as provided for in the rules of procedure for special actions. This special action may be brought based on the ground that the lien is forged, or groundless, contains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise invalid. The owner or beneficial title holder may bring a separate special action to clear title to the real property or join such action with an action for damages as described in this section. In either case, the owner or beneficial title holder may recover reasonable attorney fees and costs of the action if he the owner or beneficial title holder prevails.
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81	90		C. A person who is named in a document which that purports to create an interest in, or a lien or encumbrance against, real property and who knows that the document is forged, or groundless, contains a material misstatement or false claim or is otherwise invalid shall be liable to the owner or beneficial title holder for the sum of not less than one thousand dollars, at least $1,000 or for treble actual damages, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney fees and costs as provided in this section, if he the person wilfully refuses to release or correct such document of record within twenty days from after the date of a written request from the owner or beneficial title holder of the real property.
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87		-	1. has violated section 13-2002 and] is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor 4 felony. END_STATUTE
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