Michigan 2023-2024 Regular Session

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1		-	Act No. 154 Public Acts of 2024 Approved by the Governor November 13, 2024 Filed with the Secretary of State November 13, 2024 EFFECTIVE DATE: Sine Die (91st day after final adjournment of the 2024 Regular Session) state of michigan 102nd Legislature Regular session of 2024 Introduced by Reps. Liberati, McFall, Farhat, Shannon, Snyder, Scott, McKinney, Brenda Carter, Tyrone Carter and Whitsett ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5598 AN ACT to amend 1883 PA 98, entitled An act to punish persons who procure or place upon record spurious or fraudulent conveyances of real estate, with intent to deceive, by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 565.371). The People of the State of Michigan enact: TITLE An act to prohibit persons from procuring or placing upon record spurious or fraudulent conveyances of real estate, with intent to deceive; to prohibit drafting or submitting to the register of deeds a fraudulent document; and to prescribe penalties. Sec. 1. (1) A person that procures or places upon record any conveyance of real estate with intent to deceive any person as to the veracity of the document recorded is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. (2) A person that knowingly and willfully drafts or submits a document to be filed and recorded with a register of deeds in this state with intent to defraud the owner of real estate or the owner of an interest in real estate is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. (3) If the register of deeds believes a document was submitted to the register of deeds in violation of this section, the register of deeds may provide evidence of the violation to the county prosecutor in the county where the register of deeds is located. Clerk of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor
	1	+	state of michigan 102nd Legislature Regular session of 2024 Introduced by Reps. Liberati, McFall, Farhat, Shannon, Snyder, Scott, McKinney, Brenda Carter, Tyrone Carter and Whitsett ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5598 AN ACT to amend 1883 PA 98, entitled An act to punish persons who procure or place upon record spurious or fraudulent conveyances of real estate, with intent to deceive, by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 565.371). The People of the State of Michigan enact: TITLE An act to prohibit persons from procuring or placing upon record spurious or fraudulent conveyances of real estate, with intent to deceive; to prohibit drafting or submitting to the register of deeds a fraudulent document; and to prescribe penalties. Sec. 1. (1) A person that procures or places upon record any conveyance of real estate with intent to deceive any person as to the veracity of the document recorded is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. (2) A person that knowingly and willfully drafts or submits a document to be filed and recorded with a register of deeds in this state with intent to defraud the owner of real estate or the owner of an interest in real estate is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. (3) If the register of deeds believes a document was submitted to the register of deeds in violation of this section, the register of deeds may provide evidence of the violation to the county prosecutor in the county where the register of deeds is located. Clerk of the House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate Approved___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Governor
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15		-	EFFECTIVE DATE: Sine Die
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45	43		Introduced by Reps. Liberati, McFall, Farhat, Shannon, Snyder, Scott, McKinney, Brenda Carter, Tyrone Carter and Whitsett
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49	47		AN ACT to amend 1883 PA 98, entitled An act to punish persons who procure or place upon record spurious or fraudulent conveyances of real estate, with intent to deceive, by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 565.371).
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51	49		The People of the State of Michigan enact:
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57	55		An act to prohibit persons from procuring or placing upon record spurious or fraudulent conveyances of real estate, with intent to deceive; to prohibit drafting or submitting to the register of deeds a fraudulent document; and to prescribe penalties.
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61	59		Sec. 1. (1) A person that procures or places upon record any conveyance of real estate with intent to deceive any person as to the veracity of the document recorded is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
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63	61		(2) A person that knowingly and willfully drafts or submits a document to be filed and recorded with a register of deeds in this state with intent to defraud the owner of real estate or the owner of an interest in real estate is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
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65	63		(3) If the register of deeds believes a document was submitted to the register of deeds in violation of this section, the register of deeds may provide evidence of the violation to the county prosecutor in the county where the register of deeds is located.
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