Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB323 Compare Versions

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.323
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEAMATO.
55 0171H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Toamendchapter59,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtorealproperty
88 fraudprevention.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Chapter59,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
1111 2knownassection59.306,toreadasfollows:
1212 59.306.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedas"TheRealProperty
1313 2FraudPreventionAct".
1414 3 2.Therecorderofdeedsofeachcountyofthisstateshallprovidenoticeas
1515 4requiredunderthissectiontoeachpropertyownerorownerofrecordofaparcelofreal
1616 5property,asdeterminedbythemostrecentrealpropertytaxrecords,thatageneral
1717 6warrantydeedorquitclaimdeedthataffectstheownershipofsuchparcelofreal
1818 7propertyhasbeensubmittedforrecording.
1919 8 3.Therecorderofdeedsshall:
2020 9 (1)Delaytherecordingofadeeddescribedundersubsection2ofthissectionfor
2121 10atleastfiveworkingdaysfromthedateofsuchdeed'sreceipttoprovidetimeforthe
2222 11recorderofdeedstonotifyeachpropertyownerorownerofrecordofsuchparcelof
2323 12realpropertythatsuchdeedhasbeensubmittedforrecording;
2424 13 (2)Notifyeachpropertyownerorownerofrecordofsuchparcelofreal
2525 14propertybytelephone,textmessage,facsimile,oremail,ifsuchinformationisknown;
2626 15and
2727 16 (3)Sendsuchnotificationbyfirstclassmailtotheaddressofrecordofeach
2828 17propertyownerorownerofrecordofsuchparcelofrealpropertyinformingsuch
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18ownerthatadeedthataffectssuchowner'sownershipinterestintherealproperty
3131 19describedbysuchdeedhasbeensubmittedforrecording.
3232 20 4.(1)Ifeachpropertyownerorownerofrecordofsuchparcelofrealproperty
3333 21provideswrittenconfirmationthatthedeedpresentedforrecordingislegitimate,the
3434 22delayrequiredundersubdivision(1)ofsubsection3ofthissectionshallnolongerapply
3535 23andtherecorderofdeedsmayimmediatelyproceedwiththerecordingofthedeed.
3636 24 (2)If,priortotheexpirationofthedelayrequiredundersubdivision(1)of
3737 25subsection3ofthissection,therecorderofdeedsisnotifiedbyeachpropertyowneror
3838 26ownerofrecordofsuchparcelofrealpropertythatsuchdeedisfraudulent,the
3939 27recorderofdeedsshalldelaytherecordingofthedeedforatleastanadditionaltwo
4040 28businessdaystoprovidetimeforeachpropertyownerorownerofrecordofsuchparcel
4141 29ofrealpropertytoseekanorderfromacourtofcompetentjurisdictiontoprohibitthe
4242 30recordingoftheapparentlyfraudulentdeed.
4343 31 5.Therecorderofdeedsshallnotdelaytherecordingofageneralwarrantydeed
4444 32orquitclaimdeedasrequiredunderthissectionifatleastoneofthefollowing
4545 33conditionshasbeenmet:
4646 34 (1)Thegeneralwarrantydeedorquitclaimdeedpresentedforrecordingwas
4747 35submittedbyarealestatebrokerwhoholdsavalidMissourirealestatebrokerlicense
4848 36underchapter339;or
4949 37 (2)Thegeneralwarrantydeedorquitclaimdeedpresentedforrecordingwas
5050 38reviewedbyatitlecompanythatisdulylicensedunderchapter381andsuchtitle
5151 39companyhasissuedtitleinsurancetoguarantythevalidityofthedeedforthe
5252 40prospectiveownerorownersofsuchparcelofrealproperty.
5353 41 6.(1)Asusedinthissubsection,"defectivedeed"meansadeedthat:
5454 42 (a)Failstoprovideadequategranteeorgrantorinformation;
5555 43 (b)Failstoprovideaproperdescriptionoftheparcelofrealpropertybeing
5656 44transferred;
5757 45 (c)Lacksthesignatureofagrantor;
5858 46 (d)Doesnothaveapropernotaryacknowledgmentandsealundersections
5959 47486.730and486.760;or
6060 48 (e)Isnotarizedbyanotarywhosecommissionhasexpiredpriortonotarizing
6161 49thedeed.
6262 50 (2)Therecorderofdeedsofeachcountyofthisstateisherebyauthorizedto
6363 51rejectandreturnageneralwarrantydeedorquitclaimdeedthathasbeendeemedby
6464 52therecorderofdeedstobeadefectivedeed.
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