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___________________________________________

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Governor