March 1, 2007, Introduced by Senators JANSEN, GILBERT, BIRKHOLZ, VAN WOERKOM, BROWN, HARDIMAN, JELINEK, PAPPAGEORGE, STAMAS and GARCIA and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
A bill to amend 1915 PA 123, entitled
"An act to provide for the recording and use in evidence of
affidavits affecting real property; and to provide a penalty for
the making of false affidavits,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 565.452).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
2. (1) The register of deeds of the county where the an
affidavit described in this act is offered for record shall receive
and record it in the manner that deeds are recorded. The register
of deeds shall collect the same fee for recording the affidavit as
is provided by law for recording deeds.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2008, unless state or federal law,
rule, regulation, or court order or rule requires that all or more
than 4 sequential digits of the social security number appear in
the affidavit, a register of deeds shall not receive an affidavit
for recording unless all or at least 5 digits of any social
security number appearing in or on the affidavit are obscured or
removed.