HOUSE BILL No. 6278

 

September 29, 2004, Introduced by Reps. LaJoy, Tobocman, Smith, Hopgood, Meisner, Farrah, Bieda, Gleason, Rivet, Kolb, Taub, Pastor, Gaffney, Nofs, Stewart, Hune, Ward and Cheeks and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Revised judicature act of 1961,"                                           

                                                                                

    by amending section 2935 (MCL 600.2935).                                    

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 2935.  (1)  If  Except as otherwise provided in                        

                                                                                

2   subsection (2), if the effect of a judgment is to quiet the title           

                                                                                

3   to lands  ,  or if it in any way concerns the title to real                 

                                                                                

4   estate, a certified copy  thereof  of the judgment may be                   

                                                                                

5   recorded in the office of the register of deeds of any county               

                                                                                

6   where  said  the lands or any part of the  same are  lands is               

                                                                                

7   situated.                                                                   

                                                                                

8       (2) An order issued by a court indicating that a deed is                    

                                                                                

9   invalid under section 248 or 249 of the Michigan penal code, 1931           

                                                                                

10  PA 328, MCL 750.248 and 750.249, shall be recorded in the office            

                                                                                

11  of the register of deeds of any county where the lands or real              

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   estate that is the subject of the invalid deed is located.  Any             

                                                                                

2   recording fees incurred under this subsection shall be paid as              

                                                                                

3   ordered by the court.  The recording of an order under this                 

                                                                                

4   subsection is prima facie evidence that no title passed under the           

                                                                                

5   invalid deed.