September 19, 2006, Introduced by Senators HAMMERSTROM and BIRKHOLZ 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, 2006, unless state or federal law,
rule, regulation, or court order or rule requires that the social
security number appear in the affidavit, a register of deeds who
receives an affidavit for recording under subsection (1) that
contains a social security number may obscure or remove all or at
least 5 digits of the social security number from the affidavit
before recording it. This subsection does not apply after December
31, 2006.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2007, unless state or federal law,
rule, regulation, or court order or rule requires that the social
security number appear in the affidavit, a register of deeds who
receives an affidavit for recording under subsection (1) that
contains a social security number shall obscure or remove all or at
least 5 digits of the social security number from the affidavit
before recording it.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect January
1, 2007.