HB-4519, As Passed Senate, August 22, 2007

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4519

     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) 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 the first

5 digits of any social security number appearing in or on the

affidavit are obscured or removed.