565.1 Conveyance of land made by deed. Sec. 1. Conveyances of lands, or of any estate or interest therein, may be made by deed, signed and sealed by the person from whom the estate or interest is intended to pass, being of lawful age, or by his lawful agent or attorney, and acknowledged or proved […]
565.10 Execution of deed in another state; seal of officer, certificate; record of prior deeds as evidence. Sec. 10. In the cases provided for in the last preceding section unless the acknowledgment be taken before a commissioner appointed by the governor of this state for that purpose the officer taking such acknowledgment shall attach thereto […]
565.11 Execution of deed in foreign country; governing law; acknowledgment; certificate, seal; validation of certain deeds; record as evidence. Sec. 11. If such deed be executed in any foreign country it may be executed according to the laws of such country, and the execution thereof may be acknowledged before any notary public therein or before […]
565.13 Conveyance by nonresident married person; effect; procedure. Sec. 13. When a married person not residing in this state joins with his or her spouse in a conveyance of real estate situated within this state, the conveyance shall have the same effect as if he or she were not married, and the acknowledgment or proof […]
565.14 Deed; failure to acknowledge; proof by witness of execution. Sec. 14. When any grantor shall die, or depart from, or reside out of this state, not having acknowledged his deed, the due execution thereof may be proved by any competent subscribing witness thereto, before any court of record in this state. History: R.S. 1846, […]
565.15 Deed; failure to acknowledge; proof of handwriting where witnesses are unobtainable. Sec. 15. If all the subscribing witnesses to such deed shall also be dead or out of this state, the same may be proved before any court of record in this state, by proving the handwriting of the grantor, and of any subscribing […]
565.16 Deed; refusal to acknowledge; application to circuit court; summons to grantor. Sec. 16. If any grantor residing in this state shall refuse to acknowledge his or her deed, the grantee or any person claiming under him or her may apply to the circuit court in the county where the land lies, or where the […]
565.17 Deed; proof of execution; certificate of court. Sec. 17. At the time mentioned in the summons, or at any time to which the hearing may be adjourned, the due execution of the deed may be proved by the testimony of 1 or more of the subscribing witnesses; and if proved to the satisfaction of […]
565.18 Deed; refusal to acknowledge; proof of execution by proving handwriting. Sec. 18. If any grantor residing in this state shall refuse to acknowledge his deed, and the subscribing witnesses thereto shall all be dead, or out of the state, it may be proved before any court of record in this state, by proving the […]
565.19 Subscribing witnesses; subpoenas for attendance. Sec. 19. The court before whom any deed may be presented to be proved, as provided by this act, may issue subpoenas to the subscribing witnesses or others, as the case may require, to appear and testify touching the execution of the deed. The subpoenas may be served in […]
565.20 Subscribing witnesses; refusal to appear or testify; civil liability; contempt; penalty. Sec. 20. Every person who being served with a subpoena under this act, shall without reasonable cause, refuse or neglect to appear, or appearing shall refuse to answer on oath, shall be liable to the injured party in the sum of 100 dollars […]
565.21 Unacknowledged deed; filing of copy by person interested; effect. Sec. 21. A person interested in a deed that is not acknowledged may at any time before or during an application to the circuit court file in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the lands are situated, a copy of […]
565.22 Unacknowledged deed; effect of filing; continuation. Sec. 22. If at the expiration of the time mentioned in the preceding section for that purpose, the proceedings for proving the execution of the deed shall be pending before the circuit court, the effect of filing such copy shall continue until the expiration of 7 days after […]
565.23 Certificate of acknowledgment or proof of execution; effect on right to have deed recorded. Sec. 23. A certificate of the acknowledgment of any deed, or of the proof of the execution thereof before a court of record, signed by the clerk of such court before whom the same was taken, as provided in this […]
565.24 Delivery of instrument to register of deeds; affixing date, hour, and minute; accessibility; destruction of information created or maintained under subsection (2); fee; indexing of instrument; applicability of subsections (2) to (4); “general index date” defined; civil immunity. Sec. 24. (1) Upon delivery of an instrument to the register of deeds for the purpose […]
565.24a Assignment of liber and page or unique identifying number; satisfaction of recording requirements; delivery of instrument rejected on prior occasion. Sec. 24a. (1) The register’s assignment of a liber and page or other unique identifying number is prima facie evidence that the instrument has satisfied all recording requirements, including the payment of fees, and […]
565.25 Perfecting recording; conditions; exemptions; liability for certain conduct; penalties. Sec. 25. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the recording of a levy, attachment, lien, lis pendens, sheriff’s certificate, marshal’s certificate, or other instrument of encumbrance does not perfect the instrument of encumbrance unless both of the following are found by a court […]
565.26 Repealed. 2008, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to the use of a different set of books for recording of deeds and mortgages.
565.27 Recorded instruments; contents. Sec. 27. The register may note upon every instrument he or she records the date and time when it was accepted, after the instrument met all recording requirements including the payment of fees. The register also shall note a reference to the liber and page, or other unique identifying number, where […]
565.28 Register of deeds; general index; contents; computerized index; securing computerized and primary indexes. Sec. 28. (1) Each register of deeds shall keep a general index of instruments accepted for recording, after the instruments have met all recording requirements, including the payment of fees, by means of books or computerization or a combination of both. […]
