Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.841
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "uniform real property electronic recording act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY ELECTRONIC RECORDING ACT (Act 123 of 2010)
Michigan · statute · 123 of 2010, Mich. Comp. Laws · 8 active provisions
Provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.842
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Commission" means the electronic recording commission created in section 5. (b) "Document" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form, and that is eligible to be recorded in the land records…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.843
Electronic document or signature; satisfaction of recording requirement; acceptance by register of deeds not required.
(1) If a law requires as a condition for recording that a document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or be in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document. (2) If a law requires as a condition for recording that a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.844
Establishment of standards by electronic recording commission; powers of county register of deeds; acceptance of paper documents; placement of entries in index; verified transactional relationship; electronic documents recorded before establishment of standards.
(1) Except as provided in section 5a, a county register of deeds who implements any of the functions listed in subsection (2) shall do so in compliance with any standards established by the electronic recording commission. (2) A county register of deeds may do any of the following: (a) Receive, index, store, archive, a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.845
Electronic recording commission; creation; membership; terms; vacancy; removal; meetings; quorum; business conducted at public meeting; writing subject to freedom of information act; compensation; establishment of standards.
(1) The electronic recording commission is created within the department of technology, management, and budget. The commission consists of 8 members, as follows: (a) The director of the department of technology, management, and budget or his or her designee, who is a nonvoting member. (b) Seven members appointed by the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.845a
Acceptance of electronic documents for recording; applicability of section.
(1) During the time that this section applies, a register of deeds shall accept electronic documents for recording. If a register of deeds does not have the equipment to accept an electronic document, the register of deeds shall accept for recording a tangible copy of an electronic document properly notarized under the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.846
Application and construction of act.
In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.847
Federal electronic signatures; limitation of act.
This act modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 USC 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 USC 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U…