CTY RECORDER-FRAUDULENT FILING

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a county recorder may establish a Review Index and procedures for investigating filings that would cause the recorder to reasonably believe that the filing may be fraudulent, unlawfully altered, or intended to unlawfully cloud or transfer the title of any real property. Provides the General Assembly's findings regarding property fraud and fraudulent filings. Provides for the following: (1) the filing of a notice sheet regarding a suspected fraudulent filing; (2) criteria that a recorder may rely upon to identify a filing as appropriate to be placed in the Review Index; (3) notification requirements of a recorder's determinations regarding a filing; (4) procedures for removal of a filing from the Review Index; (5) administrative review of a recorder's determination; (6) priority of filing; and (7) fees associated with filing a deed or instrument that is determined to be fraudulent. Further provides that no recorder, nor any of his or her employees or agents, shall be liable for any omission or error under this Section, nor for the failure to place a deed or instrument into the Review Index. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act only apply to deeds or instruments filed after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.