FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCES
Act 98 of 1883
565.371 Recording fraudulent conveyance of realty; penalty.
Sec. 1.
(1) A person that procures or places upon record any conveyance of real estate with intent to deceive any person as to the veracity of the document recorded is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(2) A person that knowingly and willfully drafts or submits a document to be filed and recorded with a register of deeds in this state with intent to defraud the owner of real estate or the owner of an interest in real estate is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(3) If the register of deeds believes a document was submitted to the register of deeds in violation of this section, the register of deeds may provide evidence of the violation to the county prosecutor in the county where the register of deeds is located.
History: 1883, Act 98, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883 ;-- How. 9234a ;-- CL 1897, 11687 ;-- CL 1915, 15461 ;-- CL 1929, 13355 ;-- CL 1948, 565.371 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 154, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Notes of Decisions
Baker v. Residential Funding Co., 886 F. Supp. 2d 591 (E.D. Mich. 2012).
· cites it 2× “The remainder of the counts allege violations of various Michigan statutes, including Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.371 (fraudulent conveyance), § 600.”
Robert Goss, Jr. v. ABN AMRO Mortg. Grp., 549 F. App'x 466 (6th Cir. 2013).
· cites it 2× “2907a, and wrongfully initiating foreclosure without proper standing to foreclose on the mortgage (Count II); that Goss had a right to quiet title (Count III); that ABN committed a fraudulent conveyance in -violation of Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.371 (Count IV); that CMI breached…”
Michael Vanderhoof v. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust, 554 F. App'x 355 (6th Cir. 2014).
“2907a (Count II); (3) quiet title (Count III); (4) fraudulent conveyance in violation of Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.371 (Count IV); and (5) breach of contract (Count VI).”
People of Michigan v. Audrey Coklow-El (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
“249, and recording a fraudulent conveyance of real property, MCL 565.371. The Court explained that the trial court did not comply with MCR 6.”
People of Michigan v. Audrey Coklow-El (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
“249, and recording a fraudulent conveyance of real property, MCL 565.371. The Court explained that the trial court did not comply with MCR 6.”
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