North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H535: Title Fraud Prevention Act.
Status: In committee, May 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act to penalize the filing of fraudulent deeds and conveyances and to prevent title fraud by authorizing the register of deeds to require the production of a government-issued photographic identification card before recording a deed or certain other instruments, requiring the register of deeds to provide access to a fraud detection alert system, and providing for a separate cause of action to quiet title after an attempted fraudulent conveyance.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PENALIZE THE FILING OF FRAUDULENT DEEDS AND CONVEYANCES AND TO PREVENT TITLE FRAUD BY AUTHORIZING THE REGISTER OF DEEDS TO REQUIRE THE PRODUCTION OF A GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION CARD BEFORE RECORDING A DEED OR CERTAIN OTHER INSTRUMENTS, REQUIRING THE REGISTER OF DEEDS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO A FRAUD DETECTION ALERT SYSTEM, AND PROVIDING FOR A SEPARATE CAUSE OF ACTION TO QUIET TITLE AFTER AN ATTEMPTED FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 14-122 reads as presentation for filing. (a) If any person, of his own head and imagination, or by false conspiracy or fraud with others, shall wittingly and falsely forge and make, or shall cause or wittingly assent to the forging or making of, or shall show forth in evidence, knowing the same to be forged, any deed, lease or will, or any bond, writing obligatory, bill of exchange, promissory note, endorsement or assignment thereof; or any acquittance or receipt for money or goods; or any receipt or release for any bond, note, bill or any other security for the payment of money; or any order for the payment of money or delivery of goods, with intent, in any of said instances, to defraud any person or corporation, and thereof shall be duly convicted, the person …
Sponsors
- Jackson, Neal (R, 78) · primary sponsor
- Stevens, Sarah (R, 90) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Balkcom (R, HD-117) · primary sponsor
- Biggs, Brian (R, 70) · primary sponsor
- Arp, Dean (R, 69)
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86)
- Blust, John M. (R, 62)
- Dixon, Jimmy (R, 4)
- Eddins, Blair (R, 94)
- Liu, Ya (D, 21)
- McNeely, Jeffrey C. (R, 84)
- Penny, Howard (R, 53)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Special Message Received From House
- : Special Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 05/07/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- Title Fraud Prevention Act. Second Reading (May 7, 2025): 110 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TITLES, DEEDS, ID SYSTEMS, PUBLIC, PUBLIC RECORDS, FRAUD, RECORDATION OF INSTRUMENTS, REGISTER OF DEEDS
Common questions
- What is H535?
- H535 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Title Fraud Prevention Act.
- What does H535 do?
- In its own words: An act to penalize the filing of fraudulent deeds and conveyances and to prevent title fraud by authorizing the register of deeds to require the production of a government-issued photographic identification card before recording a deed or certain other instruments, requiring the register of deeds to provide access to a fraud detection alert system, and providing for a separate cause of action to quiet title after an attempted fraudulent conveyance.
- What is the status of H535?
- In committee as of May 7, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored H535?
- Jackson, Neal (R, 78), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H535?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H535
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