Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title35 PROPERTY. |
Chapter4. CONVEYANCES AND CREATION OF ESTATES. |
Article3. Recordation and Registration in General. |
Division1. General Provisions. |
§35-4-73. Recitation of marital status of grantor or vendor required; probate judge not liable for good faith error; false recitation a misdemeanor.
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(a) No deed, contract or other conveyance of land or any interest therein, whether legal or equitable, shall be accepted for record by the probate judge unless it contains a recitation of the marital status of an individual grantor or vendor; provided, that this section shall apply only to instruments executed subsequent to July 21, 1972.
(b) A probate judge shall not be liable in damages or for a penalty for an error or mistake in the performance of his duties under this section if committed in good faith.
(c) Any person who knowingly makes a false recitation, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.