§ 35-4-73 — Recitation of Marital Status of Grantor or Vendor Required; Probate Judge Not Liable for Good Faith Error; False Recitation a Misdemeanor

Alabama § 35-4-73

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 35: Property
• Ch. 4: Conveyances and Creation of Estates
• Art. 3: Recordation and Registration in General
• Div. 1: General Provisions

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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.

Legislative History

(Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 172, p. 4422.)