2025 Session
Last amended: 1984 session
§ 609.64 — Recording, Filing of Forged Instrument
Plain-Language Summary
It is a crime to file or record a forged document with a government office, such as a county recorder's office. The penalty is the same as for the underlying forgery.
609.64 RECORDING, FILING OF FORGED INSTRUMENT.
Whoever intentionally presents for filing, registering, or recording, or files, registers, or records a false or forged instrument relating to or affecting real or personal property in a public office entitled to file, register, or record such instrument when genuine may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.64; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11
History: History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.64; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11
Practical Notes
This law covers the specific act of filing a fake deed, lien, mortgage, or other document with a government recording office. Filing fraudulent liens against someone’s property is a growing form of harassment and is specifically targeted by this law.