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Committee hears widespread support, operational concerns for deed‑notification bill
Summary
Senate Bill 15‑52 would require county clerks to notify property owners when instruments affecting title are recorded; sponsors call it a consumer‑protection fix while county clerks warned of implementation costs and logistical challenges. Witnesses urged interim collaboration on statewide alert services and remedies for victims.
Chair Pham opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 15‑52 on Feb. 12. LPRO summarized the bill as requiring a county clerk to notify a recorded property's owner when an instrument that affects title is presented for recording, allowing the clerk to charge $20 per instrument or the actual cost to provide notice, and listing exemptions for trusted submitters such as title companies, financial institutions and the State Bar.
Sen. Fred Gerard, sponsor for Senate District 9, framed SB 15‑52 as a consumer‑protection measure to blunt a growing wave of deed theft and owner‑impersonation fraud. "This is, consumer protection bill," Gerard said, describing scammers who forge…
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