# Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.452: Affidavit; register duties; fee; social security number

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AAct-123-of-1915_S565.452

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.452
- **Heading:** Affidavit; register duties; fee; social security number
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-123-of-1915 / Section 565.452

## Text

Sec. 2.

(1) The register of deeds of the county where an affidavit described in this act is offered for record shall receive and record it in the manner that deeds are recorded. The register of deeds shall collect the same fee for recording the affidavit as is provided by law for recording deeds.

(2) Unless state or federal law, rule, regulation, or court order or rule requires that all or more than 4 sequential digits of the social security number appear in the affidavit, a register of deeds shall not receive an affidavit for recording unless the first 5 digits of any social security number appearing in or on the affidavit are obscured or removed.

History: 1915, Act 123, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915; CL 1915, 11737; CL 1929, 13365; CL 1948, 565.452; Am. 1965, Act 178, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965; Am. 2007, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Sept. 6, 2007

## Nearby sections

- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.451a Affidavit stating facts relating to matters affecting realty; recording.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AAct-123-of-1915_S565.451a.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.451b Affidavit stating facts relating to matters affecting realty; perjury.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AAct-123-of-1915_S565.451b.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.451c Affidavit stating fact relating to matters affecting realty; land description.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AAct-123-of-1915_S565.451c.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.451d Correction of errors or omissions; affidavit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AAct-123-of-1915_S565.451d.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.452 Affidavit; register duties; fee; social security number.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AAct-123-of-1915_S565.452.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.453 Affidavit; use as evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AAct-123-of-1915_S565.453.md)

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