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Establishes the criminal offense of real estate title fraud and allows municipalities to refuse to record “suspicious documents” from persons who are not trusted submitters and creates penalties for real estate title fraud.

February 6, 2026

Summary

If enacted, this bill would establish a criminal offense for real estate title fraud, allow municipalities to refuse to record suspicious documents from persons who are not trusted submitters, and create penalties. This would affect lenders, servicers, and title companies by requiring verification of submitter trust status and potentially increasing due diligence requirements.

Source: https://status.rilegislature.gov/

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It was published on February 6, 2026.

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