CA AB1698

Requires courts to issue written orders declaring false or forged instruments void ab initio after conviction or dismissal with waiver, specifying whether the instrument is false, forged, or both.

Mandates prosecuting agencies record certified copies of void orders at appropriate public offices and waive recording fees for all related documents.

Requires prosecuting agencies to provide written notice within 10 calendar days to all interested parties and record a notice of pendency of action before filing a motion to void an instrument.

Establishes a 90-calendar-day minimum waiting period before court hearings on void motions and allows interested parties, defendants, and prosecutors to present information at the hearing.

Allows courts to decline issuing void orders if the interests of justice or protection of property rights require determination in a civil proceeding, such as a quiet title action.