HI HB1639

Bureau of Conveyances must void any recorded deed or interest in real property containing a fraudulent notarial act or seal when the purported notary public attests that the notarization was fraudulently administered, authorized, or authenticated.

Property title holders may request the Bureau of Conveyances to suspend recording of any written instruments affecting their title until they release the suspension, with exceptions for liens or judgments against the property.

Bureau of Conveyances must notify title holders of any attempted recordings on property where recording has been suspended; the suspension lifts automatically if the property is foreclosed upon.

Amends existing law on validity of notarial acts to reference the new fraud voiding provision as an exception to the general rule that notary failures do not invalidate notarial acts.