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MS HB207

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Joe Warren

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 87-3-3 of the Mississippi Code to require all letters of attorney for land conveyances to be recorded with the clerk of the chancery court in the county where the land is situated

  • Establishes that conveyances executed by an attorney in fact maintain the same legal force and effect as if executed by the principal when properly acknowledged or proved

  • Provides that recorded letters of attorney allow the conveyance to pass the principal's interest even if not formally executed in the principal's name

  • Takes effect July 1, 2015

Legislative Description

Land conveyance; require letter of attorney to be recorded in county where land is located.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary A1/12/2015

Full Bill Text

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