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508.80 FRAUDULENT INSTRUMENT OR ENTRY; PENALTY.
Whoever fraudulently procures, or assists in fraudulently procuring, or is privy to the
fraudulent procurement of, any certificate of title or other instrument or of any entry in the register
of titles, or other book kept in the office of any registrar, or of any erasure or alteration in any entry
in any of these books, or in any instrument authorized by this chapter, or knowingly defrauds,
or is privy to defrauding, any person by means of a false or fraudulent instrument, certificate,
statement, or affidavit affecting registered land, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not
exceeding $10,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or by both.
History: (8326) RL s 3448; 1905 c 305 s 78; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11
Whoever fraudulently procures, or assists in fraudulently procuring, or is privy to the
fraudulent procurement of, any certificate of title or other instrument or of any entry in the register
of titles, or other book kept in the office of any registrar, or of any erasure or alteration in any entry
in any of these books, or in any instrument authorized by this chapter, or knowingly defrauds,
or is privy to defrauding, any person by means of a false or fraudulent instrument, certificate,
statement, or affidavit affecting registered land, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not
exceeding $10,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or by both.
History: (8326) RL s 3448; 1905 c 305 s 78; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11
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