Sec. 48.
A register of deeds shall not record a deed or other instrument in writing that purports to convey an interest in land by the survivor or survivors under a deed to joint tenants or tenants by the entirety, unless, for each joint tenant or tenant by the entirety who is indicated in the deed or instrument to be deceased, a certified copy of the death certificate or other proof of death that is permitted by the laws of this state to be received for record by the register, is shown to have been recorded in the register's office by liber and page reference or is filed concurrently with the deed or other instrument and recorded as a separate document.
History: Add. 1947, Act 20, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 565.48 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 195, Eff. Sept. 18, 2018
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property
R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)
Section 565.1 - Conveyance of Land Made by Deed.
Section 565.3 - Quit Claim Deed; Estate Passed.
Section 565.4 - Conveyance of Greater Estate Than Possessed; Effect.
Section 565.5 - Covenants; Implication in Conveyance.
Section 565.6 - Covenants; Implication in Mortgage.
Section 565.7 - Conveyance of Land Adversely Possessed; Validity.
Section 565.9 - Execution of Deed in Another State; Governing Law, Acknowledgment.
Section 565.13 - Conveyance by Nonresident Married Person; Effect; Procedure.
Section 565.14 - Deed; Failure to Acknowledge; Proof by Witness of Execution.
Section 565.16 - Deed; Refusal to Acknowledge; Application to Circuit Court; Summons to Grantor.
Section 565.17 - Deed; Proof of Execution; Certificate of Court.
Section 565.18 - Deed; Refusal to Acknowledge; Proof of Execution by Proving Handwriting.
Section 565.19 - Subscribing Witnesses; Subpoenas for Attendance.
Section 565.21 - Unacknowledged Deed; Filing of Copy by Person Interested; Effect.
Section 565.22 - Unacknowledged Deed; Effect of Filing; Continuation.
Section 565.26 - Repealed. 2008, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008.
Section 565.27 - Recorded Instruments; Contents.
Section 565.30 - Deeds of Church Pews and Slips; Recording.
Section 565.32 - Unrecorded Deed of Defeasance; Validity Against Person Without Notice.
Section 565.33 - Assignment of Mortgage; Effect of Recording.
Section 565.34 - Purchaser; Definition.
Section 565.35 - Conveyance; Definition.
Section 565.37 - Power of Attorney to Convey Lands; Recording of Revocation.
Section 565.38 - New County; Transcription of Instruments; Effect, Compensation of Register.
Section 565.39 - Device Used as Seal; Effect; Application to Official Seals.
Section 565.41 - Discharge of Mortgage; Payment of Filing Fee by Mortgagee; Date of Discharge.
Section 565.44 - Discharge of Mortgage; Refusal; Civil Liability; Penalty; Time Periods.
Section 565.47 - Recording by Register of Deeds; Acknowledgment Required.
Section 565.48 - Deed by Surviving Joint Tenant of Lands; Recording; Certified Copy of Death.