Alert - Lee County Grantor/Grantee ID Requirement Applicable to Electronically Submitted Deeds
Fund Members should be aware of a requirement to include government-issued photo identification (IDs) with electronically submitted deeds in Lee County effective June 1, 2024. Florida Statute 28.2225 created the Title Fraud Prevention Through Identity Verification Pilot Program in Lee County for the purposes of assisting law enforcement to verify the parties engaged in a property-related transaction
Pursuant to the statute, all property deeds recorded in Lee County must be accompanied by a copy of the grantors’ and grantees’ government-issued photo identification. The first phase of the program required IDs for grantors and grantees recording deeds in person or by mail. This second phase requires IDs with electronically submitted deeds on or after June 1, 2024. The IDs are not recorded in the county’s official records.
A copy of the Lee County memorandum can be found here: https://www.leeclerk.org/home/showpublisheddocument/14306/638518960056670000
In order to limit the Lee County Clerk’s objections to recording conveyances and delays in recording, Fund Members should familiarize themselves with the ID uploading and submission process. The identification requirements and forms of acceptable identification are set out in the Lee County memo, as well as certain transactions that are excluded from the submission of IDs.
05/30/2024
