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 deeds; 
 identification; forgery; notice; notaries

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 CHAPTER 31

 SENATE BILL 1479

AN 
ACT

amending title 11, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona 
Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-472; amending title 11, chapter 3, 
article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-544; amending section 
11-1133, Arizona Revised Statutes; repealing section 12-524, Arizona 
Revised Statutes; amending sections 33-420, 41-254 and 41-263, 
Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to real property.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 11, chapter 3, article 3, 
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-472, to read:

START_STATUTE11-472. Recording; photo identification; exemptions

A. For any document that is recorded 
in person at the recorder's office or at a recording kiosk, a person shall 
provide the recorder with a valid form of photo identification unless the 
document to be recorded is submitted by any of the following:

1. An escrow officer or escrow 
office.

2. A title insurance agent or title 
insurer as defined in section 20-1562.

3. A state-chartered or federally 
chartered bank or credit union.

4. An active member of the state bar 
of Arizona.

5. A governmental entity, including 
an agency, branch or instrumentality of the federal government.

B. The recorder may not retain a copy 
of the person's identification, but shall note in the recording system or 
receipt for the recording, or both, the FOLLOWING:

1. The type of identification.

2. The name on the identification.

3. The identification number.

C. The information noted pursuant to 
subsection B of this section is not a public record, is exempt from title 39, 
chapter 1 and is not subject to disclosure. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 11, chapter 3, article 7, Arizona 
Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-544, to read:

START_STATUTE11-544. Notice to owner; changed information

On or before January 1, 2027, the assessor shall 
provide a system for notifying an owner of a parcel of real property when the 
assessor receives notice of a change in the ownership of or the mailing address 
for the owner of the parcel of real property. The system shall allow 
an owner to choose to participate and is voluntary for the owner, and the 
notice shall be provided promptly by email, text message or other similar 
means. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3. Section 11-1133, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE11-1133. Affidavit of legal value

A. Each deed evidencing a transfer of title and any 
contract relating to the sale of real property shall have appended at the time 
of recording an affidavit of the seller and the buyer to the transaction, or 
the agent of either the seller or buyer, or both, in a form approved by the 
department of revenue, who shall declare and jointly certify the following 
information:

1. The name, and 
mailing address and telephone number 
of the buyer and seller. The buyer and seller may 
provide additional contact information, including email addresses.

2. The name and address where a tax statement may be 
sent.

3. The complete legal description of the property.

4. The situs address, if any, of the property.

5. The date of sale.

6. The total consideration paid for the property, 
the amount of cash down payment and whether or not the 
type of financing included cash, a new third party third-party loan, a new loan from the seller, an 
assumption of an existing loan or an exchange or trade of property.

7. Whether or not the estimated 
market value of personal property received by the buyer equals five per cent percent or more of the total 
consideration.

8. The assessor's parcel number or numbers assigned 
to the real property by the county assessor or, in the case of a new parcel or 
parcels not yet assigned a parcel number, the parcel number or numbers of the 
previous parcel or parcels from which the new parcel or parcels are created.

9. The conditions of the transaction, 
including the relationship, if any, of the parties.

10. The use and description of the property and, in 
the case of a residential dwelling, whether the property is to be owner-occupied 
or rented.

11. The name and address of the person to contact 
regarding information contained on the affidavit.

B. If a beneficiary of a foreclosed trustee's deed 
receives payment based on private mortgage insurance covering the sale that is 
in addition to the proceeds of the sale, the beneficiary shall submit, in a 
form approved by the department of revenue, to the county recorder in the 
county where the property is located within four months after the date of the 
trustee's sale a beneficiary's declaration of additional funds received that 
contains the following:

1. The county assessor's parcel numb