Sen. Ingwersen announces details for third meeting of the Deed Fraud Prevention Commission

Posted: November 05, 2025 | Senator Ingwersen

AUGUSTA — On Wednesday, Nov. 5, Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, will convene the next meeting of the Legislature’s Commission to Recommend Methods for Preventing Deed Fraud in the State. This summer, Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, appointed Sen. Ingwersen to chair the Commission. The Commission held its first meeting on Sept. 29.

The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in the Judiciary Committee Room (Room 438) at the State House. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in person. It will also be livestreamed online at legislature.maine.gov/Audio/#438.

At this meeting, the Commission will discuss, and review, education materials related to deed fraud (if any) that are used by organizations serving on the Commission. The Commission will also begin to work on its proposed recommendations. In preparation for this meeting, the chairs asked members to draft and submit their initial individual recommendations.

The Commission is tasked with gathering information on the practice and prevalence of deed fraud and reviewing any currently available educational materials regarding the prevention of deed fraud in Maine. It will review current practices, like identity verification, and state laws, such as civil remedies and criminal penalties currently on the books. It will also examine ways to mitigate the fraudulent listing of homes for rent and the use of artificial intelligence for deed fraud. It will provide a report to the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee for the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Maine State Legislature.

To view recordings of the previous meetings, to access materials or to subscribe for notifications and updates, go to legislature.maine.gov/commission-to-recommend-methods-for-preventing-deed-fraud-in-the-state. For a copy of the draft meeting agenda, email Janet Stocco in the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis at Janet.Stocco@legislature.maine.gov.

DEED FRAUD PREVENTION COMMISSION MEETING DETAILS

  • WHAT: Deed Fraud Prevention Commission Third Meeting
  • WHO: Sen. Henry Ingwersen, Senate Chair of the Deed Fraud Prevention Commission
  • WHEN: 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5
  • WHERE: Judiciary Committee Room (Room 438), State House, Augusta
  • ONLINE: legislature.maine.gov/Audio/#43

This year, Sen. Ingwersen sponsored LD 353, the legislation that established the Commission. It received unanimous, bipartisan support in the Judiciary Committee and in the full Senate and House. Gov. Janet T. Mills signed it into law on July 1.

Sen. Henry Ingwersen is currently serving his second term in the Maine Senate. He is the Senate chair of the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee. He also serves on the Legislature’s Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee. He represents Senate District 32, which includes Arundel, Biddeford, Dayton, Hollis and Lyman.

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