Fraud alerts by state
Title insurance & alerts (summary)
Title insurance is financial protection for covered losses — it does not automatically restore ownership or clear the public record. Free property-fraud alert programs (email/mail when something records against your name) exist in many counties. Full callouts and verified examples (NYC, LA County) are on the deed fraud hub.
Find an alert program by state
The research table lists an alert program for 43 jurisdictions — usually the state's largest county, not the whole state. 40 of them were confirmed live and free; the status column shows which. Click through for the specific program.
| State | Program | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Jefferson County Recording Activity Notification | Confirmed live |
| Arizona | Maricopa Title Alert | Reported — not confirmed live |
| Arkansas | Pulaski County Property Fraud Alert | Confirmed live |
| California | LA County Homeowner Notification Program | Confirmed live |
| Colorado | Denver Fraud Sleuth | Confirmed live |
| Connecticut | Stamford Property Alert | Confirmed live |
| Delaware | New Castle County AlertMe | Confirmed live · cost not stated |
| Florida | Miami-Dade Recording Alert | Confirmed live |
| Georgia | FANS (Filing Activity Notification System) | Confirmed live |
| Hawaii | Property Watch — Bureau of Conveyances | Confirmed live |
| Illinois | Cook County Property Fraud Alert | Confirmed live |
| Indiana | Marion County Property Fraud Alerts | Confirmed live |
| Iowa | Polk County Property Check | Confirmed live |
| Kansas | Sedgwick County Property Fraud Alert | Confirmed live |
| Kentucky | Jefferson County ClerkAlert | Confirmed live |
| Maine | Property Fraud Alert (Cumberland County) | Confirmed live |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Consumer Notification Service | Confirmed live |
| Michigan | Wayne County Property Alert | Confirmed live |
| Minnesota | Hennepin County Property Watch | Confirmed live |
| Mississippi | Harrison County DuProcess Property Fraud Alert | Confirmed live |
| Missouri | St. Louis County Property Fraud Alert | Confirmed live |
| Montana | Gallatin County Fraud Guard | Reported — not confirmed live |
| Nevada | Clark County Recording Notification Service | Confirmed live |
| New Hampshire | Hillsborough County Property Fraud Alert | Confirmed live |
| New Jersey | Bergen County Property Alert Service | Confirmed live |
| New Mexico | Bernalillo County Recording Notifications | Confirmed live |
| New York | NYC Notice of Recorded Document (ACRIS) | Confirmed live |
| North Carolina | Mecklenburg County Property Fraud Alert | Confirmed live |
| North Dakota | Cass County Property Fraud Alert | Confirmed live |
| Ohio | Franklin County Property Alert | Confirmed live |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma County Property Alert | Confirmed live |
| Oregon | Multnomah County Property Recording Alert Service | Confirmed live |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia Fraud Guard | Confirmed live |
| Rhode Island | West Warwick Fraud Alert (interim example) | Confirmed live |
| South Carolina | Greenville County FraudSleuth | Confirmed live |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Land Notification | Confirmed live |
| Tennessee | Shelby County Property Fraud Alert | Confirmed live |
| Texas | Dallas County Property Alert | Confirmed live |
| Utah | Salt Lake County Property Watch | Confirmed live |
| Vermont | South Burlington land-records fraud alerts | Confirmed live |
| Virginia | VADeed Alert | Confirmed live |
| Washington | King County Recording Activity Notification System | Confirmed live |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee County Property Fraud Alert | Confirmed live |
Full list, with confidence notes (all 51 badged jurisdictions)
| State | Program | Coverage level | Confirmed live? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Jefferson County Recording Activity Notification | county-example | Directly verified |
| Alaska | None found | — | — |
| Arizona | Maricopa Title Alert | statewide-mandate | Reported — not directly confirmed live |
| Arkansas | Pulaski County Property Fraud Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| California | LA County Homeowner Notification Program | county-example | Directly verified |
| Colorado | Denver Fraud Sleuth | county-example | Directly verified |
| Connecticut | Stamford Property Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Delaware | New Castle County AlertMe | county-example | Directly verified |
| District of Columbia | None found | — | — |
| Florida | Miami-Dade Recording Alert | statewide-mandate | Directly verified |
| Georgia | FANS (Filing Activity Notification System) | statewide-portal | Directly verified |
| Hawaii | Property Watch — Bureau of Conveyances | statewide-portal | Directly verified |
| Idaho | None found | — | — |
| Illinois | Cook County Property Fraud Alert | statewide-mandate | Directly verified |
| Indiana | Marion County Property Fraud Alerts | county-example | Directly verified |
| Iowa | Polk County Property Check | county-example | Directly verified |
| Kansas | Sedgwick County Property Fraud Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Kentucky | Jefferson County ClerkAlert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Louisiana | None found | — | — |
| Maine | Property Fraud Alert (Cumberland County) | county-example | Directly verified |
| Maryland | None found | — | — |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Consumer Notification Service | statewide-portal | Directly verified |
| Michigan | Wayne County Property Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Minnesota | Hennepin County Property Watch | county-example | Directly verified |
| Mississippi | Harrison County DuProcess Property Fraud Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Missouri | St. Louis County Property Fraud Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Montana | Gallatin County Fraud Guard | county-example | Reported — not directly confirmed live |
| Nebraska | None found | — | — |
| Nevada | Clark County Recording Notification Service | county-example | Directly verified |
| New Hampshire | Hillsborough County Property Fraud Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| New Jersey | Bergen County Property Alert Service | county-example | Directly verified |
| New Mexico | Bernalillo County Recording Notifications | county-example | Directly verified |
| New York | NYC Notice of Recorded Document (ACRIS) | county-example | Directly verified |
| North Carolina | Mecklenburg County Property Fraud Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| North Dakota | Cass County Property Fraud Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Ohio | Franklin County Property Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma County Property Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Oregon | Multnomah County Property Recording Alert Service | county-example | Directly verified |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia Fraud Guard | county-example | Directly verified |
| Rhode Island | West Warwick Fraud Alert (interim example) | statewide-mandate | Directly verified |
| South Carolina | Greenville County FraudSleuth | county-example | Directly verified |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Land Notification | county-example | Directly verified |
| Tennessee | Shelby County Property Fraud Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Texas | Dallas County Property Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Utah | Salt Lake County Property Watch | statewide-mandate | Directly verified |
| Vermont | South Burlington land-records fraud alerts | county-example | Directly verified |
| Virginia | VADeed Alert | statewide-portal | Directly verified |
| Washington | King County Recording Activity Notification System | county-example | Directly verified |
| West Virginia | None found | — | — |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee County Property Fraud Alert | county-example | Directly verified |
| Wyoming | None found | — | — |