I don't think that submitting a document with a missing seal would be considered "fraudulent."  Now, if you had knowledge that the signature had been forged, or something along those lines, then perhaps you would be guilty of the misdemeanor. 

And, I can't agree with the proposition that abstractors should "avoid pre-screening" so that they can file documents without knowledge of potential defects.  All that will do is allow more defective documents to get recorded.  We pre-screen everything we file, and if anything looks wrong we let the client know.  Nine times out of ten, the client appreciates it and it gets corrected before they waste money filing and re-filing the same documents. 

Best,
Robert A. Franco
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