Tennessee § 55-3-125 - Liens and encumbrances — Filing.
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§ 55-3-125. Liens and encumbrances — Filing.
No conditional sales contract, chattel mortgage, or other lien or encumbrance or title retention instrument upon a registered vehicle, other than a lien dependent upon possession entered into after March 1, 1951, or a lien of the state for taxes established pursuant to title 67, chapter 1, part 14, shall be valid against the creditors of an owner or subsequent purchasers or encumbrancers, until the requirements of this section and § 55-3-126 have been complied with, unless such creditor, purchaser, or encumbrancer has actual notice of the prior lien. Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 68 (Williams, § 5538.168); Acts 1978, ch. 686, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-326. Cross-References. Garagekeeper's lien, § 66-19-103 . Perfection of lien or security interest, § 55-3-126 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Automobiles, §§ 24, 29, 31. Law Reviews. Principal Security Devices in Tennessee, 22 Tenn. L. Rev. 392.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-3-125 ("Liens and encumbrances — Filing.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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