Tennessee § 56-35-129 - Title search and examination.
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§ 56-35-129. Title search and examination.
No policy or contract of title insurance shall be issued until and unless the title insurance company has caused to be conducted a reasonable search and examination of the title; provided, that the commissioner shall exercise no supervision and control over, and title insurance companies and title insurance rating organizations shall not file as part of their schedule of rates for title insurance, that part of the charge for title insurance applicable to search and examination in connection with insurance of title to real property located in counties with a population of less than one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census. Acts 1980, ch. 857, § 8; 1985, ch. 30, § 1; 2012, ch. 631, § 1. Compiler's Notes. For table of populations of Tennessee counties, see Volume 13 and its supplement. Collateral References. Title insurer's negligent failure to discover and disclose defect as basis for liability in tort. 19 A.L.R.5th 786. Law Reviews. The Title Insurance “All Inclusive Rate” Controversy: Enough is Enough! (William R. Bruce), 25 No. 5 Tenn. B.J. 33 (1989). Title Insurance Rate Issues and How They Should Be Addressed (Donald T. Chunn), 25 No. 5 Tenn. B.J. 32 (1989).
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Section 56-35-129 ("Title search and examination.") 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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