Tennessee § 66-26-102 - Notice to all the world.

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§ 66-26-102. Notice to all the world.

All of the instruments registered pursuant to § 66-24-101 shall be notice to all the world from the time they are noted for registration, as prescribed in § 8-13-108 ; and shall take effect from such time. Code 1858, § 2073 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 90, §§ 6, 12; 1841-1842, ch. 12, § 2); Shan., § 3750; Code 1932, § 7666; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-2602. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Acknowledgments, § 12; 1 Tenn. Juris., Adverse Possession, § 56; 3 Tenn. Juris., Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, § 23; 21 Tenn. Juris., Recording Acts, §§ 10, 15. Law Reviews. Survey of Tennessee Property Law, VII. Registration of Instruments (Toxey H. Sewell), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 160, 193 (1978).

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Section 66-26-102 ("Notice to all the world.") 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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