Tennessee § 66-26-103 - Unregistered instruments void as to creditors and bona fide purchasers.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 66-26-103 — Unregistered instruments void as to creditors and bona fide purchasers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-26-103. Unregistered instruments void as to creditors and bona fide purchasers.
Any instruments not so registered, or noted for registration, shall be null and void as to existing or subsequent creditors of, or bona fide purchasers from, the makers without notice. Code 1858, § 2075 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 90, § 12; 1841-1842, ch. 12, § 2); Shan., § 3752; mod. Code 1932, § 7668; C. Supp. 1950, § 7668; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 64-2603; Acts 2005, ch. 303, § 2. Cross-References. Priority of registered instruments, § 66-26-105 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, § 22; 4 Tenn. Juris., Bankruptcy, § 8; 16 Tenn. Juris., Judgments and Decrees, § 32; 18 Tenn. Juris., Marriage Contracts and Settlements, § 7; 21 Tenn. Juris., Recording Acts, §§ 2, 3, 6, 8. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Recording System (Toxey H. Sewell), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (1982).
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Section 66-26-103 ("Unregistered instruments void as to creditors and bona fide purchasers.") 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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