Tennessee § 66-3-104 - Conveyance by general warranty deed with knowledge of existing liens — Conveyance with knowledge of lack of legal or equitable interest to convey.

§ 66-3-104. Conveyance by general warranty deed with knowledge of existing liens — Conveyance with knowledge of lack of legal or equitable interest to convey.

Any person who transfers land by execution of a general warranty deed with knowledge of outstanding liens, mortgages, deeds of trust or other claims against such transferred land with the intent to defraud, commits a Class E felony. Any person who transfers or applies for recordation of any transfer of land by execution of either a general warranty deed or quitclaim deed, or any other devise, with knowledge that the transferor or grantor has no legal or equitable interest to convey such land commits a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1978, ch. 743, §§ 1, 2; 1978, ch. 917, § 1; T.C.A., § 64-322; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 87; 2011, ch. 399, § 2. Cross-References. Penalty for Class A misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 . Penalty for Class E felony, § 40-35-111 .