Tennessee § 8-13-111 - Fees accompanying instrument — Register to adopt policy regarding overages.
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§ 8-13-111. Fees accompanying instrument — Register to adopt policy regarding overages.
The register shall not be compelled to receive a deed, in any case, and perform official duties in relation thereto, unless the legal fees for registration accompany the instrument. A register shall adopt a policy regarding the procedure to follow if the register receives instruments for recordation accompanied by fees in excess of the required amount, and that policy shall include one (1) or more of the following: Establishing a credit, debit or a copy account for individual customers; Contacting the person or entity tendering the instrument for specific instructions regarding the excess fee; Allowing the register's office to retain reasonable overage amounts as fees of the office; or Registering every instrument eligible for registration and providing a refund of the excess moneys, less a reasonable amount of the excess payments retained as fees of the office. Code 1858, § 453 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 12, § 5); Shan., § 566; Code 1932, § 815; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1311; Acts 2004, ch. 896, § 1. Cross-References. Fee for certified copy of entry, § 8-21-1001 . Fee for reregistration, § 66-24-109 . Fees for recording conveyances to state, extension of credit for fee required, § 12-2-106 .
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Section 8-13-111 ("Fees accompanying instrument — Register to adopt policy regarding overages.") 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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