Terms Used In Tennessee Code 56-35-122

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance, and includes all deputies legally appointed and constituted to act in the commissioner's place and stead by other applicable law of the state. See Tennessee Code 56-35-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Title insurance company: means any corporation, foreign or domestic, authorized by its charter to conduct a "title insurance business" as defined by this chapter and is sometimes referred to as "insurer" or "insurers. See Tennessee Code 56-35-102
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

The commissioner is authorized to make reasonable rules and regulations as are or may be necessary for the administration of this chapter, but no rule or regulation shall take effect until it has been duly filed in the commissioner’s office and until and after the expiration of thirty (30) days’ written notice to all title insurance companies doing business in the state and after a hearing, if a hearing has been requested in writing by any title insurance company prior to the termination of the thirty-day period.