(a) 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.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-13-111
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) 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:
(1) Establishing a credit, debit or a copy account for individual customers;(2) Contacting the person or entity tendering the instrument for specific instructions regarding the excess fee;(3) Allowing the register’s office to retain reasonable overage amounts as fees of the office; or(4) 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.
