Upon failure to perform any official duties, the register may be indicted for a Class C misdemeanor and the register and the register's sureties shall be civilly responsible to any person injured by the failure.
Code 1858, § 456; Acts 1871, ch. 85, § 2; Shan., § 570; mod. Code 1932, § 825; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1310; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Cross-References. Failure to comply with entry requirements, penalty, §8-13-117.
Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, §40-35-111.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Limitations of Actions, § 25.
Attorney General Opinions. Register of deeds should record any deed offered for and entitled to registration under the laws of the state even if the deed of land for a road right-of-way has not been approved by the county executive (now county mayor) or the county superintendent of highways, and failure to record the deed could result in exposure of the register of deeds to legal liability for damages, OAG 02-105, 2002 Tenn. AG LEXIS 110 (10/01/02).