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.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
§ 8-13-101. Election — Term of Office
§ 8-13-102. Surety Bonds — Oath of Office
§ 8-13-104. Vacation of Office
§ 8-13-105. Deputies — Appointment — Death, Resignation or Removal of Register
§ 8-13-106. Location of Office
§ 8-13-107. Records Kept in Office — Suitable Facility
§ 8-13-109. Payment for Record Books
§ 8-13-110. Indictment of Register for Failure to Perform Duties — Civil Liability
§ 8-13-111. Fees Accompanying Instrument — Register to Adopt Policy Regarding Overages
§ 8-13-113. Effect of Certification Under Seal
§ 8-13-114. Acting as Entry Taker
§ 8-13-115. Preservation of Records of Entry
§ 8-13-117. Failure to Comply With Entry Requirements
§ 8-13-118. Recording of Military Discharge Documents in the Office of County Register