Sherry was first elected to office in 1990 after 16 years as deputy Register. Served as President of the Tennessee Registers Association, President of the East Tennessee Registers Association. Recognized as East Tennessee Register of the year in 1996, Tennessee Register of the year in 1993, County Official Association of Tennessee Outstanding Register 2005.

The office provides access of all real estate-related records.
The duty of the Register is to record documents the law requires to be or allows to be recorded. The Register is given specific statutory directives on how to index, record, and maintain records. The fees vary according to type of document. The Register keeps accurate records of fees, commissions and taxes collected by this office. Reports on fees and commissions must be made to the county and reports on the transfer and mortgage taxes collected must be made to the Tennessee Dept. of Revenue.

Basic Recording Fees:

Deed/Deed of Trust/Mortgage.........$12.00 up to and including two pages
Amendment/Modification.................$12.00 up to and including two pages
Assignment/Release.........................$12.00 up to and including two pages

Additional Recording Fees (add all fees that can apply):

Additional pages or attachments.......$ 5.00 per additional page
Multiple assignments or releases.......$ 5.00 per reference after first
Recording fee note 1: Limit blanket assignments and releases to 25 per instrument

Transfer/Financing Fees/Taxes:

Deed transfer tax.............................$ 0.37 per $100
Mortgage tax...................................$ 0.115 per $100
The first $2,000.00 of indebtedness is exempt from mortgage tax. Add $1.00 probate fee to total taxes paid.

Real Estate Certification:

Certification fee..............................$ 1.00 per page
Certification fee maps.....................$ 5.00

Document/Recording Notes/Questions

Document Referencing System: Book and Page (format ex.: T508 Pg 61/Bk 1411 Pg 32)
Trust deeds, mortgages, modification agreements and assignments must include the statement, "Maximum principal indebtedness for Tennessee recording tax purposes is $_____."
Originals of real estate documents are always returned after recording. A self addressed stamped return envelope is requested for return purposes.

Download a List of Fees Here:

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Office Phone: 865.453.2758     Fax: 865.453.0290

Land records can be accessed at www.TitleSearcher.com