On Thursday, Sept. 22, the Register of Deeds office will close at noon for technology upgrades.
Click on the image below to register your name and be notified if a document is filed under your name or business in the Sevier County Register of Deeds office. This will allow you to immediately recognize and stop fraudulent transactions.
Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm
Office Phone: 865.453.2758
PictureCyndi Pickel -Register of Deeds
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.
​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:
Additional pages or attachments.......$ 5.00 per additional page
Additional notations for Assignments, Releases, Modifications, etc.......$ 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/QuestionsDocument 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.
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