Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 13; Title 23, Chapter 3; Title 66, Chapter 5, Part 1 and Title 66, Chapter 24.

This bill requires that a deed of conveyance of real property be prepared by a licensed attorney, title insurance agent, or the owner of the real property. This bill further requires that the deed be filed by the attorney, title insurance agent, or owner with the county register of deeds in the county in which the real property is located.<br /> <br /> This bill requires registers to verify that an affidavit on a deed of conveyance of real property was duly signed and notarized stating under oath the name and address of the preparer of the document and that the preparer was a licensed attorney, title insurance agent, or the owner of the real property. This bill authorizes a county register to refuse to register any deed of conveyance of real property that is not prepared by a licensed attorney, title insurance agent, or by the owner of the real property, and so stated on the document by a sworn affidavit.<br />