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§ 8-21-701. County clerks -- Specific fees authorized.

TN Code § 8-21-701 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) For issuance of marriage license $10.00

(2) [Deleted by 2016 amendment.]

(3) For transfer of business license from one location to another 5.00

(4) For certifying a notary public's election to the secretary of state pursuant to § 8-16-106 7.00

(5) For receiving and forwarding notice of notary public name change or change of address pursuant to § 8-16-109 5.00

(6) For taking and recording official bonds and revenue bonds 2.00

(7) For receiving and paying over state and county revenue, on the amount collected and paid over 5%

(8) For ex officio services, the legislative body may make an allowance not exceeding 50.00

(9) For attending to prosecution for penalties under the inspection laws, on sums collected and paid into the state treasury 10%

(10) For services in the recovery of penalties prescribed against breach of revenue laws in relation to licenses double fees

(11) For certifying a copy of a document or taking an acknowledgment or affixing seal 5.00

(12) For making copies, per page 0.50

(13)

(A) For handling refunds of amounts overpaid up to 2.00

(B) A county clerk shall adopt a policy establishing a procedure to be followed if the county clerk receives payments of taxes or fees in excess of the required amount, and that policy shall include one or more of the following:

(i) Contacting the person or entity tendering the payment for specific instructions regarding the excess amount;

(ii) Allowing the county clerk's office to retain reasonable overage amounts as fees of the office; or

(iii) Providing a refund of the excess moneys, less a reasonable amount of the excess payment retained as fees of the office;

(14) For issuance of permits and licenses for which fees are not otherwise provided 5.00

(15) For filing documents for which fee is not otherwise provided 5.00

(16) For county clerks performing services as clerk of a court, the fees prescribed in part 4 of this chapter.

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§ 8-21-701. County clerks -- Specific fees authorized.