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TACIR debate over deed‑fraud recommendations ends in procedural correction; report tabled until January
Summary
After weeks of staff work, TACIR presented a final report recommending an optional pilot allowing registers of deeds to require ID and a proposal to define deed‑theft offenses; strong testimony from registers of deeds and privacy concerns prompted debate and a procedural correction that left the report TABLED for reconsideration on Jan. 30.
The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations on Thursday reviewed a final staff report on real‑estate fraud that recommends optional pilot authority for registers of deeds to request photo identification and, in some cases, employ third‑party identity proofing when documents are filed, and asks the General Assembly to define specific offenses for deed theft and related property fraud.
Research manager Bob Maurio told the commission the report retains three prior recommendations — stronger notary training, stricter notarization records and giving registers authority to review suspicious documents — and adds two new options modeled after programs in Arkansas, Florida and Texas: an optional pilot to request photo ID for grantors…
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