The Register of Deeds office serves the crucial purpose of making and preserving a record of various legal instruments that are required or permitted by law to be filed or recorded. These instruments include, but are not limited to, deeds, powers of attorney, deeds of trust, mortgages, liens, contracts, plats, leases, judgments, wills, court orders, military discharges, records under the Uniform Commercial Code, and other types of documents, as stated in T.C.A. 66-24-101. These records provide public notice of property ownership, liens, contracts, and other transactions that affect the public interest.