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TN Code § 48-248-408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 4 - Eligible Members, Transfers, Etc|§ 48-248-408. Cessation of Professional Services

 If a PLLC ceases to render professional services, it must amend or restate its articles to delete references to rendering professional services and to conform its name to the requirements of Chapters 20 7 and 246 of this title. After the amendment becomes effective, the PLLC may continue in existence as an LLC under Chapters 201 248 of this title and it is no longer subject to this chapter.
TN Code § 48-248-409 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 4 - Eligible Members, Transfers, Etc|§ 48-248-409. Dissolution

 The attorney general and reporter may commence a proceeding under § 48-245-902 to dissolve a PLLC if:   The secretary of state or a licensing authority with jurisdiction over a professional service described in the PLLC's articles serves written notice on the PLLC in accordance with § 48-208-104, that it has violated or is violating a provision of this chapter;   The PLLC does not correct each alleged violation, or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the secretary of state or licensing authority that it did not occur, within sixty (60) days after service of the notice in accordance with § 48-208-104; and   The secretary of state or licensing authority certifies to the attorney general and reporter a description of the violation, that it properly notified the PLLC of the violation, and that the PLLC did not correct it, or demonstrate that it did not occur, within sixty (60) days after service of the notice, in accordance with § 48-208-104.
TN Code § 48-248-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 5 - Foreign Professional Limited Liability Companies|§ 48-248-501. Foreign Professional Limited Liability Companies

  Except as provided in subsection (c), a foreign PLLC may not transact business in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the secretary of state.   A foreign PLLC may not register unless:  Its name satisfies the requirements of § 48-248-301;   It is organized for one (1) or more of the purposes referenced in and satisfies the requirements of § 48-248-104; and   All of its members, all of its governors (or their equivalent), if any, and all managers (or their equivalent) are licensed in one (1) or more states to render a professional service described in its articles; provided, that if the licensing authority of this state permits persons other than qualified persons to serve as governors, if any, or managers of a PLLC, not less than one half (½) of its governors, if any, and all managers except the secretary and treasurer, if any, of a PLLC shall be qualified persons with respect to the PLLC.     A foreign PLLC is not required to obtain a certificate of authority in this state unless it maintains or intends to maintain an office in this state for conduct of business or professional practice.
TN Code § 48-248-502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 5 - Foreign Professional Limited Liability Companies|§ 48-248-502. Application for a Certificate of Authority

 The application of a foreign PLLC for a certificate of authority in this state shall contain the information required in § 48-246-301; state it is a PLLC; state its purpose is to render specified professional services; and include a statement that the requirements of § 48-248-501(b)(3) are satisfied.
TN Code § 48-248-503 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 5 - Foreign Professional Limited Liability Companies|§ 48-248-503. Revocation

 The secretary of state may administratively revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign PLLC authorized to transact business in this state if a licensing authority with jurisdiction over a professional service described in the PLLC's articles certifies to the secretary of state that the PLLC has violated or is violating a provision of this chapter and describes the violation in the certification.
TN Code § 48-248-504 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 5 - Foreign Professional Limited Liability Companies|§ 48-248-504. Offense — Penalty

  A person commits a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), if such person signs a document such person knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the licensing authority for filing.   The offense created by this section is in addition to any other offense created by law for the same conduct.
TN Code § 48-248-601 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 6 - Delivery of Articles|§ 48-248-601. Delivery of Articles to Licensing Authority

 A domestic or foreign PLLC may not render professional services in this state until it delivers a certified copy of its articles (or equivalent) and, if a foreign PLLC, a certified copy of its certificate of authority to transact business in this state to each licensing authority with jurisdiction over a professional service described in the articles.
TN Code § 48-248-602 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 6 - Delivery of Articles|§ 48-248-602. Annual Statement

  If required by a rule promulgated by the licensing authority having authority over professional services rendered by employees and/or members of the PLLC, each domestic PLLC, and each foreign PLLC registered in this state, shall deliver for filing to each licensing authority having jurisdiction over a professional service described in the PLLC's articles an annual statement of qualification setting forth:  The names and usual business addresses of its members, managers and governors (or their equivalent), if any; and   Information required by rule promulgated by the licensing authority to determine compliance with this chapter and other rules promulgated under it.     The first qualification statement required under this section must be delivered to the licensing authority between January 1 and April 1 of the year following the adoption of a rule requiring such statements and the calendar year in which a domestic LLC became a PLLC, or a foreign PLLC was authorized to transact business in this state. Subsequent qualification statements must be delivered to the licensing authority between January 1 and April 1 of the following calendar years.
TN Code § 48-248-603 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 6 - Delivery of Articles|§ 48-248-603. Rules

 Each licensing authority is empowered to promulgate rules expressly authorized by this chapter if the rules are consistent with the public interest or required by the public health or welfare or by generally recognized standards of professional conduct.
TN Code § 48-248-604 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 6 - Delivery of Articles|§ 48-248-604. Jurisdiction of Licensing Authority

 This chapter does not restrict the jurisdiction of a licensing authority over individuals rendering a professional service within the jurisdiction of the licensing authority, nor does it affect the interpretation or application of any law pertaining to standards of professional conduct except, notwithstanding any other provision of Chapters 201 248 of this title, this chapter expressly provides that persons engaged in a professional service are expressly authorized to form a PLLC in which to conduct their business and limit their liability for the acts of others.
TN Code § 48-248-605 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 6 - Delivery of Articles|§ 48-248-605. Amendment of Existing Laws and Right to Practice Profession in Other Forms

 Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapters 201 248 of this title, the laws of this state relating to the regulation of professional services are hereby amended and superseded to the extent such laws are inconsistent as to form of organization with the provision of Chapters 201 248 of this title, and are deemed amended to permit the provision of professional services within this state by PLLCs. This chapter does not affect an existing or future right or privilege to render professional services through the use of any other form of business entity.
TN Code § 48-248-606 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 248 - Professional Limited Liability Companies|Part 6 - Delivery of Articles|§ 48-248-606. Reservation of Power to Amend or Repeal

 The general assembly has the power to amend or repeal all or part of this chapter at any time and all domestic and foreign professional limited liability companies subject to this chapter are governed by the amendment or repeal.
TN Code § 48-249-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 249 - Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 48-249-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act.”
TN Code § 48-249-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 249 - Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 48-249-103. Notice

  General; Methods of notice.  Notice under this chapter or under the LLC documents, to an LLC or to a foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this state, or by an LLC to its managers, directors, officers, employees, agents, members and holders of financial rights, as applicable, shall be in writing, except that oral notice is effective, if it is reasonable under the circumstances. Such notice may be communicated to or by an LLC, or to a foreign LLC, in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype, electronic mail or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by publication in a newspaper of general circulation, or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication, published or broadcast in the county where the principal executive office of the LLC is or was last located, or in such other geographic areas as may be required under the LLC documents.   Effectiveness of notice.  Written notice by a domestic LLC to its managers, directors, officers, employees, agents, members and holders of financial rights, as applicable, if in a comprehensible form, is effective when mailed, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the recipient's address shown in the LLC's current records.   Notice to LLC.  Written notice to a domestic LLC, or a foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this state, may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the domestic or foreign LLC or its secretary, if any, at its principal executive office (or to a designated mailing address such as a post office box if the United States postal service does not deliver to the principal executive office).   General effectiveness of written notice.  Except as provided in subsection (b), written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following:  When received;   Five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed;   On the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or   Twenty (20) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark if mailed correctly addressed, and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed.     Oral notice.  Oral notice is effective when communicated, if communicated in a comprehensible manner.   Notice by publication or broadcast.  Notice by publication or public broadcast, as provided in subsection (a), is effective upon publication or broadcast, as applicable.   Governing requirements.  Notwithstanding this section, if another provision of this chapter prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, those requirements shall govern.
TN Code § 48-249-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 249 - Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 48-249-105. Ultra Vires Actions

  Limit on power to challenge.  Except as provided in subsection (b), the validity of an LLC's action may not be challenged on the ground that the LLC lacks or lacked the power to act.   Challenge of power.  An LLC's power to act may be challenged in a proceeding by:  A member against the LLC to enjoin the act;   The LLC, directly, derivatively or through a receiver, trustee or other personal representative, against an incumbent or former director, manager, employee, agent or member of the LLC, as applicable; or   The attorney general and reporter under § 48-249-617.     Derivative action.  In a member's proceeding, under subdivision (b)(1), to enjoin an unauthorized LLC act, the court may enjoin or set aside the act, if equitable, and if all affected persons are parties to the proceeding, and may award damages for loss suffered by the LLC or another party because of enjoining the unauthorized act.
TN Code § 48-249-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 249 - Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 48-249-108. Registered Name

  Name registration.  A foreign LLC may register its name, an assumed name under which it transacts business, or its name with any addition under § 48-249-106(a), if the name is distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state, as required by § 48-249-106(b).   Process for name registration.  A foreign LLC may register its name, its assumed name, or its name with any addition under § 48-249-106(a), by filing an application with the secretary of state:  Setting forth the applicant's name, its assumed name, or its name with any addition under § 48-249-106(a) and the jurisdiction of its formation; and   Accompanied by a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, from the jurisdiction of formation, bearing a date that is not more than one (1) month prior to the date the application is filed with the secretary of state.     Effective date of registration.  The name is registered for the applicant's exclusive use upon the effective date of the application, and until the end of the calendar year in which the registration occurs.   Renewal of registered name.  A foreign LLC for which a name registration is effective may renew the registered name for successive years, by filing a renewal application with the secretary of state that complies with the requirements of subsection (b), between October 1 and December 31 of the year prior to the year for which the renewal will be effective.   Use of registered name.  A foreign LLC for which a name registration is effective may apply for authority to transact business in this state as a foreign LLC under that name, or consent in writing to the use of that name by a domestic LLC, or another foreign LLC authorized or applying for authority to transact business in this state. The registration terminates when the foreign LLC becomes authorized to transact business in this state, or when the consent to the use of the registered name becomes effective.
TN Code § 48-249-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 249 - Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 48-249-109. Registered Office and Registered Agent

  Registered office and agent.  Each domestic and foreign LLC shall continuously maintain in this state:  A registered office, which may be the same as any of its places of business; and   A registered agent, who may be an individual who resides in this state, a domestic corporation, a not-for-profit domestic corporation, a domestic LLC or a domestic registered limited liability partnership; or a foreign corporation, a not-for-profit foreign corporation, a foreign LLC or a foreign registered limited liability partnership, in each case authorized to transact business in this state. The registered agent shall maintain a business office at the same street address as the registered office.     New registered agent required.  If a registered agent resigns or is unable to perform the required duties, the affected domestic or foreign LLC shall promptly designate another registered agent, to the end that each domestic LLC and each foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this state shall at all times have a registered agent in this state.
TN Code § 48-249-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 249 - Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 48-249-110. Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent

  Change in registered office or agent by LLC.  A domestic or foreign LLC may change its registered office or registered agent by filing a statement of change with the secretary of state that sets forth:  The name of the domestic or foreign LLC;   If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered office, including the zip code, and the county in which the office is located;   If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent; and   A statement that, after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of the registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical.     Change in registered office by registered agent.  If a registered agent changes the street address of such registered agent's business office, the registered agent may change the street address of the registered office of any domestic or foreign LLC for which the registered agent is the registered agent, by notifying the affected domestic or foreign LLC in writing of the change, and by signing, either manually or by facsimile, and by filing a statement with the secretary of state that complies with the requirements of subsection (a), and that recites that the affected domestic or foreign LLC has been notified of the change.
TN Code § 48-249-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 249 - Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 48-249-111. Resignation of Registered Agent

  Resignation of registered agent.  A registered agent of a domestic or foreign LLC may resign the appointment, by filing a statement of resignation with the secretary of state, signed by the registered agent, that includes a certification that the agent has mailed a copy of the statement of resignation to the principal executive office of the affected domestic or foreign LLC by certified mail. The statement may indicate that the registered office is also discontinued.   Effective date of resignation.  The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued, if so provided, on the date on which the statement described in subsection (a) is filed with the secretary of state.
TN Code § 48-249-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 249 - Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 48-249-112. Service on Llc

  Agent for service of process.  A domestic or foreign LLC's registered agent is the agent for the domestic or foreign LLC for service of process, notice or demand, required or permitted by law to be served on the domestic or foreign LLC.   Secretary of state is default agent.  Whenever a domestic or foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this state fails to appoint or maintain a registered agent in this state, whenever the registered agent of a domestic or foreign LLC cannot be found with reasonable diligence, whenever a foreign LLC transacts business or conducts affairs in this state without first obtaining a certificate of authority from the secretary of state, or whenever the certificate of authority of a foreign LLC has been cancelled or revoked, then the secretary of state shall be an agent of such LLC upon whom any process, notice or demand may be served.   Special agent for workers' compensation.  Whenever a domestic or foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this state is an employer, within the meaning of the Workers' Compensation Law, compiled in title 50, chapter 6, and the domestic or foreign LLC is, for the purpose of the Workers' Compensation Law, self-insured or a part of a self-insurance pool as provided in title 50, chapter 6, part 4, the domestic or foreign LLC shall, for workers' compensation actions only, be required to appoint the commissioner of commerce and insurance and such commissioner's chief deputy, or their successors, as its true and lawful attorneys upon either of whom all lawful process in any workers' compensation action or legal proceeding against it may be served, as is required of insurance companies by § 56-2-103.   Not exclusive means of service.  This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of service on a domestic or foreign LLC.
TN Code § 48-249-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 48 - Securities, Corporations and Associations|Chapter 249 - Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 48-249-116. Llc as Legal Entity

 An LLC is a legal entity distinct from its members.