2015 Tennessee Code
Title 48 - Corporations And Associations
Miscellaneous Corporation Provisions
Chapter 101 - Special Purpose Corporations and Associations
Part 6 - Tennessee Professional Corporation Act
§ 48-101-609 - Name.
(a) The name of a domestic professional corporation and of a foreign professional corporation authorized to transact business in this state, in addition to satisfying the requirements of chapter 14 (except for § 48-14-101(a)(1)) and chapter 25 of this title:
(1) Must contain the words "professional corporation," "professional association," or "service corporation" or the abbreviation "P.C.," "P.A.," or "S.C."; and
(2) May not contain language stating or implying that it is incorporated for a purpose other than that authorized by § 48-101-605 and its charter.
(b) Chapters 14 and 25 of this title do not prevent the use of a name otherwise prohibited by those sections if it is the personal name of a shareholder or former shareholder of the domestic or foreign professional corporation or the name of an individual who was associated with a predecessor of the corporation.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Tennessee may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
