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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 48 - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 48-1-101 — 48-250-115)
NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS (§§ 48-51-101 — 48-69-123)
Chapter 55 - OFFICE AND AGENT (§§ 48-55-101 — 48-55-105)
Section 48-55-101 - Registered office and registered agent
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TN Code § 48-55-101 (2023)
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- (a) Each corporation must continuously maintain in this state:
- (1) A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and
- (2) A registered agent, who may be:
- (A) An individual who resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office;
- (B) A for-profit domestic corporation or nonprofit domestic corporation whose business office is identical with the registered office; or
- (C) A for-profit foreign corporation or nonprofit foreign corporation authorized to transact business or conduct affairs in this state whose business office is identical with the registered office.
- (b) If a registered agent resigns or is unable to perform the registered agent's duties, the designating corporation shall promptly designate another registered agent to the end that it shall at all times have a registered agent in this state.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 102, s 3, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1987, ch. 242, § 5.01.
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