Tennessee § 48-15-101 - Registered office and registered agent.
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§ 48-15-101. Registered office and registered agent.
Each corporation must continuously maintain in this state: A registered office that 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 and whose business office is identical with the registered office; A domestic corporation or not for profit domestic corporation whose business office is identical with the registered office; or A foreign corporation or not for profit foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is identical with the registered office. 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. Acts 1986, ch. 887, § 5.01. Cross-References. Applicability of business corporation law, title 48, chs. 11-27, to corporations existing on January 1, 1988, title 48, ch. 27. Nonprofit corporations, office and agent, title 48, ch. 55. Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 5-604. Law Reviews. The Future of General Jurisdiction in Tennessee, 27 U. Mem. L. Rev. 559 (1997).
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Section 48-15-101 ("Registered office and registered agent.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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