Tennessee § 48-51-101 - Short title.
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§ 48-51-101. Short title.
Chapters 51-68 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act.” Acts 1987, ch. 242, § 1.01. Cross-References. Acts of incorporation left unrepealed, § 1-2-105 . Application of nonprofit corporation law, title 48, chs. 51-67, to corporations existing on January 1, 1988, § 48-68-101 . Business corporations, general provisions, title 48, ch. 11. Chancery jurisdiction of controversies, § 16-11-105 . Charitable fundraisers — Immunity from suit, § 29-34-204 . Corporations created by general law, Tenn Const., art. XI, § 8. Elective technical prep high school curriculum credits in association with nonprofit organizations, § 49-6-1207 . Fraternal and patriotic organizations, title 48, ch. 102. Nonprofit boards, immunity of members, § 48-58-601 . Ownership and conveyance of land by religious societies, title 66, ch. 2, part 2. Sales and leases by municipalities to and from nonprofit corporations, title 12, ch. 2, part 3. Solicitation of charitable funds, title 48, ch. 101, part 5. Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), Nos. 5-1503, 5-1603. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 7 Tenn. Juris., Corporations, §§ 2, 79, 81, 96; 21 Tenn. Juris., Religious Societies, § 2. Law Reviews. Conversions of Nonprofit Hospitals to For-Profit Status: The Tennessee Experience, 28 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1077 (1998). To Pay or Not to Pay: A Primer on the Federal Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) for Non-tax Lawyers (Sean P. Scally), 37 Tenn. B.J. 12 (2001).
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