Tennessee § 61-2-103 - Reservation of name.
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§ 61-2-103. Reservation of name.
The exclusive right to the use of a name may be reserved by: Any person intending to organize a limited partnership under this chapter and to adopt that name; Any domestic limited partnership or any foreign limited partnership registered in the state of Tennessee which, in either case, intends to adopt that name; Any foreign limited partnership intending to register in the state of Tennessee and to adopt that name; and Any person intending to organize a foreign limited partnership and intending to have it registered in the state of Tennessee and to adopt that name. The reservation of a specified name shall be made by a person filing with the secretary of state an application, executed by the applicant, which may be either a signed copy, specifying the name to be reserved and the name and address of the applicant. If the secretary of state finds that the name applied for meets the requirements of § 61-2-102 and is available for use by a domestic or foreign limited partnership, he shall reserve the name for the applicant's exclusive use for a nonrenewable four-month period. The right to the exclusive use of a reserved name may be transferred to any other person by filing with the secretary of state a notice of the transfer, executed by the applicant for whom the name was reserved, specifying the name to be transferred and the name and address of the transferee. The reservation of a specified name may be cancelled by filing with the secretary of state a notice, executed by the applicant or transferee, specifying the name reservation to be cancelled and the name and address of the applicant or transferee. Acts 1988, ch. 922, § 1; 1989, ch. 270, § 6. Compiler's Notes. Former §§ 61-2-101 — 61-2-130 (Acts 1919, ch. 120, §§ 1-26, 28-31; Code 1932, §§ 7883-7912; Shan. Supp. §§ 3141a1-3141a26, 3141a28-3141a31; Acts 1983, ch. 21, § 1; 1984, ch. 648, § 1; 1985, ch. 1, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 61-201—61-229), concerning Uniform Limited Partnership Act, were repealed by Acts 1988, ch. 922, § 1, effective January 1, 1989. Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), Nos. 6-501 — 6-503.
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Section 61-2-103 ("Reservation of name.") 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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