Tennessee § 61-3-113 - Reservation of name.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 61-3-113 — Reservation of name., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 61-3-113. Reservation of name.
A person may reserve the exclusive use of a name that complies with § 61-3-112 by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application must state the name and address of the applicant and the name to be reserved. If the secretary of state finds that the name is available, the secretary of state shall reserve the name for the applicant's exclusive use for one hundred twenty (120) days. The owner of a reserved name may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the secretary of state a signed notice in a record of the transfer which states the name and address of the person to which the reservation is being transferred. The reservation of a specific 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 2017, ch. 440, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 61-3-113 cover?
Section 61-3-113 ("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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