Tennessee § 45-9-102 - Certificate of authority by commissioner.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 45-9-102 — Certificate of authority by commissioner., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-9-102. Certificate of authority by commissioner.
The commissioner of financial institutions (hereinafter “the commissioner”) may grant a certificate of authority to any Tennessee corporation organized under this chapter for the purpose of engaging in international or foreign banking or other international or foreign financial operations; provided, that the corporation's charter is sufficiently limited so that no corporation organized under this chapter may carry on any part of its business in Tennessee or in the United States, except business that, in the opinion of the commissioner, is incidental to its international or foreign business. Acts 1983, ch. 104, § 3; impl. am., 1983, ch. 216, §§ 1-9. Law Reviews. Selected Tennessee Legislation of 1983 (N. L. Resener, J. A. Whitson, K. J. Miller), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 785 (1983).
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Section 45-9-102 ("Certificate of authority by commissioner.") 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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