Tennessee § 48-12-101 - Incorporators.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 48-12-101 — Incorporators., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 48-12-101. Incorporators.
One (1) or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering a charter to the secretary of state for filing. If any incorporator dies or is for any reason unable to act, the other incorporators, if any, may act. If there is no incorporator able to act, any person for whom an incorporator was acting as agent may act in the incorporator's stead or, if such other person also dies or is for any reason unable to act, or the incorporator was not acting as agent, the incorporator's legal representative may act. Acts 1986, ch. 887, § 2.01. Cross-References. Business and industrial development corporations, title 45, ch. 8, part 2. Documents filed with county register of deeds in addition to the secretary of state's office, § 48-11-303 . Nonprofit corporations, incorporation, title 48, ch. 52.
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Section 48-12-101 ("Incorporators.") 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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