Tennessee § 48-15-102 - Change of registered office or registered agent.

§ 48-15-102. Change of registered office or registered agent.

A corporation may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth: The name of the corporation; If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered office and the zip code for such office (and a mailing address such as a post office box if the United States postal service does not deliver to the registered agent’s registered office), and the county in which the office is located; If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent; and That after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical. If a registered agent changes the street address of such registered agent's business office, such registered agent may change the street address of the registered office of any corporation for which such registered agent is the registered agent by notifying the corporation in writing of the change and signing (either manually or in facsimile) and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement that complies with the requirements of subsection (a) and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change. Acts 1986, ch. 887, § 5.02; 1987, ch. 273, §§ 29, 48; 1991, ch. 188, § 11; 2012, ch. 1051, § 20; 2014, ch. 783, § 3. Amendments. The 2012 amendment, effective January 1, 2013, inserted “(or a mailing address such as a post office box if the United States postal service does not deliver to the registered agent’s registered office)” in (a)(2). The 2014 amendment substituted “and a mailing address” for “or a mailing address” in (a)(2). Effective Dates. Acts 2012, ch. 1051, § 62. January 1, 2013; provided, that, for the purpose of the secretary of state taking necessary actions for the implementation of the act, the act shall take effect May 21, 2012. Acts 2014, ch. 783, § 24. July 1, 2014. Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), Nos. 5-601, 5-602.