Tennessee § 48-51-308 - Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

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§ 48-51-308. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

A certificate attached, or certification affixed, to a copy of a document filed by the secretary of state, bearing the secretary of state's signature (which may be in facsimile) and the seal of this state, is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the secretary of state. Acts 1987, ch. 242, § 1.37.

Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 48-51-308 ("Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.") 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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