Tennessee § 61-3-1012 - Cancellation of registration.
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§ 61-3-1012. Cancellation of registration.
A registered foreign limited partnership may cancel its registration by filing with the secretary of state a certificate of cancellation of registration accompanied by a confirmation of good standing with the department of revenue. The certificate of cancellation must state: The current name of the foreign limited partnership, and if different, the name under which it transacts business in this state; The name of the jurisdiction under the laws of which the foreign limited partnership is formed; That the foreign limited partnership is not doing business in this state and that it withdraws its registration to do business in this state; That foreign limited partnership either continues its registered agent in this state, or revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf in this state; A mailing address to which service of process may be made under subsection (b); and A commitment to notify the secretary of state in the future of any change in the mailing address set forth under subdivision (a)(5). After the withdrawal of the registration of a foreign limited partnership, service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign limited partnership was registered to do business in this state may be made pursuant to § 61-3-119. Acts 2017, ch. 440, § 1; 2018, ch. 575, § 21. Amendments. The 2018 amendment rewrote (a) which read: “(a) A registered foreign limited partnership may cancel its registration by filing with the secretary of state a certificate of cancellation of registration stating:“(1) The name of the foreign limited partnership and its jurisdiction of formation;“(2) That the foreign limited partnership is not doing business in this state and that it withdraws its registration to do business in this state;“(3) That the foreign limited partnership revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf in this state; and“(4) An address to which service of process may be made under subsection (b).” Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 575, § 42. March 16, 2018.
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