Tennessee § 61-3-118 - Change of name or address by registered agent.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 61-3-118 — Change of name or address by registered agent., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 61-3-118. Change of name or address by registered agent.
If a registered agent changes the street address of the registered agent's business office, the agent shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that states: The name of the limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership represented by the registered agent; The name of the agent as currently shown in the records of the secretary of state for the limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership; and The agent's new street address including the zip code of its new registered office; and a mailing address such as a post office box if the United States postal service does not deliver to the new registered office; and the county in which the office is located. A registered agent shall promptly furnish notice to the represented limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership of the filing by the secretary of state of the statement of change and the changes made by the statement. Acts 2017, ch. 440, § 1; 2018, ch. 575, § 6. Amendments. The 2018 amendment, in (a), substituted “the street address of the registered agent's business office” for “its name or address” in the introductory language; rewrote (3) which read: “If the name of the agent has changed, the agent’s new name; and”; and deleted former (4) which read: “If the address of the agent has changed, the agent’s new address and a mailing address, such as a post office box if the United States postal service does not deliver to the agent’s street address.” Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 575, § 42. March 16, 2018.
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Section 61-3-118 ("Change of name or address by registered agent.") 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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