Tennessee § 61-3-211 - Annual report for secretary of state.

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§ 61-3-211. Annual report for secretary of state.

A limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report that states: The name of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership; The name of its registered agent in this state; The street address and zip code of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state; The name of at least one (1) general partner; and In the case of a foreign limited partnership, its jurisdiction of formation and any alternate name adopted under § 61-3-1006(a). Information in the annual report must be current as of the date the report is signed by the limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership. Every limited partnership and registered foreign limited partnership shall file the annual report with the secretary of state on or before the first day of the fourth month following the close of the limited partnership's or registered foreign limited partnership's fiscal year or upon a date set by rule by the secretary of state. If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state must promptly notify the reporting limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership in a record and return the report for correction. If an annual report contains the name or address of a registered agent that differs from the information shown in the records of the secretary of state immediately before the report becomes effective, the differing information is considered a statement of change under § 61-3-116. If an annual report contains a street or mailing address for the principal office that differs from the information shown in the records of the secretary of state immediately before the report becomes effective, the differing information is considered a statement of change under § 61-3-116. Acts 2017, ch. 440, § 1; 2018, ch. 575, § 8; 2020, ch. 719, § 32. Amendments. The 2018 amendment rewrote (a)(3) which read: “The street address, including the zip code, of its principal office and a mailing address, such as a post office box if the United States postal service does not deliver mail to the principal office.” The 2020 amendment, in (c), substituted “of the limited partnership’s” for “of the limited partnership” and inserted “or upon a date set by rule by the secretary of state”. Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 575, § 42. March 16, 2018. Acts 2020, ch. 719, § 35, June 22, 2020.

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

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