(a) To form a limited partnership, a person must deliver a certificate of limited partnership to the secretary of state for filing.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 61-3-201

  • General partner: means a person that:
    (A) Has become a general partner under §. See Tennessee Code 61-3-101
  • Limited partner: means a person that:
    (A) Has become a limited partner under §. See Tennessee Code 61-3-101
  • Partner: means a limited partner or general partner. See Tennessee Code 61-3-101
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, cooperative association, unincorporated nonprofit association, statutory trust, business trust, common-law business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Tennessee Code 61-3-101
  • Principal office: means the principal executive office of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership, whether or not the office is located in this state. See Tennessee Code 61-3-101
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Tennessee Code 61-3-101
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) A certificate of limited partnership must state:

(1) The name of the limited partnership, that complies with § 61-3-112;
(2) The street and mailing addresses of the partnership’s principal office; the address of its principal office, and a mailing address such as a post office box if the United States postal service does not deliver to the principal office;
(3) If the partnership’s principal office is not located in this state, the address of a registered office and the name and address of a registered agent for service of process in this state, which the partnership is required to maintain; the name of the limited partnership’s initial registered agent and street and addresses in this state of the partnership’s registered office and the county in which the registered office is located;
(4) The name and street and mailing addresses of each general partner, and a mailing address such as a post office box if the United States postal service does not deliver to the general partner‘s address; and
(5) Whether the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership.
(c) A certificate of limited partnership may contain statements as to matters other than those required by subsection (b), but must not vary or otherwise affect § 61-3-104(c) and (d) in a manner inconsistent with that section.
(d) The partnership agreement must not be filed.
(e) A limited partnership is formed when:

(1) The initial certificate of limited partnership is filed with the secretary of state or at any later date or time specified in the certificate of limited partnership in accordance with and subject to § 61-3-207;
(2) At least two (2) persons have become partners;
(3) At least one (1) person has become a general partner; and
(4) At least one (1) person has become a limited partner.
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