(a)Venue. Venue for a proceeding by the attorney general and reporter to dissolve, wind up and terminate an LLC lies in Davidson County. Venue for a proceeding brought by any other person lies in the county where the LLC’s principal executive office is or was last located.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-249-618

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Business: means every trade, occupation, profession, investment activity, and other lawful purpose for gain or the preservation of assets, whether or not carried on for profit. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Court: includes every court and judge having jurisdiction in the case. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dissolution: means that the LLC has incurred an event under §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • LLC: means a limited liability company, organized under chapters 201-248 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Member: means a person that has been admitted to an LLC as a member, as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Person: means an individual or an entity. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Principal executive office: means the office, in or out of this state, that is designated as the principal executive office of a domestic or foreign LLC in its articles or in an application for a certificate of authority, as applicable, as thereafter changed from time to time in accordance with this chapter. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Proceeding: means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Termination: means the end of an LLC's existence as a legal entity and occurs when the articles of termination are filed with the secretary of state under §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(b)Members not necessary parties. It is not necessary to make members parties to a proceeding to dissolve, wind up and terminate the existence of an LLC, unless relief is sought against them individually.
(c)Remedies. A court, in a proceeding brought to dissolve, wind up and terminate an LLC, may issue injunctions, appoint a receiver or custodian pendente lite with all powers and duties the court directs, as provided in § 48-249-619, take other action required to preserve the LLC’s assets, wherever located, and carry on the business of the LLC until a full hearing can be held.
(d)Bond. In a proceeding for dissolution, winding up and termination of the existence of an LLC by a member, the petitioner shall execute and file a bond in the proceeding, with sufficient surety, to cover the defendant‘s probable costs, including reasonable attorney fees, in defending the petition. The court shall determine the amount of the bond and may award to any party its reasonable costs, including attorney fees, if it finds for such party in the proceeding.
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