(a)Natural Person. Governors must be natural persons. The method of election and any additional qualifications for governors may be imposed by or in the manner provided in the articles or operating agreement.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-239-102

  • board of directors: means the governing board of a corporation, whether denominated the board of directors or otherwise, except that no person or group of persons is the board of directors because of powers delegated to that person or group pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • board of governors: means the board of governors of an LLC electing to be board-managed or, in the case of a foreign limited liability company, its equivalent. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules (other than the charter) adopted pursuant to chapters 51-68 of this title for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Entity: includes the following, whether foreign or domestic: LLCs. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Governor: means a natural person or entity serving on the board of governors of a board-managed LLC. 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 reflected in the required records of an LLC as the owner of some governance rights of a membership interest of the LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Operating agreement: means a written agreement described in §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Person: includes individual and entity. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the bylaws or the board of directors has delegated responsibility under §. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: means any information in the form of a document. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
(b)Nonresident. Unless the articles or operating agreement provides otherwise, a governor need not be a resident of this state or a member of the LLC.
(c)Governor Other Than a Natural Person. Except for members, all governors shall be natural persons. In the event an entity that is a member is elected governor, the entity shall exercise its duties and authority by such officer or agent as the bylaws or equivalent of such entity may prescribe or, in the absence of such a provision, as the board of directors, board of governors or equivalent of such entity may determine. The secretary of the LLC shall be provided with written directions as to whom the designated natural person is that is to function on behalf of the entity. This designation may be changed from time to time. The LLC may rely upon the representations of such officer or agent as to the authority unless such authority is questioned.
(d)Deemed Resignation of a Governor Other Than a Natural Person. In the event a governor, other than a natural person, bankrupts or dissolves, such governor is deemed to have immediately resigned as a governor.
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