(a)General. Except as provided in subsection (b) and §§ 48-101-808, 48-249-201, 48-249-702, 48-249-703, 48-249-704, and 48-249-1008(c), a document accepted for filing is effective:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-249-1013

  • articles of organization: means , in the case of an LLC, articles of organization or, to the extent applicable with respect to an LLC initially formed under and governed by the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act, compiled in chapters 201-248 of this title, articles of conversion, taken together with all of the following, to the extent they modify, correct, restate or otherwise affect the articles of organization or articles of conversion: articles of amendment, articles of correction, certificates of merger and all documents required to be filed with any of the articles of amendment, articles of correction and certificates of merger, as part of the formation and continuation of an LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • 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
  • Document: means :
    (A) Any tangible medium on which information is inscribed, and includes any writing or written instrument. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • domestic: means a limited liability company formed under this chapter, or a limited liability company formed under the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act, compiled in chapters 201-248 of this title, that has elected to be governed by this chapter, or, where expressly indicated, a limited liability company formed under and governed by the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • foreign: means a limited liability company that is formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • LLC: means a limited liability company, organized under chapters 201-248 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Registered agent: means the person designated as the registered agent 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
  • Registered office: means the office in this state that is designated as the registered 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
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the bylaws or the board of directors has delegated responsibility under §. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Secretary of state: means the individual who holds the office of secretary of state of this state. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • 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
(1) At the time of filing on the date it is filed with the secretary of state, as evidenced by the office of the secretary of state‘s date and time endorsement on the original document; or
(2) At the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed with the secretary of state.
(b)Delayed effectiveness. A document may specify a delayed effective time or date. If a document specifies a delayed effective time and date, the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a document specifies a delayed effective date, but does not specify a delayed effective time, the document is effective at the close of business on the date specified. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed with the secretary of state, except in the case of a certificate of merger filed under § 48-249-702, or a certificate of conversion and the accompanying articles of organization or other formational document, as applicable, filed under §§ 48-101-808, 48-249-703, or 48-249-704. Notwithstanding this subsection (b), documents specified in § 48-249-1007(a)(2), (4), (6), (7), (8), (14), (19), (20), (24), (30) and (33) may not specify a delayed effective time or date.
(c)Requirement for registered agent and office. The secretary of state shall not complete the filing of any articles of organization of a domestic LLC, or application for a certificate of authority of a foreign LLC, unless that document designates the registered agent and registered office of such domestic or foreign LLC in accordance with § 48-249-109. The secretary of state shall not complete the filing of any other document delivered by a domestic or foreign LLC for filing under this chapter if the domestic or foreign LLC does not have a registered agent and registered office designated at the time the document is delivered for filing, unless, at the time the document is received for filing, the secretary of state also receives for filing a statement designating such registered agent or registered office or both, as applicable.
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