(a)Licensed individuals. A domestic or foreign PLLC may render professional services in this state only through individuals licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to render the services.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-249-1106

  • Director: means an individual who is vested with authority as a director under §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • domestic: means a professional LLC that is formed under this chapter, an LLC for which professional LLC status has been elected under this part or, where expressly indicated, a professional LLC that is formed under the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act, compiled in chapters 201-248 of this title, or an LLC that is formed under the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act for which professional LLC status has been elected under the Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act. See Tennessee Code 48-249-1102
  • Employee: includes an officer but not a director. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Financial rights: means a member's or holder's rights to:
    (A) Share in profits and losses, as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • foreign: means a foreign LLC that is formed under a law other than the law of this state for the purpose of rendering professional services under a law other than the law of this state. See Tennessee Code 48-249-1102
  • holder: means a person, other than a member, owning any financial rights in an LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Individual: includes the estate of an incompetent or deceased individual. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Licensing authority: means the officer, board, agency, court or other authority in this state empowered to license or otherwise authorize the rendition of a professional service. See Tennessee Code 48-249-1102
  • Manager: means a person who is vested with authority as a manager under §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Member: means a person that has been admitted to an LLC as a member, as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Officer: means an individual, who is vested with authority as an officer under §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • PLLC: has the meaning set forth in §. 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
(b)Nonapplicability. Subsection (a) does not:

(1) Require an individual employed by a PLLC to be licensed to perform services for the PLLC, if a license is not otherwise required;
(2) Prohibit a licensed individual from rendering professional services in the individual’s individual capacity, although the individual is a member, holder of financial rights, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of a domestic or foreign PLLC; or
(3) Prohibit an individual licensed in another state from rendering professional services for a domestic or foreign PLLC in this state, if not prohibited by the licensing authority.
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