(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and § 48-11-305(c), a document accepted for filing is effective:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-11-304

  • Business: includes every trade, occupation, profession, investment activity and other lawful purpose for gain or the preservation of assets whether or not carried on for profits. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Charter: includes amended and restated charters and articles of merger. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Document: means :
    (A) Any tangible medium on which information is inscribed, and includes any writing or written instrument. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit incorporated under a law other than the laws of this state. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Registered office: means the place in this state designated in the articles as the registered office of the LLC. 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
  • Secretary of state: means the person who holds the office of secretary of state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • 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 by the secretary of state, as evidenced by the secretary of state‘s date and time endorsement on the original document; and
(2) At the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.
(b) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but not time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed by the secretary of state. Notwithstanding the foregoing, documents specified in § 48-11-303(a)(3)-(7), (15), (16), (20), (21), (25), (31), (33) and (34) may not specify a delayed effective time and date.
(c) The secretary of state shall not file any charter or application for a certificate of authority unless that document designates the registered agent and registered office of such domestic or foreign corporation in accordance with chapters 15 and 25 of this title. The secretary of state shall not file any other document under chapters 11-27 of this title if at the time of filing the domestic or foreign corporation does not have a registered agent or registered office designated at such time, unless at the time such document is received for filing the secretary of state also receives for filing a statement designating such registered agent or registered office, or both.
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