The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under § 48-249-605, to administratively dissolve the LLC, if:

(1) The LLC does not deliver its properly completed annual report to the secretary of state within two (2) months after it is due;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-249-604

  • Annual report: means the form required by §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • 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
  • Director: means an individual who is vested with authority as a director under §. 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
  • LLC: means a limited liability company, organized under chapters 201-248 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • 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
  • Person: means an individual or an entity. 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
  • 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
  • Representative: means , as to a foreign LLC, a director, manager, officer, employee or other agent of a foreign LLC. 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
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
(2) The LLC is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for two (2) months or more;
(3) The name of an LLC contained in a document filed under this chapter fails to comply with § 48-249-106;
(4) The LLC does not notify the secretary of state within two (2) months that its registered agent or registered office has been changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued;
(5) The LLC submits to the secretary of state’s office a check, bank draft, money order or other such instrument, for payment of any fee and it is dishonored upon presentation for payment;
(6) A director, officer, manager, member or other representative of an LLC signed a document such person knew was false in any material respect, with the intent that the document be filed with the secretary of state; or
(7) A period is fixed in the articles of organization for the duration of the LLC, upon the expiration of that period, but if no such period is set forth in the articles, then the LLC shall have a perpetual existence.
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