(a) Before doing business in this state, a foreign limited partnership shall register with the secretary of state. In order to register, a foreign limited partnership shall submit to the secretary of state:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 61-2-902

  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Confirmation of good standing: means confirmation by the commissioner of revenue issued through electronic communication to the secretary of state or a certificate of tax clearance that at the time such confirmation is issued a limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership is current on all taxes and penalties to the satisfaction of the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • 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.
  • Foreign limited partnership: includes a partnership formed under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of Tennessee and having as partners one (1) or more general partners and one (1) or more limited partners. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • General partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and is so named in the certificate of limited partnership or similar instrument under which the limited partnership is organized, if so required. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partner: means a limited or general partner. See Tennessee Code 61-2-101
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) An original copy executed by a general partner of an application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, setting forth:

(A) The name of the foreign limited partnership and, if different, the name under which it proposes to register and do business in this state;
(B) The jurisdiction where organized, the date of its organization and a statement from a general partner that, as of the date of filing, the foreign limited partnership validly exists as a limited partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
(C) The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted in this state;
(D) The street address and zip code of its registered office in this state, the county in which that office is located, and the name of its registered agent at that office;
(E) The street address, including the zip code, of its principal office (and a mailing address such as a post office box if the United States postal service does not deliver to the principal office);
(F) The name and business, residence or mailing address and zip code of each of the general partners; and
(G) The date on which the foreign limited partnership first did, or intends to do, business in this state;
(2) The foreign limited partnership shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence (or a document of similar import) duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of limited partnership records in the jurisdiction under whose law it is formed. The certificate shall not bear a date of more than two (2) months prior to the date the application is filed in this state; and
(3) A fee as set forth in § 61-2-1207(a)(5).
(b) A partnership (general or limited) or corporation formed or organized under the laws of any foreign jurisdiction or the laws of any state other than this state shall not be deemed to be doing business in Tennessee solely by reason of its being a partner in a domestic or registered foreign limited partnership.
(c) If the secretary of state determines upon registration that a foreign limited partnership has been doing business in this state for a period of one (1) year or more prior to applying for registration, then the secretary of state shall require the foreign limited partnership to submit a confirmation of good standing relative to such foreign limited partnership.
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