Chapter

Part 11 Professional Limited Liability Companies

Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-101— Short title
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-102— Chapter definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-103— Notice
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-104— Purposes and powers
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-105— Ultra vires actions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-106— LLC name
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-107— Reserved name
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-108— Registered name
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109— Registered office and registered agent
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-110— Change of registered office or registered agent
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-111— Resignation of registered agent
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-112— Service on LLC
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-113— Procedure for service on domestic or foreign LLC by service on secretary of state
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-114— Personal liability
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-115— Indemnification
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-116— LLC as legal entity
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-201— Formation
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-202— Articles of organization
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-203— Operating agreement
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-204— Amendment or restatement of articles of organization — Amendment of operating agreement
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-205— Waivable and nonwaivable provisions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-301— Contribution and acceptance
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-302— Liability for contributions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-303— Interests in LLC
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-304— Sharing of and rights to profits and losses
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-305— Sharing of and rights to distributions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-306— Limitations on distributions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-307— Liability for unlawful distributions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-308— Right to information
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-309— Series of members, holders, managers, directors, membership interests or financial rights
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-401— Management of LLC
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-402— Agency of members, managers, directors and officers
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-403— General standards of conduct for members, managers, directors and officers
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-404— Conflict of interest transactions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-405— Voting and meetings
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-406— Required records
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-407— Limitation on actions for breach of fiduciary duties
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-501— Admission of members
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-502— Nature of membership interest and statement of interest owned
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-503— Termination of membership interest
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-504— Termination of membership interest in contravention of LLC documents
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-505— Effect of termination of membership interest
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-506— Determination of fair value
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-507— Transfer of financial rights
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-508— Transfer of a membership interest or governance rights
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-509— Rights of judgment creditor
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-601— Dissolution
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-602— Nonjudicial termination by organizers
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-603— Nonjudicial dissolution by members
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-604— Grounds for administrative dissolution
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-605— Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-606— Reinstatement following administrative dissolution
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-607— Appeal from denial of reinstatement
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-608— Articles of termination following administrative dissolution
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-609— Filing notice of dissolution and effect
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-610— Procedure in winding up
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-611— Known and unknown claims against LLC
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-612— Articles of termination
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-613— Revocation of dissolution
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-614— Effective date and effect of articles of termination
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-615— Supervised winding up and termination following a nonjudicial dissolution
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-616— Judicial intervention
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-617— Judicial dissolution and termination
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-618— Procedure for judicial dissolution and termination
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-619— Receivership or custodianship
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-620— Disposition upon liquidation
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-621— Omitted assets
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-622— Right to sue or defend after termination
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-623— Reinstatement within certain amount of time — Amendment of charter — Application for reinstatement
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-701— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-702— Merger
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-703— Conversion to LLC
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-704— Conversion of LLC
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-705— Transfer of assets not in the ordinary course
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-706— Contractual appraisal rights
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-801— Right to bring proceeding
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-802— Complaint
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-803— Discontinuance
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-804— Award of expenses
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-805— Equitable remedies
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-901— Governing law
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-902— Transactions not constituting transacting business
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-903— Name
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-904— Application for certificate of authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-905— Certificate of authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-906— Amendments to the certificate of authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-907— Cancellation of certificate of authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-908— Revocation of certificate of authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-909— Procedure for and effect of administrative revocation
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-910— Reinstatement following administrative revocation
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-911— Appeal from denial of foreign LLC's reinstatement
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-912— Cancellation of certificate of authority following administrative revocation
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-913— Transaction of business without certificate of authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-914— Enjoined from doing business
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1001— Reservation of power to amend or repeal
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1002— Applicability — Savings clause
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1003— LLC tax classification
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1004— Governing law
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1005— Filing requirements
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1006— Forms and filing methods for annual report and other documents
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1007— Filing, service and copying fees
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1008— Correcting filed document
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1009— Filing duty of secretary of state
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1010— Appeal from secretary of state's refusal to complete the filing of a document
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1011— Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1012— Penalty for signing false document
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1013— Effective time and date of document
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1014— Penalty for transacting business in Tennessee in violation of articles
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1015— Powers
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1016— Deputies of secretary of state
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1017— Annual report for secretary of state
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1018— Construction
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1019— Certificate of existence
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1101— Applicability
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1102— Part definitions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1103— Formation and election
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1104— Purposes
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1105— Power
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1106— Rendering of professional services
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1107— Professions and other business allowed to be rendered
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1108— Name
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1109— Eligible members and holders
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1110— Transfers
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1111— Required purchase of membership interest and financial rights
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1112— Purchase notice, acceptance and termination of interest
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1113— Commencement of fair value determination proceeding
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1114— Assessment of proceeding costs
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1115— Termination of membership interest or financial rights of a disqualified person
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1116— Disqualification of members and other persons
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1117— Directors, managers and officers
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1118— Privilege
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1119— Liability
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1120— Mergers and conversions
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1121— Cessation of professional services
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1122— Dissolution
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1123— Foreign PLLCs
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1124— Application for a certificate of authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1125— Revocation
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1126— Offense — Penalty
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1127— Delivery of articles or certificate of authority to licensing authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1128— Annual qualification statement
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1129— Rules
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1130— Jurisdiction of licensing authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1131— Amendment of existing laws and right to practice profession in other forms
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1132— Reservation of power to amend or repeal
Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-1133— Applicability — Savings clause