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Business registration in United States — Tennessee

Registration, licensing, names, permits, and formal establishment requirements. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

355 matching statutes

• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 62-39-403 — Registration requirement

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  A person must get a commission-issued registration before doing business as an appraisal management company, offering appraisal management services, or holding itself out as doing that business.

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  TCA § 67-4-706 — Registration of persons subject to taxes for purposes of filing returns and paying taxes — Designation of entity responsible for registrations

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  Certain taxable persons must register with the commissioner or local official before starting business, and some out-of-state-location taxpayers must register with the commissioner.

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  TCA § 67-6-602 — Certificate of registration — Application — Form — Issuance or refusal to issue certificate

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  Certificate of registration applications must use the commissioner’s form, include required business details, and be signed by the proper person; the commissioner must issue certificates when the application is complete, but may refuse in certain tax-delinquency or transfer situations.

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  TCA § 56-60-104 — Registration as a contracting entity

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  Contracting entities must register with the department, usually within 30 days of starting business in the state, unless licensed as an insurer or third party administrator.

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  TCA § 62-9-102 — Scrap metal dealer registration — Disclosure of conviction — Effect of conviction — Expiration — Place of business

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  A scrap metal dealer must be registered before doing business, must disclose certain conviction information on registration forms, and must list each business location; registrations generally expire after two years.

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  TCA § 45-5-103 — Requirement of registration

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  A person may not do business as an industrial loan and thrift company, industrial bank, or industrial investment company without a certificate of registration from the commissioner.

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  TCA § 68-211-1008 — Registration of automotive oil distributors

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  Each distributor must register each place of business with the commissioner of revenue using the prescribed forms.

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  TCA § 62-76-104 — Denial of license for prior criminal prosecution prohibited

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  A licensing authority generally may not deny or refuse to renew a license because of an unrelated prior criminal conviction, and it must give written notice and reasons when it does act on a conviction.

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  TCA § 63-1-130 — Denial of license for prior criminal prosecution prohibited

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  Licensing authorities generally may not deny or refuse to renew a license because of a prior criminal conviction that is not directly related to the occupation, subject to listed exemptions and federal law.

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  TCA § 45-5-201 — General qualifications for registration

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  To register as an industrial loan and thrift company, industrial investment company, or industrial bank, an applicant must meet experience and fitness standards and satisfy the listed capital, organization, name, and compliance requirements.

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  TCA § 57-5-102 — Registration of manufacturers and wholesale distributors

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  Beer manufacturers and wholesale distributors in the state must register with the commissioner of revenue, post a numbered certificate, pay the required fee, and renew annually.

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  TCA § 49-7-2105 — Registration as athlete agent — Application — Requirements — Reciprocal registration

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  People applying to register as an athlete agent must file a prescribed application with the secretary of state, sign it under penalty of perjury, and include specified background and contact information. A registered athlete agent from another state may use a reciprocal application process, and the secretary of state m

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  TCA § 61-2-906 — Cancellation of registration

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  A foreign limited partnership may cancel its registration by filing a certificate with the secretary of state, and the filing must include specific information and a general partner’s execution.

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  TCA § 48-1-110 — Registration procedure

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  Broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives may get or renew registration by filing the required application and paying the listed fees, and the commissioner can set the form, contents, timing, and bond or capital requirements by rule.

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  TCA § 67-6-606 — Operating without certificate — Penalty

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  Dealers must not do business without a valid registration certificate; doing so is a Class C misdemeanor.

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  TCA § 61-3-1012 — Cancellation of registration

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  A registered foreign limited partnership may cancel its registration by filing a cancellation certificate with the secretary of state and a good-standing confirmation from the department of revenue.

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  TCA § 3-6-302 — Electronic registration of lobbyists and employers of lobbyists — Lobbyist photographs — Amendment of inaccuracies — Consolidated statements — Fees

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  Employers of lobbyists and lobbyists must register electronically with the ethics commission, and lobbyists must also file a current photo within 30 days after registering.

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  TCA § 45-5-503 — Annual reports of registrants — Reports by commissioner to governor and general assembly

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  Registrants must file an annual report with the commissioner by July 31 each year.

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  TCA § 61-3-1003 — Registration

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  A foreign limited partnership must file a registration application, supporting documents, and a fee with the secretary of state to register to do business in this state.

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  TCA § 62-11-113 — Locksmithing services prohibited by state agencies, counties and municipalities — Supersession of local laws — Local registration of businesses

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  State agencies, counties, and municipalities may not provide locksmithing services to the public, and counties and municipalities may not pass local licensing rules for locksmiths covered by the chapter.

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