Esheria Regulatory Atlas

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 § 40-33-203 — Seizure

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  After a seizure, the seizing officer must give required seizure and forfeiture-hearing notices, and in some cases make efforts to identify and notify owners or carriers.

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  TCA § 66-24-101 — Writings eligible for registration — Refusal to register documents not in English — Electronic records

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  The county register may refuse some writings, but must register them if the required affidavit is attached in the stated cases.

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  TCA § 62-1-105 — Board officers — Meetings — Procedure — Records — Executive director — Rules — Promotion of improved accounting standards

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  This section sets out how the board must run its meetings, keep records, appoint staff, publish rosters, and adopt rules.

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  TCA § 45-13-201 — License required — Exceptions

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  A person generally must get a license before acting as a mortgage lender, mortgage loan broker, or mortgage loan servicer in the state.

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  TCA § 4-56-105 — Powers and duties of chief procurement officer

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  The chief procurement officer has power and duty to run procurement systems, set procedures, train staff, and manage related records and reports.

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  TCA § 67-4-2103 — Corporations subject to tax — Exemptions

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  Taxpayers subject to this part must register with the department, and certain affiliated groups may elect consolidated net worth reporting if they follow filing and timing rules.

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  TCA § 67-6-902 — Sourcing — Retail sales — Lease or rental of tangible personal property — Lease or sale of nontransportation equipment vehicles — Retail sales of transportation equipment. [Amended effective October 1, 2019. See the Compiler's Notes.] [Effective on July 1, 2021.]

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  This section sets rules for where retail sales and certain leases or rentals are sourced for tax purposes.

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  TCA § 55-17-405 — Applications for licenses and renewals

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  This section sets application and renewal requirements for recreational vehicle dealer licenses, including forms, disclosures, oath, fees, a $50,000 surety bond, and required notices.

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  TCA § 62-6-104 — Board

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  This section creates a contractor licensing board and sets who may serve on it, how the governor appoints members, when a member must be removed for attendance failures, and lobbyist-related restrictions for board members.

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  TCA § 67-4-2105 — Persons doing business in state and having substantial nexus in state subject to tax

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  Most persons doing business in Tennessee with a substantial nexus must pay an annual privilege tax to the commissioner of revenue, unless they are not-for-profit or otherwise exempt.

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  TCA § 63-6-1003 — Tennessee advisory committee for acupuncture

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  The section creates the Tennessee advisory committee for acupuncture and sets membership, lobbyist restrictions, meeting rules, residency, term limits, attendance-based removal, pay, and rulemaking authority.

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  TCA § 62-9-104 — Taking of thumbprint impression — Scrap metal transaction records — Due diligence — Payment procedures — Vouchers — Dealer fees for administrative costs — Age restriction on sellers

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  Scrap metal dealers must take and keep thumbprints, keep detailed transaction records, follow special payment rules in some cases, and must not buy scrap metal from anyone under 18.

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  TCA § 55-17-111 — Application for license — Contents — Bond — Report of changes

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  The commission must provide license forms and can require applicant information. Dealer applications need verification, fees, and a surety bond, and certain changes must be reported to the commission within 30 days.

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  TCA § 67-5-1301 — Assessment by comptroller of the treasury

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  The comptroller of the treasury must assess certain utility and transportation property for taxation each year, with a stated exception for some Tennessee corporations.

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  TCA § 61-2-1104 — Effective time and date — Delays — Registered agent and office

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  Filed documents can be made effective later, but the delay cannot go beyond 90 days, and some filings require a registered agent and registered office before the secretary of state may file them.

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  TCA § 63-31-103 — Polysomnography professional standards committee

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  This section creates a seven-member committee and sets who appoints it, how it operates, and lobbyist restrictions for members.

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  TCA § 63-24-102 — Board — Establishment and appointment — Terms — Officers — Meetings — Reimbursement

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  This section creates the board of athletic trainers, sets member categories and appointment rules, and limits lobbying by board members.

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  TCA § 48-1-102 — Part definitions

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  This section defines key terms used in the part, including securities-related roles, instruments, and exceptions.

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  TCA § 42-1-113 — Aircraft sales and purchases — Reports

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  People who sell or buy an aircraft in the state must report specified transaction details to the commissioner of revenue, and in certain out-of-state delivery cases must execute and file affidavits.

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  TCA § 56-45-104 — Out-of-state risk retention groups — Requirements for doing business in Tennessee — Documents filed with the commissioner — Compliance with laws — Prohibited acts

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  Out-of-state risk retention groups may do business in Tennessee only if they make required filings, pay applicable taxes, follow insurance conduct rules, and include a prescribed notice in applications and policies.

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