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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.

840 matching statutes

• United States — Tennessee

  TCA § 45-5-506 — Bar from industry

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  The commissioner may, after notice and a hearing, censure, suspend for up to 12 months, or bar a person from management, control, employment, or services if the stated conditions are met.

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  TCA § 55-4-120 — Limited exemption of nonresident owners from registration — Registration required when transporting for hire

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  Nonresidents get limited Tennessee vehicle-registration reciprocity, but must register certain vehicles after the stated time limits or when used for compensated transport or business use.

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  TCA § 48-207-103 — Registered name

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  A foreign LLC may register its name with the secretary of state if the name is distinguishable, and it may renew that registration and later use or share the registered name subject to the stated filing rules.

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  TCA § 56-11-105 — Registration of insurers and health maintenance organizations — Statements — Disclaimer of affiliation

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  Covered insurers and health maintenance organizations must register and keep filings current, and the commissioner may require related disclosures and allow certain filing alternatives.

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  TCA § 55-4-122 — Interstate carriers — Registration costs — Regulations — Special handling fee

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  The commissioner must apportion registration plate costs for certain interstate passenger carriers and may issue rules to carry out that apportionment. A $4 special handling fee also applies to each qualifying in-state registered vehicle, and the money goes to the county general fund.

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  TCA § 55-4-105 — Renewal certificates and registration plates — Application — Mail order service — Issuance — Replacement of lost registrations — Locations for obtaining renewal

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  This section sets out how renewal registration applications are filed, mail-order renewal timing, county clerk duties, fees, replacement handling, and some penalties for violations.

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  TCA § 62-2-102 — Practice and persons exempt from registration

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  This section generally does not require registration to practice architecture, engineering, or landscape architecture if the person does not use protected titles or misleading variants.

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  TCA § 62-32-108 — Posting of certificates and licenses — Number and expiration date to be conspicuous

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  Fire protection sprinkler system contractors must conspicuously post their registration certificate and license at their place of business, and must prominently show their registration number and expiration date in bids, ads, promotions, and solicitations for sprinkler-system sales, installation, or service.

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  TCA § 55-4-104 — Expiration of certificates and plates — Renewal — Decals — Fees — Renewal of special plates

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  Most registration certificates and plates expire each year on March 31, can be renewed starting March 1, and the commissioner must manage alternative renewal intervals and related devices and fees.

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  TCA § 56-5-111 — Registration of advisory organizations — Activities and services

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  Advisory organizations must register before providing rate-related services, and insurers may not use those services unless the organization is registered.

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  TCA § 48-214-101 — Transaction of business outside Tennessee

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  This section says Tennessee wants other states to recognize LLCs formed under these chapters and, subject to reasonable registration requirements, to give them the same comity and full faith and credit Tennessee gives similar business laws.

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  TCA § 62-5-404 — Registration requirement

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  Certain people and businesses may not sell pre-need funeral contracts or prearrangement insurance policies unless they first register with the commissioner; insurance policy sellers also need an insurance producer license.

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  TCA § 50-6-904 — Application for construction services provider registration

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  Construction services providers seeking an exemption must apply for registration and submit required information and fees to the secretary of state.

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  TCA § 48-103-104 — Registration of takeover offers

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  A takeover offer is unlawful unless it is effective under this part or exempted, and the offeror must file a registration statement and send and disclose specified information before the offer becomes effective.

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  TCA § 62-32-204 — Certificates, licenses and permits — Fees

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  Firms in this fire-extinguisher business must have the required registration, permits, and licenses, and various applications and renewals have capped fees.

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  TCA § 53-3-108 — Revocation of licenses and registrations — Reissuance

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  The commissioner may revoke licenses or registration certificates for chapter violations, must hold a hearing on written notice within 15 days, and may reissue a certificate only if the person complies with the law and pays required costs and fees.

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  TCA § 62-9-109 — Offense of engaging in business of buying scrap metal without registration — Other offenses — Violations

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  This provision makes it an offense to buy scrap metal without proper registration, to buy certain scrap metal knowingly, or to sell or try to sell stolen scrap metal.

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  TCA § 67-4-1605 — Retail sale of new tires — Registration

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  Anyone who wants to retail new tires must register each business location with the commissioner using the commissioner’s forms.

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  TCA § 61-3-1009 — Revocation of registration

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  The secretary of state may start revocation proceedings against a registered foreign limited partnership, and must give written notice if grounds exist, before possibly revoking the registration.

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  TCA § 62-11-112 — Locksmith apprentices

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  Locksmith apprentices in covered businesses must register with the commissioner, apply in writing, provide required information and documents, and keep registration renewed.

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