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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 § 62-32-214 — Surety bond — Alternatives to bond

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  The applicant must provide a $10,000 surety bond, but may use certain alternatives instead, and an exempt licensed sprinkler-work person is not subject to this bonding requirement.

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  TCA § 62-43-102 — Chapter definitions

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  This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including applicant, client, covered employee, professional employer organization, and related terms.

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  TCA § 67-4-310 — Transfer of vending machine business

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  A transferee of a vending machine business must notify and register with the department within the stated time if it wants to keep using the tax option.

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  TCA § 53-10-312 — Minimum reporting requirements for wholesalers and manufacturers — Establishment of rules as to reporting requirements

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  Wholesalers and manufacturers selling controlled substances at wholesale must report specified transaction details, and wholesalers must report suspicious orders and theft or significant loss.

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  TCA § 2-10-127 — Reports by members of the general assembly, members-elect of the general assembly, governor, members of the governor's staff, secretary of state, treasurer, or comptroller of the treasury regarding siblings, spouses or children who are lobbyists

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  Certain people with a prohibited status must file written disclosure reports about a lobbyist-relative and update them when information changes.

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  TCA § 67-6-391 — [Reserved.]

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  Certain detailing and repair services for motor vehicles held for resale are exempt from the chapter’s tax if the vehicles are held for resale by a licensed motor vehicle dealer or licensed automobile auction.

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  TCA § 67-4-2119 — Minimum franchise tax

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  The minimum franchise tax under this section is $100.

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  TCA § 62-38-205 — Temporary locations

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  Temporary tattoo businesses and artists may operate at temporary locations only with local health approval and within the stated time limits, while following studio sanitation rules and temporary-license conditions.

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  TCA § 40-38-608 — Cancellation of program participant's certification — Notice of cancellation — Request to withdraw from program — Responsibility to notify others that substitute address is no longer valid

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  The secretary of state must cancel a program participant’s certification if specified conditions are met, and must notify the participant of the cancellation reasons. The participant may appeal and request a hearing within 30 days, may request withdrawal by notarized form, and must notify users of the substitute addres

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  TCA § 2-2-122 — Principles for determination of residence — Factors involved

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  This section explains how a person’s residence is determined for election-code purposes and limits voter registration in certain places.

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  TCA § 62-35-102 — Chapter definitions

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  This section defines terms used in the chapter, including different kinds of security guards, companies, offices, and patrol services.

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  TCA § 62-32-321 — Counties and municipalities

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  Counties and municipalities are generally barred from acting as alarm systems contractors or charging most alarm-related fees, but they can register alarm businesses, allow limited services, and set false-alarm penalties up to $50.

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  TCA § 68-105-102 — Chapter definitions

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  This section defines terms used in the chapter, including explosives-related roles, measurements, and ATF references.

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  TCA § 55-4-119 — Transfer by operation of law

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  A new owner may get a new vehicle registration and title after an involuntary transfer if the required fees and documents are provided.

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  TCA § 67-6-511 — Inclusion of lessee's sales in dealer's return

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  A registered person who leases departments and keeps the sales records may report those leased-department sales on their own tax return and pay the tax due.

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  TCA § 45-18-105 — Qualifications of licensee

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  Applicants and licensees must meet a $25,000 minimum net worth per location, and applicants must also satisfy good-standing, business-qualification, and fitness requirements.

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  TCA § 55-3-103 — Application for certificate of title — Form and contents — Statement of dealer or bill of sale

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  This section says an owner must apply for a vehicle title, and the application must include specified information and signatures; in some cases the department may require a bond or allow simplified title applications for vehicles lacking documentation.

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  TCA § 46-1-312 — Requirements for appointing a receiver to manage a cemetery

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  The court may appoint the commissioner as receiver for a cemetery when listed grounds exist, and the receiver may manage the cemetery under court-supervised powers.

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  TCA § 68-211-116 — Performance bond — Solid waste disposal site restoration fund — Contract of obligation

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  This section requires a performance bond for solid waste disposal and processing facilities, lets municipalities or counties use a contract of obligation instead, and allows the commissioner to enforce compliance through notice, suspension, revocation, and bond forfeiture.

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  TCA § 67-4-506 — Vending machines benefiting charities

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  Operators of qualifying charity vending machines may register, report gross receipts, and pay a special tax rate instead of sales tax, but must display required names and addresses, register each machine, and notify the department immediately.

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