§ 61-1-1006. Certificate of existence.

TN Code § 61-1-1006 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Any person may apply to the secretary of state to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic registered limited liability partnership or a certificate of registration for a foreign registered limited liability partnership registered to transact business in this state.

(b) A certificate of existence or registration sets forth:

(1) The domestic registered limited liability partnership's name or the foreign registered limited liability partnership's name used in this state;

(2) That:

(A) The domestic registered limited liability partnership is a limited liability partnership registered under the laws of this state, and the effective date of the filing of its initial application for registration as a registered limited liability partnership; or

(B) The foreign registered limited liability partnership is a limited liability partnership registered to transact business in this state;

(3) That all fees, taxes and penalties owed to this state have been paid, if:

(A) Payment is reflected in the records of the secretary of state or the department of revenue; and

(B) Nonpayment affects the registration of the domestic or foreign registered limited liability partnership;

(4) Whether or not the registration of a domestic or foreign registered limited liability partnership as such remains effective;

(5) That the certificate of existence or registration is effective as of the date of the issuance of the certificate; and

(6) Other facts of record in the office of the secretary of state that may be requested by the applicant.

(c) Subject to any qualifications stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or registration issued by the secretary of state may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic or foreign registered limited liability partnership is registered as a domestic registered limited liability partnership or is registered to transact business in this state as a foreign registered limited liability partnership and is in good standing as far as the records of the secretary of state show.