# Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-104: Completion of corporate entity

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-104
- **Heading:** Completion of corporate entity
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 48 / Chapter 101 / Section 48-101-104

## Text

The forms and procedure for completing the corporate entity shall be as provided in §§ 48-11-302 , 48-12-103 - 48-12-105 or §§ 48-51-302 , 48-52-103 - 48-52-105, as appropriate. Filing and recording fees shall be as provided in § 48-11-303 or § 48-51-303 , as appropriate. Before the certificate of incorporation shall become effective, it must be approved by the commissioner of commerce and insurance, and from the date the certificate of incorporation is filed in the office of the secretary of state, with such approval, the stock subscribers, their successors and assigns, shall become a body corporate. Acts 1959, ch. 170, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1968, ch. 523, § 1(17.06); impl. am. Acts 1971, ch. 137, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 48-1704, 48-3-104.
The forms and procedure for completing the corporate entity shall be as provided in §§ 48-11-302 , 48-12-103 - 48-12-105 or §§ 48-51-302 , 48-52-103 - 48-52-105, as appropriate. Filing and recording fees shall be as provided in § 48-11-303 or § 48-51-303 , as appropriate. Before the certificate of incorporation shall become effective, it must be approved by the commissioner of commerce and insurance, and from the date the certificate of incorporation is filed in the office of the secretary of state, with such approval, the stock subscribers, their successors and assigns, shall become a body corporate.
Acts 1959, ch. 170, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1968, ch. 523, § 1(17.06); impl. am. Acts 1971, ch. 137, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 48-1704, 48-3-104.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-102 Part definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-103 Persons entitled to incorporate - Certificate of incorporation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-104 Completion of corporate entity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-105 Powers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-106 First meeting and organization](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-107 Board of directors and officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-107.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-108 Right to purchase or transfer capital stock or obligations of corporation - Membership](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-108.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-109 No preemptive rights respecting unissued stock](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-109.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-110 Membership of financial institutions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-110.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-111 Duration of membership - Withdrawal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-111.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-112 Powers of stockholders and members - Voting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-112.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-113 Loans to the corporation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-113.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-114 Obligations of corporation are legal investments for members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C101_S48-101-114.md)

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