# Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109: Registered office and registered agent > Tennessee · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T48_C249_S48-249-109 ## Section - **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-249-109 - **Heading:** Registered office and registered agent - **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TN Code / Title 48 / Chapter 249 / Section 48-249-109 ## Text (a) Registered office and agent. Each domestic and foreign LLC shall continuously maintain in this state: (1) A registered office, which may be the same as any of its places of business; and (2) A registered agent who maintains an office at the same street address as the registered office, and who may be: (A) An individual who resides in this state, a domestic corporation, a not-for-profit domestic corporation, a domestic LLC, a domestic general partnership, a domestic limited partnership, or a domestic registered limited liability partnership; or (B) A foreign corporation, a not-for-profit foreign corporation, a foreign LLC, a foreign general partnership, a foreign limited partnership, or a foreign registered limited liability partnership that is authorized to transact business in this state. (b) New registered agent required. If a registered agent resigns or is unable to perform the required duties, the affected domestic or foreign LLC shall promptly designate another registered agent, to the end that each domestic LLC and each foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this state shall at all times have a registered agent in this state. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 102,s 6, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 2005, ch. 286, § 1. (a) Registered office and agent. Each domestic and foreign LLC shall continuously maintain in this state: (1) A registered office, which may be the same as any of its places of business; and (2) A registered agent who maintains an office at the same street address as the registered office, and who may be: (A) An individual who resides in this state, a domestic corporation, a not-for-profit domestic corporation, a domestic LLC, a domestic general partnership, a domestic limited partnership, or a domestic registered limited liability partnership; or (B) A foreign corporation, a not-for-profit foreign corporation, a foreign LLC, a foreign general partnership, a foreign limited partnership, or a foreign registered limited liability partnership that is authorized to transact business in this state. (1) A registered office, which may be the same as any of its places of business; and (2) A registered agent who maintains an office at the same street address as the registered office, and who may be: (A) An individual who resides in this state, a domestic corporation, a not-for-profit domestic corporation, a domestic LLC, a domestic general partnership, a domestic limited partnership, or a domestic registered limited liability partnership; or (B) A foreign corporation, a not-for-profit foreign corporation, a foreign LLC, a foreign general partnership, a foreign limited partnership, or a foreign registered limited liability partnership that is authorized to transact business in this state. (A) An individual who resides in this state, a domestic corporation, a not-for-profit domestic corporation, a domestic LLC, a domestic general partnership, a domestic limited partnership, or a domestic registered limited liability partnership; or (B) A foreign corporation, a not-for-profit foreign corporation, a foreign LLC, a foreign general partnership, a foreign limited partnership, or a foreign registered limited liability partnership that is authorized to transact business in this state. (b) New registered agent required. If a registered agent resigns or is unable to perform the required duties, the affected domestic or foreign LLC shall promptly designate another registered agent, to the end that each domestic LLC and each foreign LLC authorized to transact business in this state shall at all times have a registered agent in this state. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 102,s 6, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 2005, ch. 286, § 1. ## Nearby sections - [Tenn. 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