# Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-108: Certificate of registration - Change of address of registrant - Service of process > Tennessee · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C1_S63-1-108 ## Section - **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-108 - **Heading:** Certificate of registration - Change of address of registrant - Service of process - **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 1 / Section 63-1-108 ## Text (a) Upon due application by a licensee of the division and upon the payment of fees required to be paid by this chapter, the division shall issue to such applicant a certificate of registration signed by the executive officer of the division, which certificate shall recite that such person is duly registered for the year specified. (b) Such certificate of registration shall contain the name of the person to whom it is issued, the address of the person, which shall be the address of the licensee deemed sufficient for purposes of service of process, the branch of the healing arts in which the person is licensed to practice, the date and number of the license and such other information as the division deems advisable. (c) If any registrant changes address during the year for which any certificate of registration has been issued by the division, such registrant, within thirty (30) days thereafter, shall notify the division of such change, whereupon the division shall issue to such registrant, without additional fee, a duplicate registration certificate for such new location. (d) For the purpose of effecting service of process upon a licensee, the division may notify the licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the address on file with the division. Acts 1947, ch. 9, § 6; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 6907.6 (Williams, § 6917.23); Acts 1975, ch. 355, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-114; Acts 1984, ch. 937, § 67; T.C.A., § 63-1-115 ; Acts 1990, ch. 1026, § 32. (a) Upon due application by a licensee of the division and upon the payment of fees required to be paid by this chapter, the division shall issue to such applicant a certificate of registration signed by the executive officer of the division, which certificate shall recite that such person is duly registered for the year specified. (b) Such certificate of registration shall contain the name of the person to whom it is issued, the address of the person, which shall be the address of the licensee deemed sufficient for purposes of service of process, the branch of the healing arts in which the person is licensed to practice, the date and number of the license and such other information as the division deems advisable. (c) If any registrant changes address during the year for which any certificate of registration has been issued by the division, such registrant, within thirty (30) days thereafter, shall notify the division of such change, whereupon the division shall issue to such registrant, without additional fee, a duplicate registration certificate for such new location. (d) For the purpose of effecting service of process upon a licensee, the division may notify the licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the address on file with the division. Acts 1947, ch. 9, § 6; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 6907.6 (Williams, § 6917.23); Acts 1975, ch. 355, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-114; Acts 1984, ch. 937, § 67; T.C.A., § 63-1-115 ; Acts 1990, ch. 1026, § 32. ## Nearby sections - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-101 Powers and duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T63_C1_S63-1-101.md) - [Tenn. 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