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Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-11-308
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48-11-308. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document. A certificate attached or certification affixed to a copy of a document filed by the secretary of state, bearing the secretary of state’s signature, which may be an electronic transmission, and the seal of this state, is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the secretary of state. Acts 1986, ch. 887, § 1.37; 1987, ch. 273, § 17; 2012, ch. 1051, § 15; 2025, ch. 94, § 44.
Source: Tennessee Code (state release 76 via Public.Resource.Org) + public chapters (Tennessee Secretary of State)URL: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0094.pdfFetched: 10/24/2026

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