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Formation.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-248-103
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48-248-103. Formation. (a) One (1) or more persons acting as organizers may form a PLLC by delivering to the secretary of state for filing articles that also state it is a PLLC; its purpose is to render specified professional services; and a statement that the PLLC has one (1) or more qualified persons as members and no disqualified persons as members. (b) An LLC organized under a general law of this state whose articles have not been repealed by chapters 201-248 of this title may elect professional LLC status by amending its articles to comply with subsection (a) and § 48-248-301. Acts 1994, ch. 868, § 1; 2000, ch. 587, § 1.
Source: Tennessee Code (state release 76 via Public.Resource.Org) + public chapters (Tennessee Secretary of State)URL: https://archive.org/download/gov.tn.tca/release76.2021.05.21/gov.tn.tca.title.48.htmlFetched: 10/24/2026

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