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§ 61-2-1003. Complaint

In a derivative action, the complaint shall set forth with particularity the effort, if any, of the plaintiff to secure initiation of the action by a general partner or the reasons for not making the effort.

§ 61-2-1004. Award of Expenses

If a derivative action is successful in whole or in part, or if anything is received by the plaintiff as a result of a judgment, compromise or settlement of any such action, the court may award the plaintiff reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. If anything is so received by the plaintiff, the court shall […]

§ 61-2-1101. Requirements Generally

The form and filing of a document must satisfy the requirements of this section, and of all other applicable sections or rules that add to these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the secretary of state. Parts 1, 2, and 9 of this chapter must require or permit filing the documents with the secretary […]

§ 61-2-1102. Forms

The secretary of state may prescribe, and shall furnish upon request, forms for documents required or permitted to be filed by all chapters of this title. If the secretary of state has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, then the document must be in or on the prescribed form or a conformed copy thereof.

§ 61-2-901. Law Governing

Subject to the Constitution of Tennessee: The laws of the jurisdiction under which a foreign limited partnership is organized govern its organization and internal affairs and the liability of its limited partners; and A foreign limited partnership may not be denied registration by reason of any difference between those laws and the laws of this […]

§ 61-2-902. Registration Required — Application

Before doing business in this state, a foreign limited partnership shall register with the secretary of state. In order to register, a foreign limited partnership shall submit to the secretary of state: An original copy executed by a general partner of an application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, setting forth: The name of […]

§ 61-2-903. Filing of Application

If the secretary of state finds that an application for registration conforms to law and all requisite fees have been paid, he shall file the application in accordance with part 11 of this chapter.

§ 61-2-904. Name — Registered Office and Agent

A foreign limited partnership may register with the secretary of state under any name (whether or not it is the name under which it is registered in the jurisdiction of its organization) that includes the words “Limited Partnership” or the abbreviation “L.P.” and that could be registered by a domestic limited partnership. Except as authorized […]

§ 61-2-905. Amended Registration

If any statement required by § 61-2-902 in the application for registration of a foreign limited partnership was false when made or any matter described in the application for registration has changed, making the application false, the foreign limited partnership shall promptly file with the secretary of state an application for an amended registration of […]

§ 61-2-906. Cancellation of Registration

A foreign limited partnership may cancel its registration by filing with the secretary of state a certificate of cancellation of registration executed by a general partner, which shall set forth: The name of the foreign limited partnership, and, if different, the name under which it is registered to do business in Tennessee; The name of […]