48-246-302 - Certificate of authority. - Tennessee Statutes

48-246-302. Certificate of authority.

(a)  If a document delivered to the office of the secretary of state conforms to the requirement of § 48-246-301(a) and all fees have been paid, the secretary of state shall:

     (1)  Endorse on the application the word “Filed” and the date and time of the filing of it;

     (2)  File the original of the application; and

     (3)  Return the original of the application, together with the filing fee receipt, to the person who filed it and such document shall constitute a certificate of authority issued by the secretary of state.

(b)  The certificate of authority is effective from the date the application is filed with the secretary of state, as evidenced by the secretary of state's date and time endorsement on the original document, accompanied by the payment of the requisite fee.

[Acts 1994, ch. 868, § 1.]