Tennessee Statutes
§ 45-8-205 — Corporate names
Tennessee § 45-8-205
JurisdictionTennessee
Title45
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-8-205 (2026).
Text
(a)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a person transacting business in this state, other than a licensee, shall not use a name or title that indicates that the person is a business and industrial development corporation, including, but not limited to, use of the term "BIDCO," and shall not otherwise represent that the person is a business and industrial development corporation or a licensee.
(b)Before being issued a license under this part, a Tennessee corporation that proposes to apply for a license or that applies for a license may perform, under a name that indicates that the corporation is a business and industrial development corporation, the acts necessary to apply for and obtain a license and to otherwise prepare to commence transacting business as a licensee. The cor
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 124, § 5; 1997, ch. 131, § 2.
Nearby Sections
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Short title§ 45-1-103
General definitions§ 45-1-104
Department to execute laws§ 45-1-106
Salary of commissioner§ 45-1-107
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Oaths of office§ 45-1-111
Limitation of personal liability§ 45-1-112
Official seal§ 45-1-113
Office facilities§ 45-1-116
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Tennessee § 45-8-205, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/45-8-205.