(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the repeal of a statute by chapters 11-27 of this title does not affect:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-27-103

  • board of directors: means the governing board of a corporation, whether denominated the board of directors or otherwise, except that no person or group of persons is the board of directors because of powers delegated to that person or group pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Dissolution: means that the LLC has incurred an event under §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Document: means :
    (A) Any tangible medium on which information is inscribed, and includes any writing or written instrument. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Proceeding: includes civil suit and criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Secretary of state: means the person who holds the office of secretary of state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(1) The operation of the statute or any action taken under it before its repeal and if any certificate or document is required to be filed in any public office of this state relating to such action, it may be filed after January 1, 1988, in accordance with the prior statute; provided, that such certificate or document is received by the secretary of state or other recording official on or before April 30, 1988. Any certificate or document recorded or filed pursuant to this subdivision (a)(1) shall pay the fee required by § 48-11-303 for such recording or filing;
(2) Any ratification, right, remedy, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred under the statute before its repeal;
(3) Any violation of the statute, or any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred because of the violation, before its repeal; or
(4) Any proceeding commenced, or reorganization or dissolution authorized by the board of directors, under the statute before its repeal, and the proceeding, reorganization, or dissolution may be completed in accordance with the statute as if it had not been repealed.
(b) If a penalty or punishment imposed for violation of a statute repealed by chapters 11-27 of this title is reduced by chapters 11-27 of this title, the penalty or punishment if not already imposed shall be imposed in accordance with chapters 11-27 of this title.
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