(a) A corporation may admit any person as a member. If there are to be criteria or procedures for admission as a member, then such criteria or procedures shall be established by the charter or bylaws.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-56-101

  • Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules (other than the charter) adopted pursuant to chapters 51-68 of this title for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Charter: includes amended and restated charters and articles of merger. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Member: means a person reflected in the required records of an LLC as the owner of some governance rights of a membership interest of the LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Membership: means the rights and obligations a member has pursuant to a corporation's charter, bylaws and chapters 51-68 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Person: includes individual and entity. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
(b) No person shall be admitted as a member without the person’s consent.
(c) A corporation may issue certificates evidencing membership therein, but such certificates shall not include provisions inconsistent with the charter, bylaws, or chapters 51-68 of this title.
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