(a) A limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report that states:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 61-3-211

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(1) The name of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership;
(2) The name of its registered agent in this state;
(3) The street address and zip code of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state;
(4) The name of at least one (1) general partner; and
(5) In the case of a foreign limited partnership, its jurisdiction of formation and any alternate name adopted under § 61-3-1006(a).
(b) Information in the annual report must be current as of the date the report is signed by the limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership.
(c) Every limited partnership and registered foreign limited partnership shall file the annual report with the secretary of state on or before the first day of the fourth month following the close of the limited partnership’s or registered foreign limited partnership’s fiscal year or upon a date set by rule by the secretary of state.
(d) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state must promptly notify the reporting limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership in a record and return the report for correction.
(e) If an annual report contains the name or address of a registered agent that differs from the information shown in the records of the secretary of state immediately before the report becomes effective, the differing information is considered a statement of change under § 61-3-116.
(f) If an annual report contains a street or mailing address for the principal office that differs from the information shown in the records of the secretary of state immediately before the report becomes effective, the differing information is considered a statement of change under § 61-3-116.