Terms Used In Tennessee Code 61-1-1005

  • Partnership: means an association of two (2) or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business or other undertaking for profit formed under §. See Tennessee Code 61-1-101
  • 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.
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Tennessee Code 61-1-101

Notwithstanding any other law, a partnership engaged in the rendering of professional services may register as a registered limited liability partnership subject to the laws and regulations governing the provision of professional services by partnerships and such other terms and conditions imposed by its governing professional licensing authority. Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of professional licensing authorities, including the state supreme court, to regulate the practice of the professions.