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Tennessee Registered agent

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Eligibility, changes and resignation

Who may serve

Under the Tennessee Revised LLC Act, a Tennessee resident individual, domestic corporation, nonprofit corporation, LLC or registered LLP, or an authorized foreign corporation, nonprofit corporation, LLC or registered LLP may serve. The agent’s business office must share the registered office’s street address.

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How to change your agent

File Form SS-4534, Statement of Change of Registered Agent/Office by Entity or Agent, with the Secretary of State.

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Change fee

$20

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Resignation

For an LLC governed by the Tennessee Revised LLC Act, file a signed statement of resignation with the Secretary of State certifying that a copy was mailed to the LLC’s principal executive office by certified mail. Appointment terminates when the statement is filed.

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Who may serve

Under the Tennessee Revised LLC Act, a Tennessee resident individual, domestic corporation, nonprofit corporation, LLC or registered LLP, or an authorized foreign corporation, nonprofit corporation, LLC or registered LLP may serve. The agent’s business office must share the registered office’s street address.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
109. Registered Office and Registered Agent. (a) Registered Office and Agent. Each domestic and foreign LLC must continuously maintain in this state: (1) A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and (2) A registered agent, who may be: an individual who resides in this state, a domestic corporation, a not-for-profit domestic corporation, a domestic LLC or a domestic registered limited liability partnership; or a foreign corporation, a not-for-profit foreign corporation, a foreign LLC or a foreign registered limited liability partnership, in each case authorized to transact business in this state. The registered agent must maintain a business office at the same street address as the registered office.
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How to change your agent

File Form SS-4534, Statement of Change of Registered Agent/Office by Entity or Agent, with the Secretary of State.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
STATEMENT OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED AGENT/OFFICE BY ENTITY OR AGENT SS-4534
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Change fee

$20

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
The filing fee is $20.00.
Official source

Resignation

For an LLC governed by the Tennessee Revised LLC Act, file a signed statement of resignation with the Secretary of State certifying that a copy was mailed to the LLC’s principal executive office by certified mail. Appointment terminates when the statement is filed.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
111. Resignation of Registered Agent. (a) Resignation of Registered Agent. A registered agent of a domestic or foreign LLC may resign the appointment by filing with the secretary of state a statement of resignation signed by the registered agent that includes a certification that the agent has mailed a copy of the statement of resignation to the principal executive office of the affected domestic or foreign LLC by certified mail. The statement may indicate that the registered office also is discontinued. (b) Effective Date of Resignation. The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the date on which the statement described in subsection (a) is filed with the secretary of state.
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How to change your agent
STATEMENT OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED AGENT/OFFICE BY ENTITY OR AGENT SS-4534
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Verified 2026-10-25

Change fee
The filing fee is $20.00.
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

Who may serve
109. Registered Office and Registered Agent. (a) Registered Office and Agent. Each domestic and foreign LLC must continuously maintain in this state: (1) A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and (2) A registered agent, who may be: an individual who resides in this state, a domestic corporation, a not-for-profit domestic corporation, a domestic LLC or a domestic registered limited liability partnership; or a foreign corporation, a not-for-profit foreign corporation, a foreign LLC or a foreign registered limited liability partnership, in each case authorized to transact business in this state. The registered agent must maintain a business office at the same street address as the registered office.
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Verified 2026-10-25

Resignation
111. Resignation of Registered Agent. (a) Resignation of Registered Agent. A registered agent of a domestic or foreign LLC may resign the appointment by filing with the secretary of state a statement of resignation signed by the registered agent that includes a certification that the agent has mailed a copy of the statement of resignation to the principal executive office of the affected domestic or foreign LLC by certified mail. The statement may indicate that the registered office also is discontinued. (b) Effective Date of Resignation. The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the date on which the statement described in subsection (a) is filed with the secretary of state.
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Verified 2026-10-25

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