Discover Tennessee Registered Agent: Your Trusted Legal Workers

What Do Tennessee Registered Agents Do?

When establishing a business entity in Tennessee or expanding operations from another jurisdiction, a registered agent acts as the primary liaison with the secretary of state. In the event of legal proceedings, they receive and promptly forward service of process to enable timely responses.

Service of process is personally delivered, necessitating the registered agent’s availability during business hours at the designated registered office—a physical location in Tennessee designated for official correspondence receipt.

The absence of an agent from the registered office increases the risk of missing critical notices, potentially disrupting operations and resulting in adverse outcomes. For instance, failure to appear in court due to a missed notice may lead to default judgment in favor of the plaintiff.

A diligent registered agent ensures timely delivery of notices, mitigating the risk of legal complications and allowing for an opportunity to present your case effectively.

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Why do I need a Tennessee Registered Agent?

In Tennessee, registered agents must officially agree to their role. When establishing a business entity like a corporation or LLC in Tennessee, the selected registered agent must provide consent to fulfill the role. Typically, this consent is obtained through a formal agreement signed between the business entity and the chosen individual or entity acting as the registered agent.

This consent ensures that the registered agent acknowledges their duties and commits to accepting legal documents and official communications on behalf of the business.

What are the requirements for Tennessee registered agents?

• As outlined in Section 48-15-101 of the Tennessee Code, when it comes to selecting a registered agent, there are two main options available. Firstly, you can choose an individual residing in Tennessee, such as a friend, family member, employee, or attorney. Alternatively, you may opt for a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to conduct business in Tennessee. The latter option, often referred to as a commercial agent, is typically viewed as more reliable due to their ability to maintain consistent staffing at the registered office during regular business hours. In contrast, individual agents may face availability issues due to personal or professional commitments, vacations, illness, or emergencies, potentially resulting in delays or missed notices if a substitute is not readily available.

People Who Need Registered Agents In Tennessee:

Anyone forming a corporation in Tennessee or starting a Tennessee LLC

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How Does the Rapid Registered Agent Service Work in Tennessee?

Easy Sign Up. You sign up online at the top right corner of this page. We’ll become your Tennessee registered agent service after you make your business registration filing with the Secretary of State.

Go-To Resource. We attempt to make your account a real go-to resource for you, not just for our Tennessee registered agent service or paying a bill, but for actually keeping up with Tennessee corporate paperwork formalities.

The Tools You Need. Generate compliance forms auto-magically from your dashboard. If you sign up for the annual plan, we’ll send you an invoice for another year of Tennessee registered agent service 30 days before it’s due. If you want to keep using us, great; if you don’t, you can easily cancel.

Call us! We’re here to help walk you through the process of starting your new business. When you have a question, just call. We even put our phone number on the top of every web page. The people who answer the phones don’t read from scripts or try to sell you anything – we’re just here to help. We even make it easy to add registered agent services in other states.

How Will I Get My Documents From You?

Can I Use Your Tennessee Registered Office Address To Get My Mail?

• Most of our clients list our registered office address on their articles of incorporation.
• We don’t want all your mail, that’s not what we do.
• We will throw away junk mail and forward any document from a government agency (state or Federal).
• The US Postal office might not deliver your mail reliably to us if you don’t have a lease at our address.
• As the registered agent, things come directly to us, Rapid Registered Agent, LLC care of you.

How Are Tennessee Registered Agents Served?

• A Tennessee registered agent is an appointed individual or entity chosen by a business to accept legal documents and official notifications on the business’s behalf. This designated person or entity must possess a physical address located within the state of Tennessee and remain available during standard business hours for communication purposes.

Serving a registered agent is legal proof that you were notified. Regardless of whether you look at the docs or even receive them from your registered agent service. You were notified. We take this responsibility very seriously.

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Do I Hire a Tennessee Registered Agent Service Before or After I Make The Filing?

You should hire us first and the do your business registration filing, because you can’t form an LLC or corporation without a Tennessee registered agent service. Also, we provide all the forms and instructions you need to complete your filing instantly after yo place an order.

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How Do I Change My Registered Agent Service To Rapid Registered Agent?

You file a Statement of Change of Registered Office or Agent or Both form with the Secretary of State and we get listed as your Tennessee registered agent. When you place an order with us, the change form is available immediately. It’s super easy.