{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-101-609","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-101-609","heading":"Name","body":"(a) The name of a domestic professional corporation and of a foreign professional corporation authorized to transact business in this state, in addition to satisfying the requirements of chapter 14 (except for § 48-14-101(a)(1) ) and chapter 25 of this title: (1) Must contain the words \"professional corporation,\" \"professional association,\" or \"service corporation\" or the abbreviation \"P.C.,\" \"P.A.,\" or \"S.C.\"; and (2) May not contain language stating or implying that it is incorporated for a purpose other than that authorized by § 48-101-605 and its charter. (b) Chapters 14 and 25 of this title do not prevent the use of a name otherwise prohibited by those sections if it is the personal name of a shareholder or former shareholder of the domestic or foreign professional corporation or the name of an individual who was associated with a predecessor of the corporation. Acts 1992, ch. 698, § 1; T.C.A., § 48-3-609.\n(a) The name of a domestic professional corporation and of a foreign professional corporation authorized to transact business in this state, in addition to satisfying the requirements of chapter 14 (except for § 48-14-101(a)(1) ) and chapter 25 of this title: (1) Must contain the words \"professional corporation,\" \"professional association,\" or \"service corporation\" or the abbreviation \"P.C.,\" \"P.A.,\" or \"S.C.\"; and (2) May not contain language stating or implying that it is incorporated for a purpose other than that authorized by § 48-101-605 and its charter.\n(1) Must contain the words \"professional corporation,\" \"professional association,\" or \"service corporation\" or the abbreviation \"P.C.,\" \"P.A.,\" or \"S.C.\"; and\n(2) May not contain language stating or implying that it is incorporated for a purpose other than that authorized by § 48-101-605 and its charter.\n(b) Chapters 14 and 25 of this title do not prevent the use of a name otherwise prohibited by those sections if it is the personal name of a shareholder or former shareholder of the domestic or foreign professional corporation or the name of an individual who was associated with a predecessor of the corporation.","path":["TN Code","Title 48","Chapter 101"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"9bb3b91e1b4190e70890d78230fb54d0e1a15ade58d28ef1d77bb9b9983a9ec8","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-101-608","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-101-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}