Tennessee Code Title 43. Agriculture and Horticulture § 43-38-1109

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), and in §§ 43-38-202 and 43-38-1104(c), a document accepted for filing is effective:

(b) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so, the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but not time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed with the office of the secretary of state.

(c) The office of the secretary of state shall not file any articles unless that document designates the registered agent and registered office of such cooperative in accordance with § 43-38-107. The office of the secretary of state shall not file any other document presented by the cooperative for filing under this chapter, if at the time of filing, the cooperative does not have a registered agent and registered office designated at that time, unless at the time the document is received for filing, the office of the secretary of state also receives for filing a statement designating a registered agent or registered office or both.