Tennessee Code Title 48. Corporations and Associations § 48-247-109

(a) EFFECTIVE DATE. Except as provided in subsection (b), §§ 48-203-102 and 48-247-104(c), a document accepted for filing is effective:

(b) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. 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 no 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) REQUIREMENT OF REGISTERED AGENT. The office of the secretary of state shall not file any articles or application for a certificate of authority unless that document designates the registered agent and registered office of such domestic or foreign LLC in accordance with § 48-208-101. The office of the secretary of state shall not file any other document presented by the LLC for filing under chapters 201-248 of this title if at the time of filing the domestic or foreign LLC does not have a registered agent and registered office designated at such time, unless at the time such document is received for filing the office of the secretary of state also receives for filing a statement designating such registered agent or registered office or both.