Help participants change their identities or relocate.
Remove or delete existing public records.
Offer legal advice.
Relieve participants of their legal or financial responsibilities.
What happens to mail sent to the substitute address?
The Safe at Home Program will receive all first class and certified mail sent to the substitute address and then forward that mail to the participant at their designated mailing address.
How do I file a foreign business in Tennessee?
A Certificate of Authority to transact business in Tennessee may be filed online or by paper if your Corporation, Nonprofit Corporation, or Limited Liability Company was formed in another state. Foreign Limited Liability Partnership and Foreign Limited Partnerships must be filed by paper. All paper forms can be found on our Business Forms and Fee page.
Under what legal authority does the Secretary of State accept service of process?
Service of Process is issued under the following statutes:
Tennessee’s Long-Arm Statutes, Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.) Title 20, Chapter 2, Part 2.
The Tennessee Business Corporation Act, T.C.A. Title 48, Chapters 11-27
Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act, T.C.A. Title 48, Chapters 51-68
Tennessee Limited Liability Company Act ,T.C.A. Title 48,Chapters 201-248
The Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act, T.C.A. Title 48, Chapter 249
The Tennessee Revised Uniform Partnership Act, T.C.A. Title 61, Chapter 1
The Hague Convention is preprinted as an annotation to Rule 4, 28 U.S.C.A., Fed. R. Civ. P., Rules 1011, (1992) (Annotation to Rule 4).
What are the hours of work?
Normally poll workers report to work one hour before polls open and leave one hour after the poll closes. Check with your county election commission for more information.