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Mississippi Code Title 79. Corporations, Associations and Partnerships § 79-11-109

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered for filing:

Document

Fee

(a)

Articles of incorporation

$50.00

(b)

[Reserved]

(c)

Application for reserved name

25.00

(d)

Notice of transfer or cancellation
of reserved name

25.00

(e)

[Reserved]

(f)

[Reserved]

(g)

[Reserved]

(h)

[Reserved]

(i)

[Reserved]

(j)

Amendment of articles of incorporation

50.00

(k)

Restatement of articles of incorporation
with amendments

50.00

(l)

Articles of merger

50.00

(m)

Articles of dissolution

25.00

(n)

Articles of revocation of dissolution

25.00

(o)

Certificate of administrative
dissolution

No Fee

(p)

Application for reinstatement following
administrative dissolution

50.00

(q)

Certificate of reinstatement

No Fee

(r)

Certificate of judicial dissolution

No Fee

(s)

Application for certificate of authority

100.00

(t)

Application for amended certificate of
authority

50.00

(u)

Application for certificate of withdrawal

25.00

(v)

Certificate of revocation of authority
to transact business

No Fee

(w)

Annual report

No Fee

(x)

Articles of correction

50.00

(y)

Application for certificate of existence
or authorization

25.00

(z)

Any other document required or permitted
to be filed by Section 79-11-101 et seq.

25.00

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Secretary of State shall collect a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) upon being served with process under Section 79-11-101 et seq. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover the fee paid the Secretary of State as costs if the party prevails in the proceeding.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign corporation:

(a) One Dollar ($1.00) a page for copying; and

(b) Ten Dollars ($10.00) for the certificate.

(4) The Secretary of State may collect a filing fee greater than the fee set forth in subsections (1), (2) and (3) in an amount not to exceed twice the fee set forth in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of processing the filing, if the form prescribed by the Secretary of State for such filing has not been used.

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