2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 14 - Mississippi Limited Partnership Act.
79-14-201 - Certificate of limited partnership.

§ 79-14-201. Certificate of limited partnership.
 

(a)  In order to form a limited partnership, a certificate of limited partnership must be signed and delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing. The certificate must set forth: 

(1) The name of the limited partnership; 

(2) The street and mailing address of the office and the name and the street and mailing address of the registered agent for service of process, required to be maintained by Section 79-14-104; 

(3) The name and the street and mailing address of each general partner; 

(4) The latest date upon which the limited partnership is to dissolve; and 

(5) Any other matters the general partners determine to include therein. 

(b)  A limited partnership is formed at the date and time of the filing of the certificate of limited partnership in the office of the Secretary of State, as evidenced by such means as the Secretary of State may use for the purpose of recording the date and time of filing, or at any later time specified in the certificate of limited partnership if, in either case, there has been substantial compliance with the requirements of this section. 

(c)  For all purposes, a copy of the certificate of limited partnership duly certified by the Secretary of State is conclusive evidence of the formation of a limited partnership and prima facie evidence of its existence. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1987, ch. 488, § 201; Laws,  1997, ch. 418, § 13, eff from and after July 1, 1997.