2013 Mississippi Code
Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 29 - REVISED MISSISSIPPI LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT
Article 10 - FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
§ 79-29-1003 - Registrations; application to register foreign limited liability companies

[Effective until January 1, 2013, this section will read:]

(1) Before transacting business in this state, a foreign limited liability company, including a foreign limited liability company formed to render professional services, shall register with the Secretary of State. In order to register, a foreign limited liability company shall deliver the application for registration of foreign limited liability company to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing, signed by a person with authority to do so under the laws of the state, country or other jurisdiction of its formation who is either a member, manager or officer of the foreign limited liability company and setting forth:

(a) The name of the foreign limited liability company which must meet the requirements of Section 79-29-1007 and, if different, the name under which it proposes to transact business in this state which must meet the requirements of Section 79-29-1007;

(b) The state or other jurisdiction and date of its formation and a statement that, as of the date of filing, the foreign limited liability company validly exists as a limited liability company under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;

(c) The name and street and mailing address of the registered agent for service of process on the foreign limited liability company which the foreign limited liability company has elected to appoint and who meets the requirements of Section 79-29-113(1)(b);

(d) A statement that the Secretary of State is appointed the registered agent of the foreign limited liability company for service of process if the registered agent's authority has been revoked or if the registered agent cannot be found or served with the exercise of reasonable diligence;

(e) The date on which the foreign limited liability company first did, or intends to do, business in the State of Mississippi.

(f) The address of the office required to be maintained in the state or other jurisdiction of its formation by the laws of that state or other jurisdiction or, if not so required, the address of the principal office of the foreign limited liability company;

(g) If the foreign limited liability company is to have a specific date of dissolution, the latest date upon which the foreign limited liability company is to dissolve; and

(h) Any other matters the manager or members determine to include therein.

The person signing the application shall state the person's name, the capacity in which the person signs and the street and mailing address of the person beneath or opposite the person's signature. A document required or permitted to be delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing under this chapter which contains a copy of a signature, however made, is acceptable for filing by the Secretary of State.

(2) The foreign limited liability company shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other public official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is formed.

[Effective from and after January 1, 2013, this section will read:]

(1) Before transacting business in this state, a foreign limited liability company, including a foreign limited liability company formed to render professional services, shall register with the Secretary of State. In order to register, a foreign limited liability company shall deliver the application for registration of the foreign limited liability company to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing, signed by a person with authority to do so under the laws of the state, country or other jurisdiction of its formation who is either a member, manager or officer of the foreign limited liability company and setting forth:

(a) The name of the foreign limited liability company which must meet the requirements of Section 79-29-1007 and, if different, the name under which it proposes to transact business in this state which must meet the requirements of Section 79-29-1007;

(b) The state or other jurisdiction and date of its formation and a statement that, as of the date of filing, the foreign limited liability company validly exists as a limited liability company under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;

(c) The information required by Section 79-35-13;

(d) [Reserved]

(e) The date on which the foreign limited liability company first did, or intends to do, business in the State of Mississippi;

(f) The address of the office required to be maintained in the state or other jurisdiction of its formation by the laws of that state or other jurisdiction or, if not so required, the address of the principal office of the foreign limited liability company;

(g) If the foreign limited liability company is to have a specific date of dissolution, the latest date upon which the foreign limited liability company is to dissolve; and

(h) Any other matters the manager or members determine to include therein.

The person signing the application shall state the person's name, the capacity in which the person signs and the street and mailing address of the person beneath or opposite the person's signature. A document required or permitted to be delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing under this chapter which contains a copy of a signature, however made, is acceptable for filing by the Secretary of State.

(2) The foreign limited liability company shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other public official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is formed.