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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 79 - Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 1 - General Provisions Relative to Corporations
§ 79-1-1. Automatic extension of corporate charters for certain corporations under certain circumstances
Universal Citation: MS Code § 79-1-1 (2017)
- (1) (a) If a business corporation was created (i) for a limited period of existence, and (ii) before April 18, 1988, the life of the business corporation shall be perpetual if the business corporation continues to do business for thirty (30) days after March 14, 2011.
- (b) If a nonprofit corporation was created (i) for a limited period of existence, and (ii) before January 1, 1988, the life of the nonprofit corporation shall be perpetual if the nonprofit corporation continues to do business for thirty (30) days after March 14, 2011.
- (2) If a business or nonprofit corporation (a) has a limited period of existence that expired before March 14, 2011, and (b) the business or nonprofit corporation continues to do business for thirty (30) days after March 14, 2011, the life of that corporation shall be perpetual. The corporation's charter and articles of incorporation shall be deemed to have been automatically amended before the end of the limited period of existence to state that the corporation's life shall be perpetual. No further action on the part of the corporation is necessary to execute the provisions of this subsection.
- (3) Any corporation may, after March 14, 2011, amend its articles of incorporation to provide for a limited period of existence.
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