2017 Mississippi Code
Title 79 - Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 14 - Mississippi Uniform Limited Partnership Act
Article 2 - Formation; Certificate of Limited Partnership and Other Filings
§ 79-14-211. Certificate of good standing or registration

Universal Citation: MS Code § 79-14-211 (2017)
  • (a) On request of any person, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of good standing for a limited partnership or a certificate of registration for a registered foreign limited partnership.
  • (b) A certificate under subsection (a) must state:
    • (1) The limited partnership's name or the registered foreign limited partnership's name used in this state;
    • (2) In the case of a limited partnership:
      • (A) That a certificate of limited partnership has been filed and has taken effect;
      • (B) The date the certificate became effective;
      • (C) The period of the partnership's duration if the records of the Secretary of State reflect that its period of duration is less than perpetual; and
      • (D) That:
        • (i) No statement of dissolution or statement of administrative dissolution has been filed;
        • (ii) The records of the Secretary of State do not otherwise reflect that the partnership has been dissolved or terminated; and
        • (iii) A proceeding is not pending under Section 79-14-811;
    • (3) In the case of a registered foreign limited partnership, that it is registered to do business in this state;
    • (4) That all fees, taxes, interest, and penalties owed to this state by the limited partnership or the foreign partnership and collected through the Secretary of State have been paid, if:
      • (A) Payment is reflected in the records of the Secretary of State; and
      • (B) Nonpayment affects the good standing or registration of the partnership or foreign partnership; and
    • (5) Other facts reflected in the records of the Secretary of State pertaining to the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership which the person requesting the certificate reasonably requests.
  • (c) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate issued by the Secretary of State under subsection (a) may be relied on as conclusive evidence of the facts stated in the certificate.
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