2018 Mississippi Code
Title 79 - Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Mississippi Business Corporation Act
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Subarticle B. Filing Documents.
§ 79-4-1.22. Filing service and copying fees; discounts; expedited filing service.
(a) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered to him for filing:
Document Fee
(1) Articles of incorporation $ 50.00
(2) [Reserved]
(3) Application for reserved name 25.00
(4) Notice of transfer or cancellation of reserved name 25.00
(5) [Reserved]
(6) [Reserved]
(7) [Reserved]
(8) [Reserved]
(9) [Reserved]
(10) Amendment of articles of Incorporation 50.00
(11) Restatement of articles of incorporation 50.00 with amendment of articles 50.00
(12) Articles of merger or share exchange 50.00
(13) Articles of dissolution 25.00
(14) Articles of revocation of dissolution 25.00
(15) Certificate of administrative dissolution No fee
(16) Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 50.00
(17) Certificate of reinstatement No fee
(18) Certificate of judicial dissolution No fee
(19) Application for certificate of authority 500.00
(20) Application for amended certificate of authority 50.00
(21) Application for certificate of withdrawal 25.00
(22) Certificate of revocation of authority to transact business No fee
(23) Application for reinstatement following administrative revocation 100.00
(24) Certificate of reinstatement No fee
(25) Annual report 25.00
(26) Articles of correction 50.00
(27) Application for certificate of existence or authorization 25.00
(28) Any other document required or permitted to be filed by Section 79-4-1.01 et seq. 25.00
(b) The Secretary of State shall collect a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) each time process is served on him under Section 79-4-1.01 et seq. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover this fee as costs if he prevails in the proceeding.
(c) 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:
(1) One Dollar ($1.00) a page for copying; and
(2) Ten Dollars ($10.00) for the certificate.
(d) The Secretary of State may collect a filing fee greater than the fee set out herein, not to exceed the actual costs of processing the filing, if the form for filing as prescribed by the Secretary of State has not been used.
(e) The Secretary of State may promulgate rules to:
(1) Reduce the filing fees prescribed in this section or provide for discounts of fees to encourage online filing of documents or for other reasons as determined by the Secretary of State; and
(2) Provide for documents to be filed and accepted on an expedited basis upon the request of the applicant. The Secretary of State may promulgate rules to provide for an additional reasonable filing fee not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) to be paid by the applicant and collected by the Secretary of State for the expedited filing services.
