2019 Mississippi Code
Title 79 - Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 29 - Revised Mississippi Limited Liability Company Act
Article 3 - Members.
§ 79-29-313. Events of bankruptcy
(1) The certificate of formation or the written operating agreement may provide for events the occurrence of which result in a member either (a) ceasing to have some or all governance rights; (b) ceasing to have some or all financial rights; or (c) ceasing to be a member.
(2) A person who has ceased to be a member shall continue to have any financial rights that the person had at the time of the event but shall cease to have any governance rights or any other rights.
(3) Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of formation or written operating agreement or with the written consent of all members, a member ceases to be a member upon the happening of the following events:
(a) A member: (i) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy; (iii) is adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent; (iv) files a petition or answer seeking for the person any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation; (v) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the member in any proceeding of the nature described in this subsection (3)(a); or (vi) seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of the member or of all or any substantial part of the member’s properties; or
(b) If one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement of any proceeding against the member seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, the proceeding has not been dismissed, or if within ninety (90) days after the appointment without the member’s consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of the member or of all or any substantial part of the member’s properties, the appointment is not vacated or stayed or within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any stay, the appointment is not vacated.
