Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 4 - MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-4-1.01 — 79-4-17.05) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-4-1.01 — 79-4-1.50) › Subarticle B - FILING DOCUMENTS (§§ 79-4-1.20 — 79-4-1.29) › Section 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.
Laws, 1987, ch. 486, § 1.22; Laws, 1991, ch. 509, § 6; Laws, 1994, ch. 536, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 530, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 375, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 382, § 21; Laws, 2012, ch. 481, § 1, eff. 1/1/2013.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 468, SB 2511, 5, eff. 7/1/2014.