If a document delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing satisfies the requirements of Section 79-4-1.20, the Secretary of State shall file it.
The Secretary of State files a document by recording it as filed on the date and time of receipt. After filing a document, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative a copy of the document with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing.
If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document, he shall return it to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative within ten (10) days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for his refusal.
The Secretary of State's duty to file documents under this section is ministerial. His filing or refusing to file a document does not:
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 79 - Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Mississippi Business Corporation Act
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 79-4-1.20. Filing requirements
§ 79-4-1.22. Filing service and copying fees; discounts; expedited filing service
§ 79-4-1.23. Effective time and date of document
§ 79-4-1.24. Correcting filed document
§ 79-4-1.25. Duty of Secretary of State
§ 79-4-1.26. Appeal from Secretary of State's refusal to file document
§ 79-4-1.27. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document