Anyone may apply to the Secretary of State to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic corporation or a certificate of authorization for a foreign corporation.
A certificate of existence or authorization sets forth:
Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or authorization issued by the Secretary of State may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic or foreign corporation is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.
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