A foreign corporation may not transact business in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State.
The following activities, among others, do not constitute transacting business within the meaning of subsection (a):
The list of activities in subsection (b) is not exhaustive.
A foreign corporation which is general partner of any general or limited partnership, which partnership is transacting business in this state, is hereby declared to be transacting business in this state.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 79 - Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Mississippi Business Corporation Act
Article 15 - Foreign Corporations
§ 79-4-15.01. Authority to transact business required
§ 79-4-15.02. Consequences of transacting business without authority
§ 79-4-15.03. Application for certificate of authority
§ 79-4-15.04. Amended certificate of authority
§ 79-4-15.05. Effect of certificate of authority
§ 79-4-15.06. Corporate name of foreign corporation
§ 79-4-15.10. Service of process, demand or notice on foreign corporation