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§ 79-37-601. Consistency of application

In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote consistency of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

§ 79-37-404. Amendment or abandonment of plan of conversion

A plan of conversion of a domestic converting entity may be amended: In the same manner as the plan was approved, if the plan does not provide for the manner in which it may be amended; or By its governors or interest holders in the manner provided in the plan, but an interest holder that […]

§ 79-37-405. Statement of conversion; effective date

A statement of conversion must be signed on behalf of the converting entity and delivered to the Secretary of State for filing. A statement of conversion must contain: The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the converting entity; The name, jurisdiction of formation, and type of entity of the converted entity; If […]

§ 79-37-113. Effective time and date of document

Except as provided in Section 79-37-114, a document accepted for filing is effective: At the date and time of filing, as evidenced by the means used by the Secretary of State for recording the date and time of filing; At the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is […]

§ 79-37-114. Correcting filed document

A domestic or foreign entity may correct a document filed by the Secretary of State within one hundred twenty (120) days of the filing if: The document contains an inaccuracy; The document was defectively signed; or The electronic transmission of the document to the Secretary of State was defective. A document is corrected by filing […]

§ 79-37-115. Filing duty of Secretary of State

A document delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing that satisfies the requirements of Section 79-37-111 must be filed by the Secretary of State. 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 […]

§ 79-37-116. Appeal from refusal to file a document

If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document delivered for filing, the domestic or foreign entity that submitted the document for filing may appeal the refusal within thirty (30) days after the return of the document to the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi.The appeal is commenced by […]

§ 79-37-118. Penalty for signing false document

A person commits an offense if he signs a document he knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).