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Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-109: Filing fees; fee for serving process upon Secretary of State; fees for copying and certifying copy of filed document.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered for filing:
Document Fee (a) Articles of incorporation $50.00 (b) [Reserved] (c) Application for reserved name 25.00 (d) Notice of transfer or cancellation of reserved name 25.00 (e) [Reserved] (f) [Reserved] (g) [Reserved] (h) [Reserved] (i) [Reserved] (j) Amendment of articles of incorporation 50.00 (k) Restatement of articles of incorporation with amendments 50.00 () l Articles of merger 50.00 (m) Articles of dissolution 25.00 (n) Articles of revocation of dissolution 25.00 (o) Certificate of administrative dissolution No Fee (p) Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 50.00 (q) Certificate of reinstatement No Fee (r) Certificate of judicial dissolution No Fee (s) Application for certificate of authority 100.00 (t) Application for amended certificate of authority 50.00 Application for certificate of withdrawal 25.00 (v) Certificate of revocation of authority to transact business No Fee (w) Status report 25.00 (x) Articles of correction 50.00 (y) Application for certificate of existence or authorization 25.00 (z) Any other document required or permitted to be filedby et seq 25.00 Section 79-11-101
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(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Secretary of State shall collect a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) upon being served with process under Section 79-11-101 et seq. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover the fee paid the Secretary of State as costs if the party prevails in the proceeding.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, 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:
(a) One Dollar ($1.00) a page for copying; and
(b) Ten Dollars ($10.00) for the certificate.
(4) The Secretary of State may collect a filing fee greater than the fee set forth in subsections (1), (2) and (3) in an amount not to exceed twice the fee set forth in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of processing the filing, if the form prescribed by the Secretary of State for such filing has not been used.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 79. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 11. Nonprofit, Nonshare Corporations and Religious Societies
Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered for filing:

Document Fee (a) Articles of incorporation $50.00 (b) [Reserved] (c) Application for reserved name 25.00 (d) Notice of transfer or cancellation of reserved name 25.00 (e) [Reserved] (f) [Reserved] (g) [Reserved] (h) [Reserved] (i) [Reserved] (j) Amendment of articles of incorporation 50.00 (k) Restatement of articles of incorporation with amendments 50.00 () l Articles of merger 50.00 (m) Articles of dissolution 25.00 (n) Articles of revocation of dissolution 25.00 (o) Certificate of administrative dissolution No Fee (p) Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution 50.00 (q) Certificate of reinstatement No Fee (r) Certificate of judicial dissolution No Fee (s) Application for certificate of authority 100.00 (t) Application for amended certificate of authority 50.00 Application for certificate of withdrawal 25.00 (v) Certificate of revocation of authority to transact business No Fee (w) Status report 25.00 (x) Articles of correction 50.00 (y) Application for certificate of existence or authorization 25.00 (z) Any other document required or permitted to be filedby et seq 25.00 Section 79-11-101

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(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Secretary of State shall collect a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) upon being served with process under Section 79-11-101 et seq. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover the fee paid the Secretary of State as costs if the party prevails in the proceeding.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, 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:

(a) One Dollar ($1.00) a page for copying; and

(b) Ten Dollars ($10.00) for the certificate.

(4) The Secretary of State may collect a filing fee greater than the fee set forth in subsections (1), (2) and (3) in an amount not to exceed twice the fee set forth in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of processing the filing, if the form prescribed by the Secretary of State for such filing has not been used.

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