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Miss. Code Ann. § 79-35-3: Fees.

(a) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when a filing is made under this chapter:
Document Fee (1) Commercial registered agent listing statement $ 100.00 (2) Commercial registered agent termination statement $ 50.00 (3) Statement of change $ 10.00 per entity not to exceed $1,000.00 (4)(A) Statement of resignation No fee (B) Statement of nonacceptance No fee (5) Statement appointing an agent for service of process pursuant to $ 10.00 Section 79-35-12
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(b) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying a copy of any document filed under this chapter:
(1) $1.00 a page for copying; and
(2) $10.00 for a certificate.
(c) The Secretary of State shall collect a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) each time process is served on the Secretary of State under this chapter. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover the fee as costs if he prevails in the proceeding.
(d) The Secretary of State may collect a filing fee greater than the fee as prescribed by rule, not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), if the form for such filings prescribed by the Secretary of State has not been used.
(e) The Secretary of State may promulgate rules to reduce the filing fees set forth in this section or provide for discounts of fees as set forth in this section to encourage online filing of documents or for other reasons as determined by the secretary.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 79. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 35. The Mississippi Registered Agents Act

(a) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when a filing is made under this chapter:

Document Fee (1) Commercial registered agent listing statement $ 100.00 (2) Commercial registered agent termination statement $ 50.00 (3) Statement of change $ 10.00 per entity not to exceed $1,000.00 (4)(A) Statement of resignation No fee (B) Statement of nonacceptance No fee (5) Statement appointing an agent for service of process pursuant to $ 10.00 Section 79-35-12

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(b) The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying a copy of any document filed under this chapter:

(1) $1.00 a page for copying; and

(2) $10.00 for a certificate.

(c) The Secretary of State shall collect a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) each time process is served on the Secretary of State under this chapter. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover the fee as costs if he prevails in the proceeding.

(d) The Secretary of State may collect a filing fee greater than the fee as prescribed by rule, not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), if the form for such filings prescribed by the Secretary of State has not been used.

(e) The Secretary of State may promulgate rules to reduce the filing fees set forth in this section or provide for discounts of fees as set forth in this section to encourage online filing of documents or for other reasons as determined by the secretary.

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