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Mississippi · Snapshot Mississippi Code Release 78 (2020-07), retrieved 2026-09-17

Miss. Code Ann. § 79-4-6.22: Liability of shareholders.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 79. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
  2. Chapter 4. Mississippi Business Corporation Act
  3. Article 6. Shares and Distributions.
  4. Subarticle B. Issuance of Shares.

(a) A purchaser from a corporation of its own shares is not liable to the corporation or its creditors with respect to the shares except to pay the consideration for which the shares were authorized to be issued (Section 79-4-6.21) or specified in the subscription agreement (Section 79-4-6.20).

(b) A shareholder of a corporation is not personally liable for the acts or debts of the corporation except that he may become personally liable by reason of his own acts or conduct.

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