(1) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Business Filing Fraud Prevention Act”.
(2) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings provided herein:(a) “Complainant” means a person who:(i) Delivers a declaration of wrongful filing, and(ii) Has a connection to the allegedly wrongful filing or the related business.(b) “Filer” means the person who has allegedly made a wrongful filing.(c) “Office” means the Office of the Secretary of State.(d) “Entity” means:(i) A domestic or foreign business corporation;(ii) A domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation;(iii) A domestic or foreign general partnership, including a limited liability partnership;(iv) A domestic or foreign limited partnership, including a limited liability limited partnership;(v) A domestic or foreign limited liability company;(vi) An investment trust or foreign investment trust;(vii) An agricultural association; or(viii) Does not include: 1. an individual; 2. is not formed with the Secretary of State’s Office under this title; 3. decedent’s estate; or 4. government or a governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.
(a) “Complainant” means a person who:(i) Delivers a declaration of wrongful filing, and(ii) Has a connection to the allegedly wrongful filing or the related business.
(i) Delivers a declaration of wrongful filing, and
(ii) Has a connection to the allegedly wrongful filing or the related business.
(b) “Filer” means the person who has allegedly made a wrongful filing.
(c) “Office” means the Office of the Secretary of State.
(d) “Entity” means:(i) A domestic or foreign business corporation;(ii) A domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation;(iii) A domestic or foreign general partnership, including a limited liability partnership;(iv) A domestic or foreign limited partnership, including a limited liability limited partnership;(v) A domestic or foreign limited liability company;(vi) An investment trust or foreign investment trust;(vii) An agricultural association; or(viii) Does not include: 1. an individual; 2. is not formed with the Secretary of State’s Office under this title; 3. decedent’s estate; or 4. government or a governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.
(i) A domestic or foreign business corporation;
(ii) A domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation;
(iii) A domestic or foreign general partnership, including a limited liability partnership;
(iv) A domestic or foreign limited partnership, including a limited liability limited partnership;
(v) A domestic or foreign limited liability company;
(vi) An investment trust or foreign investment trust;
(vii) An agricultural association; or
(viii) Does not include: 1. an individual; 2. is not formed with the Secretary of State’s Office under this title; 3. decedent’s estate; or 4. government or a governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.