This Division is responsible for filing
all documents relating to business formation. Documents filed with the Division concern
all domestic and foreign corporations, for profit and nonprofit, limited partnerships,
limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships, among others. The
Division carries out these functions under the authority granted to it by § 178 of the
Mississippi Constitution of 1890; §§ 79-4-101.01 through 79-4-17.04; §§ 79-11-101
through 79-11-529; §§ 79-4-101 through 79-14-1107; and §§ 79-29-101 through 79-29-1204
Miss. Code Ann. (1972).
Here, the Secretary of State approves and
files numerous documents, including service of process, athlete agent registrations,
registered agents under the state pesticide law, correspondence school permits, and filing
statements of monies paid pursuant to the Alcohol Beverage Control Law.