Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1416: Registered agents; allow Secretary of State to remove fraudulent address and expand time for returning documents refused for filing.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 79-35-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO REMOVE A FRAUDULENT RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED AGENT WHEN THE CURRENT OCCUPANT OF THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS REQUESTS REMOVAL AND ATTESTS THAT THE PERSON LISTING THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 79-4-1.25 AND 79-29-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DAYS ALLOWED FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO RETURN A DOCUMENT REFUSED FOR FILING TO A CORPORATION OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create new section 79-35-21, mississippi code of 1972, to authorize the secretary of state to remove a fraudulent residence address of a registered agent when the current occupant of the residence address requests removal and attests that the person listing the residence address is not associated with the residence address; to amend sections 79-4-1.25 and 79-29-211, mississippi code of 1972, to increase the number of days allowed for the secretary of state to return a document refused for filing to a corporation or limited liability company; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 79-35-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO REMOVE A FRAUDULENT RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED AGENT WHEN THE CURRENT OCCUPANT OF THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS REQUESTS REMOVAL AND ATTESTS THAT THE PERSON LISTING THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 79-4-1.25 AND 79-29-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DAYS ALLOWED FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO RETURN A DOCUMENT REFUSED FOR FILING TO A CORPORATION OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 79-35-21, Mississippi Code of 1972: 79-35-21. (1) If the address for a registered agent is a residence address and the registered agent no longer resides at the residence address or the residence address is being used without the current occupant's permission, the current occupant of the residence address may have the address for the registered office removed from public record. (2) (a) To request removal of the residence address from the public record, the current occupant shall attest the following on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State: *HR43/R1278* H. B. No. 1416 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R1278 PAGE 1 (RKM\KP) (i) The current occupant's name; …