Mississippi SOS Business Entity And Corporation Search

The business corporation registry is taken care of by the Business Services Division of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. The registry is the store house of all the chartered companies and businesses filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State. Entities like Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Limited Companies, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships have their records stored in the business corporation registry of the Mississippi SOS.

Mississippi Business Entity Search

If you are searching for a business entity based in Mississippi and need to know how to find them, then you can use our step by step guidelines listed below on how to use the Mississippi business search page. The credentials required to continue with the search are as follows:

  • Business Name
  • Business ID
  • Office name
  • Registered Agent

You can make your search by using any of the fields mentioned above. Further to narrow down your search, you can select one of the following:

  • Starting with
  • All words
  • Any words
  • Sounds like
  • Exact Match

1. The first step is to access the Mississippi business search page by clicking here. It looks similar to the screenshot below.

Mississippi Business Entity Search

2. This form allows you to search for a business by its name, Business ID, Officer Name and Registered Agent. For this example, we will be searching by name so go ahead and click the "Business Name" tab. Under this tab you can widen or narrow your search by selecting one of the search criteria such as "Starting With", "All Words", "Any Words", ,"Sounds Like" or "Exact Match". For this example go ahead and select "Starting With". In the "Business Name" field type in "Mossy Oak" and then click the "Search" button. This is illustrated in the screenshot shown below.

Mississippi Corporation Entity Search

3. Click on the Search button. The result page carrying the summarized details of the entity looks similar to the screenshot below.

Mississippi Corporation Entity Search Results

3. On the results page click the "Details" button located next to the business entity you want to view the details for. When you click the button a pop-up window will show with the details for that business entity. In this pop-up window it shows their filing date, authorization date, status, type etc.

Mississippi Corporation Entity Details
Mississippi Secretary of State Seal

Information on Secretary of State Mississippi

The Constitutional office of the Secretary of State Mississippi is one of the elected governmental office in the US state. The position originated under the Constitution of Mississippi and continues to be the guardian of the public of the state till today. The current office holder of the Secretary of State of Mississippi is Delbert Hosemann.

Apart from being the custodian of the Great Seal of Mississippi and the keeper of public records and archives, the Secretary of State of Mississippi serves the following six divisions in the state:

  • Business service Division
  • Public Land Division
  • Elections Division
  • Regulation and Enforcement Division
  • Education and Publication Division
  • Policy and Research Division