81-12-187 - Foreign associations; definition; conditions for doing business in state; injunction against foreign association doing business without approval.
§ 81-12-187. Foreign associations; definition; conditions for doing business in state; injunction against foreign association doing business without approval.
(1) For the purposes of this section, the term "foreign association" shall include any person, firm, company, association, fiduciary, partnership or corporation, by whatever name called, actually engaged in the business of an association, which is not organized under the provisions of this chapter or the laws of the United States as now or hereafter amended, the principal business office of which is located outside the territorial limits of this state.
(2) No foreign association shall do any business of an association within this state or maintain an office in this state for the purpose of doing such business unless an application is made and approval granted as provided herein for the charter of domestic associations. No foreign association shall be granted permission to do business in this state, except upon the same terms, provisions, requirements and conditions as the laws of the state in which the foreign association is incorporated require of a Mississippi association desiring to do business under the laws of the state in which such foreign corporation is organized and created.
(3) The commissioner shall conduct a complete investigation of the applicant at its expense.
(4) The commissioner shall examine and supervise all foreign associations doing any such business in this state in the same manner as he examines and supervises associations of this state, and they shall pay the supervision and examination fee imposed by Section 81-12-193, plus any additional costs as determined by the commissioner. The commissioner in his discretion may rely upon such official examinations, public and private audits, and copies of reports which are supplied to him.
(5) The commissioner hereby is authorized, empowered and directed to obtain an injunction or to take any other action necessary to prevent any foreign association from doing any business of an association in this state without approval.
Sources: Laws, 1977, ch. 445, § 58(1-5); reenacted, 1982, ch. 301, § 94; Laws, 1990 Ex Sess, ch. 52, § 97; Laws, 1993, ch. 441, § 98; Laws, 1994, ch. 622, § 130; reenacted without change, Laws, 1997, ch. 496, § 95; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 488, § 97, eff from and after July 1, 2001.