Apply for Mississippi Licenses and Permits

If you want to form an LLC for your business in Mississippi, you'll need to know what steps to take.  After choosing an available name, a Certificate of Formation will need to be drafted, signed and filed, and an operating agreement or LLC Agrement will need to be written for your Mississippi LLC to make sure the members understand the management and voting rights they have.  To find out more about how to form a limited liability company in Mississippi, please visit our Mississippi LLC page.

First, it is important to know that not every single business in Mississippi will require a state business license. In fact, there are only certain professions and business activities that call for a state license. The mandated state licenses can be verified with the State of Mississippi. Next, you will need to discover whether or not your local county, city or municipality will require you to obtain their own licensing in order to operate your business, find out on our Mississippi Business License webpage today what your local requirements are. Many areas in Mississippi call the business license a “Business Privilege License.” Lastly, you will need to register your business with the Secretary of State.

It is a requirement that both the bride and groom go together to the County Circuit Clerk’s Office in order to apply. Before going, ensure that you have all of the proper documentation such as divorce decrees, birth certificates, DMV issued photo identification or passports and a check or major credit card to pay the required marriage license application fees. You may go to any County Circuit Clerk’s Office to apply with the exception of if the bride is under 21 years of age. If that is the case, you will need to file in the county where her custodial guardian resides. In addition to bring the documentation, you will also need to make certain that you have personal information such as names, ages, addresses and the like. Blood tests are mandated and brides can be as young as 15 and grooms as young as 17. After applying, there is a 72 hour wait period before the wedding ceremony can occur. To obtain more details regarding applying for your marriage license, visit our Mississippi Marriage License webpage.