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MO Rev Stat § 355.801 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.801 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.

Effective - 01 Jul 1995   355.801. Withdrawal of foreign corporation. — 1. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state may not withdraw from this state until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the secretary of state.  2. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state may apply for a certificate of withdrawal by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application must set forth:  (1) The name of the foreign corporation and the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;  (2) That it is not transacting business in this state and that it surrenders its authority to transact business in this state;  (3) That it revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the secretary of state as its agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to do business in this state;  (4) A mailing address to which the secretary of state may mail a copy of any process served on him under subdivision (3) of this subsection; and  (5) A commitment to notify the secretary of state in the future of any change in the mailing address.  3. After the withdrawal of the corporation is effective, service of process on the secretary of state under this section is service on the foreign corporation. Upon receipt of process, the secretary of state shall mail a copy of the process to the foreign corporation at the post office address set forth in its application for withdrawal. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095)  Effective 7-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 355.806 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.806 - Revocation of certificate of authority, grounds.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   355.806. Revocation of certificate of authority, grounds. — 1. The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under section 355.811 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if:  (1) The foreign corporation does not deliver the corporate registration report to the secretary of state within thirty days after it is due;  (2) The foreign corporation does not pay within thirty days after they are due any fees or penalties imposed by this chapter;  (3) The foreign corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for thirty days or more;  (4) The foreign corporation does not inform the secretary of state under section 355.786 or 355.791 that its registered agent or registered office has changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued within thirty days of the change, resignation, or discontinuance;  (5) An incorporator, director, officer or agent of the foreign corporation signed a document such person knew was false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing;  (6) The secretary of state receives a duly authenticated certificate from the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated stating that it has been dissolved or disappeared as the result of a merger; or  (7) The corporation procured its certificate of authority through fraud practiced on the state.  2. The attorney general may commence a proceeding under section 355.811 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if:  (1) The corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by law;  (2) The corporation would have been a public benefit corporation other than a church or convention or association of churches had it been incorporated in this state and that its corporate assets in this state are being misapplied or wasted; or  (3) The corporation would have been a public benefit corporation other than a church or convention or association of churches had it been incorporated in this state and it is no longer able to carry out its purposes. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 355.811 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.811 - Procedure, effect of revocation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   355.811. Procedure, effect of revocation. — 1. The secretary of state upon determining that one or more grounds exist under section 355.806 for revocation of a certificate of authority shall serve the foreign corporation with written notice of that determination under section 355.796.  2. The attorney general upon determining that one or more grounds exist under subsection 2 of section 355.806 for revocation of a certificate of authority shall request the secretary of state to serve, and the secretary of state shall serve the foreign corporation with written notice of that determination under section 355.796.  3. If the foreign corporation does not correct each ground for revocation or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the secretary of state or attorney general that each ground for revocation determined by the secretary of state or attorney general does not exist within sixty days after service of the notice is perfected under section 355.796, the secretary of state may revoke the foreign corporation's certificate of authority by signing a certificate of revocation that recites the ground or grounds for revocation and its effective date. The secretary of state shall file the original of the certificate and serve a copy on the foreign corporation under section 355.796.  4. The authority of a foreign corporation to transact business in this state ceases on the date shown on the certificate revoking its certificate of authority.  5. The secretary of state's revocation of a foreign corporation's certificate of authority appoints the secretary of state the foreign corporation's agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action which arose during the time the foreign corporation was authorized to transact business in this state. Service of process on the secretary of state under this subsection is service on the foreign corporation. Upon receipt of process, the secretary of state shall mail a copy of the process to the secretary of the foreign corporation at its principal office shown in its most recent corporate registration report or in any subsequent communications received from the corporation stating the current mailing address of its principal office, or, if none are on file, in its application for a certificate of authority.  6. Revocation of a foreign corporation's certificate of authority does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 355.813 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.813 - Reinstatement after administrative revocation.

Effective - 09 Jul 1998   355.813. Reinstatement after administrative revocation. — A foreign corporation administratively revoked under section 355.811 may apply to the secretary of state of reinstatement. The application shall:  (1) Recite the name of the foreign corporation and the effective date of its administrative revocation;  (2) State that the grounds for the administrative revocation did not exist or have been eliminated;  (3) State that the foreign corporation's name satisfies the requirements of section 355.776; and  (4) Contain a certificate from the director of revenue reciting that all taxes owed by the corporation have been paid if the corporation pays taxes. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1216 merged with S.B. 844)  Effective 7-09-98
MO Rev Stat § 355.816 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.816 - Appeal from revocation.

Effective - 01 Jul 1995   355.816. Appeal from revocation. — 1. A foreign corporation may appeal the secretary of state's revocation of its certificate of authority to the circuit court within thirty days after the service of the certificate of revocation is perfected under section 355.796. The foreign corporation appeals by petitioning the court to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of its certificate of authority and the secretary of state's certificate of revocation.  2. The court may summarily order the secretary of state to reinstate the certificate of authority or may take any other action the court considers appropriate.  3. The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095)  Effective 7-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 355.821 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.821 - Corporate records.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   355.821. Corporate records. — 1. A corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its members and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the members or directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by committees of the board of directors as authorized by subsection 4 of section 355.406.  2. A corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.  3. A corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its members in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all members, in alphabetical order by class showing the number of votes each member is entitled to vote.  4. A corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.  5. A corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at its principal office:  (1) Its articles or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to them currently in effect;  (2) Its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect;  (3) Resolutions adopted by its board of directors relating to the characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations and obligations of members or any class or category of members;  (4) The minutes of all meetings of members and records of all actions approved by the members for the past three years;  (5) All written communications to all members or any specific class of members generally within the past three years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three years under section 355.846;  (6) A list of the names and business or home addresses of its current directors and officers;  (7) Its most recent corporate registration report delivered to the secretary of state under section 355.856; and  (8) Appropriate financial statements of all income and expenses. Public benefit corporations shall not be required, under this chapter, to disclose any information with respect to donors, gifts, contributions or the purchase or sale of art objects. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 355.831 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.831 - Scope of inspection right.

Effective - 01 Jul 1995   355.831. Scope of inspection right. — 1. A member's or resident's agent or attorney has the same inspection and copying rights as the member the agent or attorney represents.  2. The right to copy records under section 355.826 includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by photographic, zerographic, or other means.  3. The corporation may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of any documents provided to the member or resident. The charge may not exceed the estimated cost of production or reproduction of the records.  4. The corporation may comply with a member's demand to inspect the record of members under subdivision (3) of subsection 2 of section 355.826 by providing the member with a list of its members that was compiled no earlier than the date of the member's demand. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095)  Effective 7-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 355.836 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.836 - Court-ordered inspection.

Effective - 01 Jul 1995   355.836. Court-ordered inspection. — 1. If a corporation does not allow a member or resident who complies with subsection 1 of section 355.826 to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the circuit court in the county where the corporation's principal office, or, if none in this state, its registered office, is located may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation's expense upon application of the member or resident.  2. If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a member or resident to inspect and copy any other record, the member or resident who complies with subsections 2 and 3 of section 355.826 may apply to the circuit court in the county where the corporation's principal office, or, if none in this state, its registered office, is located for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.  3. If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it shall also order the corporation to pay the member's or resident's costs, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred to obtain the order unless the corporation proves that it refused inspection for good cause.  4. If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding member or resident. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095)  Effective 7-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 355.841 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.841 - Use of membership lists.

Effective - 01 Jul 1995   355.841. Use of membership lists. — Without consent of the board, a membership list or any part thereof may not be obtained or used by any person for any purpose unrelated to a member's interest as a member. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the consent of the board a membership list or any part thereof may not be:  (1) Used to solicit money or property unless such money or property will be used solely to solicit the votes of the members in an election to be held by the corporation;  (2) Used for any commercial purpose; or  (3) Sold to or purchased by any person. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095)  Effective 7-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 355.846 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.846 - Furnishing of financial statements.

Effective - 01 Jul 1995   355.846. Furnishing of financial statements. — 1. Except as provided in the articles or bylaws of a public benefit corporation which is a church or convention or association of churches, a corporation upon written demand from a member or resident shall furnish that member or resident its latest annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and statement of operations for that year. If financial statements are prepared for the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements must also be prepared on that basis.  2. If annual financial statements are reported upon by a certified public accountant, the accountant's report must accompany them. If not, the statements must be accompanied by the statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation's financial accounting records:  (1) Stating the president's or other person's reasonable belief as to whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and  (2) Describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095)  Effective 7-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 355.851 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.851 - Report of indemnification or advance.

Effective - 01 Jul 1995   355.851. Report of indemnification or advance. — If a corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to a director under sections 355.461 to 355.501 in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation shall report the indemnification or advance in writing to the members with or before the notice of the next meeting of members. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095)  Effective 7-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 355.857 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.857 - Option of biennial filing of corporate registration reports.

Effective - 28 Aug 2009   355.857. Option of biennial filing of corporate registration reports. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 355.856 to the contrary, beginning January 1, 2010, the secretary of state may provide corporations the option of biennially filing corporate registration reports. Any corporation incorporated or qualified in an even-numbered year may file a biennial corporate registration report only in an even-numbered calendar year, and any corporation incorporated or qualified in an odd-numbered year may file a biennial corporate registration report only in an odd-numbered calendar year, subject to the following requirements:  (1) The fee paid at the time of biennial registration shall be that specified in section 355.021;  (2) A corporation's biennial corporate registration report shall be filed in a format as prescribed by the secretary of state;  (3) The secretary of state may collect an additional fee of ten dollars on each biennial corporate registration report filed under this section. Such fee shall be deposited into the state treasury and credited to the secretary of state's technology trust fund account.  2. Once a corporation chooses the option of biennial registration, such registration shall be maintained for the full twenty-four-month period. Once the twenty-four-month period has expired and another corporate registration report is due, a corporation may choose to file an annual registration report under section 355.856. However, upon making such choice the corporation may later only choose to file a biennial corporate registration report in a year appropriate under subsection 1 of this section, based on the year in which the corporation was incorporated.  3. The secretary of state may promulgate rules for the effective administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2009, shall be invalid and void. ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 481)
MO Rev Stat § 355.866 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.866 - Existing authorized foreign corporations.

Effective - 01 Jul 1995   355.866. Existing authorized foreign corporations. — A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state on July 1, 1995, is subject to this chapter but is not required to obtain a new certificate of authority to transact business under this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095)  Effective 7-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 355.871 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.871 - Repeal of chapter 355 in 1994, effects.

Effective - 28 Aug 2005   355.871. Repeal of chapter 355 in 1994, effects. — 1. The repeal of former chapter 355 does not affect:  (1) The operation of the statute or any action taken under it before its repeal;  (2) Any ratification, right, remedy, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the statute before its repeal;  (3) Any violation of the statute or any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred because of the violation, before its repeal;  (4) Any proceeding, reorganization or dissolution commenced under the statute before its repeal, and the proceeding, reorganization or dissolution may be completed in accordance with the statute as if it had not been repealed; or  (5) Any meeting of members or directors or action by written consent noticed or any action taken before its repeal as a result of a meeting of members or directors or action by written consent.  2. Repeals and reenactments provided in this section shall not void or invalidate the provisions of section 355.716. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2005 H.B. 630)
MO Rev Stat § 355.881 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law|Section 355.881 - Designation of public, mutual benefit corporations.

Effective - 01 Jul 1995   355.881. Designation of public, mutual benefit corporations. — On July 1, 1995, each domestic corporation existing on that date that is or becomes subject to this chapter shall be designated as a public benefit or mutual benefit corporation as follows:  (1) Any corporation designated by statute as a public benefit corporation or a mutual benefit corporation is the type of corporation designated by statute;  (2) Any corporation which does not come within subdivision (1) of this section but is organized primarily or exclusively for religious purposes is a public benefit corporation;  (3) Any corporation which does not come within subdivision (1) or (2) of this section but which is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any successor section, is a public benefit corporation;  (4) Any corporation which does not come within subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of this section, but which is organized for a public or charitable purpose and which upon dissolution must distribute its assets to a public benefit corporation, the United States, a state or a person which is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any successor section, is a public benefit corporation; and  (5) Any corporation which does not come within subdivision (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this section is a mutual benefit corporation. ­­-------- (L. 1994 H.B. 1095)  Effective 7-01-95
MO Rev Stat § 356.011 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 356 - Professional Corporations|Section 356.011 - Citation of law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1986   356.011. Citation of law. — Sections 356.011 to 356.261 may be cited as "The Professional Corporation Law of Missouri". ­­-------- (L. 1986 H.B. 1230)