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MO Rev Stat § 351.665 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.665 - Secretary of state may examine books and records — penalty for disclosing information.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.665. Secretary of state may examine books and records — penalty for disclosing information. — The secretary of state and supervisor of corporation registration shall have power to examine the books and records of any corporation to which this chapter applies, and it shall be the duty of any officer or agent of such corporation to produce such books and records for examination, on demand of the secretary of state or supervisor of corporation registration; provided, that no person shall be subject to any criminal prosecution on account of any matter or thing which may be disclosed by the examination of any corporation books, or records, which he may produce or exhibit for examination as herein required; or on account of any matter or thing concerning which he may make any voluntary and truthful statement in writing to the secretary of state, or supervisor of corporation registration. All facts obtained in the examination of the books and records of any corporation, or through voluntary sworn statement of any officer, agent, or employee of any corporation, shall be treated as confidential, except insofar as official duty may require the disclosure of same; or when such facts are material to any issue in any legal proceeding in which the secretary of state or supervisor of corporation registration may be called as a witness, and, if the secretary of state or supervisor of corporation registration shall, except as herein provided, disclose any information relative to the private accounts, affairs, and transactions of any such corporation, he shall be deemed guilty of, and punished as for, a misdemeanor. The statements as to assets and liabilities in this chapter required shall, when filed with the secretary of state, be treated as confidential and he shall not disclose any information in such statement contained, except to a stockholder furnishing satisfactory proof of his ownership of stock in the corporation concerning whose statement he seeks information or upon the order of court when the contents of such statement as to assets and liabilities are material to any issue in any action, civil or criminal, pending in the court making the order, or to the attorney general when required by him in the discharge of his official duties. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5095, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 121)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4623; 1919 § 9817
MO Rev Stat § 351.670 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.670 - Disapproval of articles of incorporation, amendment, merger — forfeiture of certificate of authority — review.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.670. Disapproval of articles of incorporation, amendment, merger — forfeiture of certificate of authority — review. — If the secretary of state shall fail to approve any articles of incorporation, amendment, merger, consolidation or dissolution, or any other document required by this chapter to be approved by the secretary of state, before the same shall be filed in his office, he shall within ten days after the delivery thereof to him give written notice of his disapproval to the person or corporation, domestic or foreign, delivering the same, specifying the reasons therefor. From such disapproval such person or corporation may appeal to the circuit court of the county in which the registered office of such corporation is or is proposed to be situated by filing with the clerk of such court a petition setting forth a copy of the articles or other documents sought to be filed and a copy of the written disapproval thereof by the secretary of state, such petition to be filed within thirty days after notice of such disapproval shall have been given, and the matter shall be tried de novo by the court, and the court shall either sustain the action of the secretary of state or direct him to take such action as the court may deem proper. If the secretary of state shall forfeit the certificate of authority to transact business in this state of any foreign corporation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, such foreign corporation may likewise appeal to the circuit court of the county where the registered office of such corporation in this state is situated by filing with the clerk of such court a petition setting forth a copy of its certificate of authority to transact business in this state and a copy of the notice of forfeiture given by the secretary of state, such petition to be filed within thirty days after notice of said forfeiture shall have been given by said secretary of state, and the matter shall be tried de novo by the court, and the court shall either sustain the action of the secretary of state or direct him to take such action as the court may deem proper. An appeal from the circuit court in such a case shall be allowed as in civil action. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 410 § 169)
MO Rev Stat § 351.675 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.675 - Fees paid to director of revenue.

Effective - 28 Aug 1945   351.675. Fees paid to director of revenue. — All fees required to be paid to the state shall be remitted to the director of revenue. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5110, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 132, A.L. 1945 p. 711)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4638; 1919 § 9832
MO Rev Stat § 351.680 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.680 - Deposit of registration moneys.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   351.680. Deposit of registration moneys. — The moneys arising from registration fees under this law shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the ordinary revenue fund. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5107, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 130, A. 1949 H.B. 2079)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4635; 1919 § 9829
MO Rev Stat § 351.685 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.685 - Administrative personnel — compensation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1980   351.685. Administrative personnel — compensation. — 1. The secretary of state is hereby empowered to employ a registration clerk, and such clerical help during the months of June, July, August and September, of each year, as are necessary to administer this law, and some suitable person, who is an attorney at law, as supervisor of corporation registration, who shall, under the direction of the secretary of state, aid in the supervision of the registration of corporations.  2. The salary of the supervisor of corporation registration and corporation attorneys and clerks shall be paid on warrants drawn upon the ordinary revenues of the state, and all traveling expenses of the secretary of state, or the supervisor of corporation registration, shall be paid from the same source.  3. All attorneys employed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be duly licensed under the laws of this state. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5106, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 129, A.L. 1945 p. 696, A. 1949 H.B. 2079, A.L. 1959 H.B. 103, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1266)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4634; 1919 § 9828
MO Rev Stat § 351.695 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.695 - Law not to affect rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, suits pending, under provisions of prior laws.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.695. Law not to affect rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, suits pending, under provisions of prior laws. — All rights, privileges, immunities and franchises vested or accrued under the provisions of any law in force prior to the enactment of this chapter, and all pending suits and rights of action conferred shall not be impaired, diminished or affected hereby, or by the repeal of any such prior laws. Any liability or penalty incurred under prior laws prior to the repeal thereof shall not be impaired, diminished or affected hereby. All acts and laws not expressly repealed hereby shall continue in full force and effect. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 410 § 174)
MO Rev Stat § 351.700 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.700 - Powers of general assembly.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.700. Powers of general assembly. — The general assembly shall at all times have power to prescribe such regulations, provisions and limitations as it may deem advisable, which regulations, provisions and limitations shall be binding upon any and all corporations, domestic or foreign, subject to the provisions of this chapter, and the general assembly shall have power to amend, repeal or modify this chapter at pleasure; provided, however, that the repeal of this chapter shall not affect any right accrued or established or any liability or penalty incurred under the provisions of such law prior to the repeal thereof. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 410 § 175)
MO Rev Stat § 351.705 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.705 - No exemption from antitrust law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.705. No exemption from antitrust law. — That nothing in this law contained shall be held to exempt any corporation from any of the fines and penalties prescribed by chapter 416 relating to pools, trusts, conspiracies and discriminations. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5111, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 133)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4639; 1919 § 9833
MO Rev Stat § 351.710 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.710 - Penalty for refusal to exhibit books and records.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.710. Penalty for refusal to exhibit books and records. — If any officer, or agent, of any such corporation shall refuse the demand of the secretary of state, or supervisor of corporations, to exhibit the books and records of such corporation for examination, he, or they, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof punished as in this chapter provided. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5104, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 127)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4632; 1919 § 9826
MO Rev Stat § 351.713 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.713 - Penalty for signing false documents.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   351.713. Penalty for signing false documents. — 1. A person commits an offense if he signs a document provided for in this chapter which he knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing.  2. A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1432)
MO Rev Stat § 351.715 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.715 - Penalty for violations.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.715. Penalty for violations. — For violation of any provisions of this chapter for which no other penalty is provided, the person violating shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction punished as provided in section 351.720. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5109, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 131)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4637; 1919 § 9831
MO Rev Stat § 351.720 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.720 - Punishment when convicted of misdemeanor.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.720. Punishment when convicted of misdemeanor. — Any person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5112, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 134)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4640; 1919 § 9834
MO Rev Stat § 351.750 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.750 - Application of law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1996   351.750. Application of law. — 1. The provisions of this chapter apply to statutory close corporations to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 351.750 to 351.865.  2. Sections 351.750 to 351.865 apply to professional corporations organized pursuant to chapter 356 whose articles of incorporation contain the statement required by subsection 1 of section 351.755, except insofar as chapter 356 contains inconsistent provisions.  3. Sections 351.750 to 351.865 do not repeal or modify any statute or rule of law that is or would apply to a corporation that is organized pursuant to this chapter or chapter 356 and that does not elect to become a statutory close corporation pursuant to section 351.755.  4. Sections 351.750 to 351.865 apply to all corporations electing statutory close corporation status as provided in section 351.755 after August 28, 1990, and are controlling in the absence of a valid agreement to the contrary. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1432, A.L. 1996 S.B. 835)
MO Rev Stat § 351.755 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.755 - Definition — election of status.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   351.755. Definition — election of status. — 1. A statutory close corporation is a corporation whose articles of incorporation contain a statement that the corporation is a statutory close corporation.  2. A corporation having fifty or fewer shareholders may become a statutory close corporation by amending its articles of incorporation to include the statement required by subsection 1 of this section. The amendment shall be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes of each class or series of shares of the corporation, voting as a class or series, whether or not otherwise entitled to vote on amendments. If the amendment is adopted, a shareholder who voted against the amendment is entitled to assert dissenters' rights under sections 351.870 to 351.930.  3. The articles of incorporation of a statutory close corporation may set forth the qualifications of shareholders, either by specifying classes of persons who shall be entitled to be holders of record of shares of any class, or by specifying classes of persons who shall not be entitled to be holders of record of shares of any class, or both. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1432)
MO Rev Stat § 351.760 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.760 - Notice of status on issued shares.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   351.760. Notice of status on issued shares. — 1. The following statement shall appear conspicuously on each share certificate issued by a statutory close corporation: The rights of shareholders in a statutory close corporation may differ materially from the rights of shareholders in other corporations. Copies of the articles of incorporation and bylaws, shareholders' agreements, and other documents, any of which may restrict transfers and affect voting and other rights, may be obtained by a shareholder on written request to the corporation.  2. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the corporation shall send to the shareholders a written notice containing the information required by subsection 1 of this section.  3. The notice required by this section satisfies all requirements of sections 351.750 to 351.865 that notice of share transfer restrictions be given.  4. A person claiming an interest in shares of a statutory close corporation which has complied with the notice requirement of this section is bound by the documents referred to in the notice. A person claiming an interest in shares of a statutory close corporation which has not complied with the notice requirement of this section is bound by any documents of which he, or a person through whom he claims, has knowledge or notice.  5. A corporation shall provide to any shareholder, upon his written request and without charge, copies of provisions that restrict transfer or affect voting or other rights of shareholders appearing in articles of incorporation, bylaws, or shareholders' or voting trust agreements filed with the corporation. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1432)
MO Rev Stat § 351.765 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.765 - Share transfer prohibition.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   351.765. Share transfer prohibition. — 1. An interest in shares of a statutory close corporation may not be voluntarily or involuntarily transferred, by operation of law or otherwise, except to the extent permitted by the articles of incorporation or under the provisions of section 351.770.  2. Except to the extent the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, this section does not apply to a transfer:  (1) To the corporation or to any other holder of the same class or series of shares;  (2) To members of the shareholder's immediate family, or to a trust, all of whose beneficiaries are members of the shareholder's immediate family, which immediate family consists of his spouse, parents, lineal descendants, including adopted children and stepchildren, and the spouse of any lineal descendant, and brothers and sisters;  (3) That has been approved in writing by all of the holders of the corporation's shares having general voting rights;  (4) To an executor or administrator upon the death of a shareholder or to a trustee or receiver as the result of a bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution, or similar proceeding brought by or against a shareholder;  (5) By merger or consolidation under the provisions of sections 351.410 to 351.459 or an exchange of existing shares for other shares of a different class or series in the corporation;  (6) By a pledge as collateral for a loan that does not grant the pledgee any voting rights possessed by the pledgor; or  (7) Made after termination of the corporation's status as a statutory close corporation. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1432)
MO Rev Stat § 351.775 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.775 - Attempted share transfer in breach of prohibition.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   351.775. Attempted share transfer in breach of prohibition. — 1. An attempt to transfer shares in a statutory close corporation in violation of a prohibition against transfer binding on the transferee is ineffective.  2. An attempt to transfer shares in a statutory close corporation in violation of a prohibition against transfer that is not binding on the transferee, either because the notice required by section 351.760 was not given or because the prohibition is held unenforceable by a court, gives the corporation an option to purchase the shares from the transferee for the same price and on the same terms that he purchased them. To exercise its option, the corporation shall give the transferee written notice within thirty days after they are presented for registration in the transferee's name. The corporation may specifically enforce the transferee's sale obligation upon exercise of its purchase option. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1432)
MO Rev Stat § 351.780 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.780 - Compulsory purchase of shares after death of shareholder.

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   351.780. Compulsory purchase of shares after death of shareholder. — 1. This section and sections 351.785 to 351.790 apply to a statutory close corporation only if so provided in its articles of incorporation. If these sections apply, the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased shareholder may require the corporation to purchase or cause to be purchased all, but not less than all, of the decedent's shares or to be dissolved.  2. The provisions of sections 351.785 to 351.790 may be modified only if the modification is set forth or referred to in the articles of incorporation.  3. An amendment to the articles of incorporation to provide for application of sections 351.785 to 351.790, or to modify or delete the provisions of these sections, shall be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes of each class or series of shares of the statutory close corporation, voting as separate classes or series, whether or not otherwise entitled to vote on amendments. If the corporation has no shareholders when the amendment is proposed, it shall be approved by at least two-thirds of the subscribers for shares, if any, or, if none, by all of the incorporators.  4. A shareholder who votes against an amendment to modify or delete the provisions of sections 351.785 to 351.790 is entitled to dissenters' rights under sections 351.870 to 351.930, if the amendment upon adoption terminates or substantially alters his existing rights under these sections to have his shares purchased.  5. A shareholder may waive his and his estate's rights under sections 351.785 to 351.790 by a signed writing.  6. Sections 351.785 to 351.790 do not prohibit any other agreement providing for the purchase of shares upon a shareholder's death, nor do they prevent a shareholder from enforcing any remedy he has independent of these sections. ­­-------- (L. 1990 H.B. 1432)