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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.656 - Inclusion of essential community providers in health care network, exceptions.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
354.656. Inclusion of essential community providers in health care network, exceptions. —
1. Any health care insurer offering or marketing a group policy, plan or contract for health care services in an area designated pursuant to subdivision (4) or (5) of section 354.650 shall allow each essential community provider in such designated area to submit an application to such health care insurer and provide a copy of the letter of designation as provided in section 354.654. No health care insurer shall be required to offer a provider contract to an essential community provider. The department of health and senior services shall receive any application submitted and certify, if qualified; except that the department shall only issue the first one thousand certificates for application to health maintenance organizations.
2. The name of each essential community provider shall appear in publications distributed to consumers or enrollees of the policy, plan or contract of all network model managed care plans if the essential community provider is a participating primary care physician.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of a health care insurer to terminate the contract of any physician for cause.
4. The requirements of this section shall not apply to a health care insurer that is a medical group/staff model health maintenance organization that provides services to its enrollees through facilities that are owned or operated by the health maintenance organization.
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(L. 1998 H.B. 1302 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.658 - Designation nontransferable, site specific — annual affidavit required — notice of certain changes, required when.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
354.658. Designation nontransferable, site specific — annual affidavit required — notice of certain changes, required when. —
1. The designation of essential community provider shall not be transferable to another physician, health care provider or entity.
2. The designation of essential community provider shall be physician and site specific and shall not be effective at a site that has not been so designated pursuant to subdivision (8) of section 354.650.
3. The essential community provider shall submit an annual affidavit to the department stating that such community provider continues to meet the qualifications for which the provider was certified. The essential community provider shall notify the department of health and senior services within thirty days of any changes which may affect the certification requirements of the essential community provider.
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(L. 1998 H.B. 1302 § 5)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.700 - Definitions.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1992
354.700. Definitions. —
As used in sections 354.700 to 354.723, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Dental care services"
, services included in the practice of dentistry as defined in section 332.071;
(2)
"Director"
, the director of the department of commerce and insurance;
(3)
"Enrollee"
, an individual who is enrolled in a prepaid dental plan as a principal subscriber together with such individual's dependents who are entitled to dental care benefits under the plan solely because of their status as dependents of the principal subscriber;
(4)
"Prepaid dental plan"
, any contractual arrangement to provide, either directly or through arrangement with others, specified dental benefits to enrollees on a fixed prepayment basis or as a benefit of such enrollees' participation or membership in any other contract, agreement, or group or any corporation, partnership or other entity which undertakes to provide or arrange specified dental benefits on a prepayment or other basis or to indemnify for specified dental benefits;
(5)
"Prepaid dental plan corporation"
, a corporation operating a prepaid dental plan;
(6)
"Provider"
, any person licensed as a dentist pursuant to chapter 332.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § 1, A.L. 1992 S.B. 698)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.702 - Prepaid dental plans, who may offer — certificate of authority required — certain state laws not to apply.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1987
354.702. Prepaid dental plans, who may offer — certificate of authority required — certain state laws not to apply. —
1. A prepaid dental plan may not be established or operated in this state, nor may membership be solicited in such a plan unless the plan is offered by a prepaid dental plan corporation licensed under sections 354.700 to 354.723. The provisions of sections 354.700 to 354.723 shall not apply to an insurance company, or health services corporation or health maintenance organization licensed to do business pursuant to the laws of the state of Missouri.
2. By January 1, 1988, any person or other legal entity that is operating a prepaid dental plan in this state must submit an application for a certificate of authority to the director. Each such applicant may continue to operate until the director acts upon the application.
3. A prepaid dental plan corporation shall not be subject to the laws of this state relating to insurance or insurance companies except as herein provided.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.703 - Director may order violators to cease and desist, hearing — noncompliance, director's remedies.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
354.703. Director may order violators to cease and desist, hearing — noncompliance, director's remedies. —
1. The director of the department of commerce and insurance may issue an order directing any person or entity to cease and desist from engaging in any act or practice in violation of sections 354.700 to 354.723. Within twenty days after service of the order to cease and desist, the respondent may request a hearing on the question of whether acts or practices in violation of sections 354.700 to 354.723, have occurred. Such hearing shall be conducted, and judicial review shall be available, as provided in chapter 536.
2. In the case of noncompliance with a cease and desist order issued pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, the director may institute a proceeding to obtain injunctive or other appropriate relief in the circuit court.
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(L. 1989 S.B. 333)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.704 - Application for certificate of authority, content.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1987
354.704. Application for certificate of authority, content. —
An application for a certificate of authority to operate a prepaid dental plan corporation in this state shall be filed with the director on a form prescribed by the director. Such application shall be verified by an officer or authorized representative of the applicant and shall set forth, or be accompanied by, the following:
(1) A duly certified copy of the corporation's articles of incorporation or articles of association with all amendments;
(2) A copy of the corporation's bylaws or regulations governing the conduct of the internal affairs of the corporation;
(3) A list of the names, addresses, and official positions of the persons who are responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the corporation, including all members of the board of directors;
(4) A copy of any contract made or to be made between any providers and the applicant;
(5) A statement generally describing the prepaid dental plan to be offered and the corporation's facilities and personnel;
(6) A copy of contracts and contract certificates to be issued to the enrollees;
(7) A copy of any group enrollee contract which is to be issued;
(8) Financial statements showing the applicant's assets, liabilities, and sources of financial support. If the applicant's financial affairs are audited by independent certified public accountants, a copy of the applicant's most recent regular certified financial statement shall satisfy this requirement unless the director determines that additional or more recent financial information is required;
(9) A description of the proposed method of marketing the prepaid dental plan, a financial plan which includes a three-year projection of the initial operating results anticipated, and a statement as to the sources of funding;
(10) A description of the procedures to provide emergency dental benefits;
(11) A statement reasonably describing the geographic area to be served;
(12) A fee of two hundred dollars for issuance of a certificate of authority; and
(13) Such other information as the director may require.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.705 - Certificate of authority granted, when.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1987
354.705. Certificate of authority granted, when. —
1. Issuance of a certificate of authority shall be granted by the director if the director is satisfied that the following conditions are met:
(1) The financial requirements of sections 354.700 to 354.723 have been fulfilled;
(2) The prepaid dental plan corporation is financially responsible and may reasonably be expected to meet its obligations to enrollees and prospective enrollees;
(3) The persons responsible for conducting the affairs of the prepaid dental plan corporation are competent and trustworthy and are professionally capable of providing or arranging for the provision of services offered;
(4) The arrangement with dentists for the provision of prepaid dental care services has been deemed sufficient; and
(5) Each officer responsible for conducting the affairs of the prepaid dental plan corporation has filed with the director, subject to the director's approval, a fidelity bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars.
2. A certificate of authority shall expire at twelve midnight on June thirtieth next following the date of issuance or renewal. If the prepaid dental plan corporation remains in compliance with sections 354.700 to 354.723 and has paid a renewal fee of fifty dollars, its certificate shall be renewed for a period of time to the next June thirtieth.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.710 - Reserve requirements — reserve not required for prepaid dental plans funded by government — surplus requirement for prepaid dental plans in existence January 1, 1987, additional time.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1997
354.710. Reserve requirements — reserve not required for prepaid dental plans funded by government — surplus requirement for prepaid dental plans in existence January 1, 1987, additional time. —
1. Every prepaid dental plan organization shall, not later than January 1, 1994, have accumulated reserves in the amount of two percent of its subscription income up to a maximum amount of one hundred fifty thousand dollars. One-third of such reserves shall be accumulated not later than January 1, 1990. Two-thirds of such reserves shall be accumulated not later than January 1, 1992. Such reserves shall constitute restricted surplus on the books of the company and shall be in addition to the deposit requirement of section 354.707. A prepaid dental plan organization shall maintain as a claim or loss reserve in cash or securities, assets sufficient to discharge all liabilities on all uncovered expenses arising under policies issued. Such liabilities on uncovered expenses shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the actual contractual obligations with providers and shall not be recorded as unearned premium or deferred revenue.
2. The reserve prescribed by subsection 1 of this section shall not apply with respect to a prepaid dental plan corporation which is funded by a federal, state, or municipal government or by any political subdivision thereof and which meets the requirements of subdivision (4) of subsection 2 of section 354.707.
3. Any prepaid dental plan in existence prior to January 1, 1987, will have five years to meet the surplus requirements of subsection 1 of section 354.707. However, at no time shall the liabilities of a prepaid plan exceed its assets.
4. The reserve prescribed by subsection 1 of this section, and the fidelity bond prescribed by section 354.705, shall not be required of any prepaid dental plan operated and offered by any provider prior to August 28, 1987, which primarily serves low-income patients.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § 6, A.L. 1990 H.B. 998, A.L. 1992 S.B. 698, A.L. 1997 S.B. 150)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.715 - Providers of dental care, written contract with prepaid dental plan corporations, review and mediation procedures for enrollees required.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1987
354.715. Providers of dental care, written contract with prepaid dental plan corporations, review and mediation procedures for enrollees required. —
1. Any provider of dental health care services who agrees with a prepaid dental plan corporation to provide dental care services to its enrollees shall reduce such agreement to a written contract with the prepaid dental plan corporation.
2. Each prepaid dental plan corporation shall establish procedures for review and mediation of complaints of enrollees concerning the quality of care rendered by a participating dentist. In lieu of establishing such procedures, the corporation may agree in a written document submitted to the director to utilize the services of a peer review committee of a state, district, or local dental society which has been established for purposes of providing the type of review and mediation required. Enrollees and participating dentists shall be made aware of the review mechanism adopted by the prepaid dental plan corporation and shall be informed as to how to submit a complaint for review.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § 8)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.717 - Director, powers — financial examinations, when, by whom made and paid.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1987
354.717. Director, powers — financial examinations, when, by whom made and paid. —
1. The director, or any person authorized by him, may examine the financial condition and the affairs and management of any prepaid dental plan corporation whenever the director deems necessary.
2. The director, or any of his duly appointed agents, may compel the attendance before him, and may examine, under oath, the directors, officers, agents, employees, solicitors, or any person, in reference to the condition, affairs, management of the business, or any matters relating thereto. The director may administer oaths or affirmations, and shall have power to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses, and to require and compel the production of records, books, papers, contracts, or other documents if necessary.
3. The expense of any examination shall be assessed by the director against the prepaid dental plan corporation examined and the examination assessment shall be paid by the corporation, on the order of the director, directly to the person or persons rendering the service.
4. In lieu of making an examination, the director may accept a full report of the most recent examination of a foreign or alien prepaid dental plan corporation certified by the appropriate examining official of another state, territory, commonwealth or district of the United States.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § 9)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.720 - Annual report, required, content.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1987
354.720. Annual report, required, content. —
1. Every prepaid dental plan corporation shall file with the director annually, on or before March first, a report verified by at least two principal officers covering the preceding calendar year.
2. Such report shall be on forms prescribed by the director and shall include:
(1) A financial statement of the corporation, including its balance sheet and receipts and disbursements for the preceding year;
(2) Any material changes in the information submitted pursuant to section 354.704;
(3) The number of persons enrolled during the year, the number of enrollees as of the end of the year, and the number of enrollments terminated during the year.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § 10)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.721 - Agents, registration required — rules and regulations authorized.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1987
354.721. Agents, registration required — rules and regulations authorized. —
1. A prepaid dental plan corporation shall register the names of all persons acting as agents, for the solicitation of contracts, with the director within thirty days after September 28, 1987.
2. The director may, after notice and hearing, promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to provide for the licensing of agents and the termination or revocation of such licenses.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § 11)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.723 - Rulemaking authorized.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1987
354.723. Rulemaking authorized. —
The director may, after notice and hearing, promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of sections 354.700 to 354.723.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § 13)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 354 - Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 354.725 - Exclusion, labor organization's health plans.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 354
• Effective - 28 Aug 1987
354.725. Exclusion, labor organization's health plans. —
The provisions of sections 354.700 to 354.725 shall not apply to any labor organization's health plan existing on September 28, 1987, providing services on its premises established and maintained primarily for its members and their dependents.
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(L. 1987 S.B. 272 § A)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.001 - Citation of law.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.001. Citation of law. —
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Nonprofit Corporation Act".
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
Effective 7-01-95
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.011 - Filing requirements.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
• Effective - 28 Aug 2004
355.011. Filing requirements. —
1. A document must satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the secretary of state.
2. No document shall be entitled to filing by the secretary of state unless this chapter requires or permits filing the document in the office of the secretary of state.
3. The document must contain the information required by this chapter. It may contain other information as well.
4. The document must be typewritten or printed.
5. The document must be in the English language. However, a corporate name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals, and the certificate of existence required of foreign corporations need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation.
6. The document must be executed:
(1) By the presiding officer of the board of directors of a domestic or foreign corporation, its president, or by another of its officers;
(2) If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator; or
(3) If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.
7. The person executing a document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite the signature his name and the capacity in which he signs. The document may, but need not, contain:
(1) The corporate seal;
(2) An attestation by the secretary or an assistant secretary; or
(3) An acknowledgment, verification, or proof.
8. If the secretary of state has prescribed a mandatory form for a document under section 355.016, the document must be in or on the prescribed form.
9. The document must be delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing and must be accompanied by one exact or conformed copy, except as provided in sections 355.171 and 355.791, the correct filing fee, and any license fee or penalty required by this chapter or other law.
10. Any statement or document filed under this chapter represents that the signer believes the statements are true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the person signing, subject to the penalties of section 557.040
*
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1664)
*Section 577.040 was repealed by S.B. 60 in 1977.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.016 - Forms.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
355.016. Forms. —
1. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish on request, forms for:
(1) A foreign corporation's application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state;
(2) A foreign corporation's application for a certificate of withdrawal; and
(3) The corporate registration report.
­­If the secretary of state so requires, use of these forms is mandatory.
2. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter but their use is not mandatory.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.021 - Fees.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 3 histories
355.021. Fees. —
1. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered for filing:
(1) Articles of incorporation, twenty dollars;
(2) Application for reserved name, twenty dollars;
(3) Notice of transfer of reserved name, two dollars;
(4) Application for renewal of reserved name, twenty dollars;
(5) Corporation's statement of change of registered agent or registered office or both, five dollars;
(6) Agent's statement of change of registered office for each affected corporation, five dollars;
(7) Agent's statement of resignation, five dollars;
(8) Amendment of articles of incorporation, five dollars;
(9) Restatement of articles of incorporation with amendments, five dollars;
(10) Articles of merger, five dollars;
(11) Articles of dissolution, five dollars;
(12) Articles of revocation of dissolution, five dollars;
(13) Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution, twenty dollars;
(14) Application for certificate of authority, twenty dollars;
(15) Application for amended certificate of authority, five dollars;
(16) Application for certificate of withdrawal, five dollars;
(17) Corporate registration report filed annually, ten dollars if filed in a written format or five dollars if filed electronically in a format prescribed by the secretary of state;
(18) Corporate registration report filed biennially, twenty dollars if filed in a written format or ten dollars if filed electronically in a format prescribed by the secretary of state;
(19) Articles of correction, five dollars;
(20) Certificate of existence or authorization, five dollars;
(21) Any other document required or permitted to be filed by this chapter, five dollars.
2. The secretary of state shall collect a fee of ten dollars upon being served with process under this chapter. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover the fee paid the secretary of state as costs if the party prevails in the proceeding.
3. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign corporation: in a written format fifty cents per page plus five dollars for certification, or in an electronic format five dollars for certification and copies.
4. Fees mandated in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 1 of this section shall be waived if an initial officer or director of the nonprofit corporation is a member of the Missouri National Guard or any other active duty military, resides in the state of Missouri, and provides proof of such service to the secretary of state.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1664, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481, A.L. 2014 S.B. 600)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.023 - Additional fee — expiration date.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020, 4 histories
355.023. Additional fee — expiration date. —
The secretary of state may collect an additional fee of five dollars on each and every fee required in this chapter. All fees collected as provided in this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the secretary of state's technology trust fund account. The provisions of this section shall expire on December 31, 2026.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 635 § 355.426, A.L. 2001 H.B. 453 merged with S.B. 288, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1150, A.L. 2017 S.B. 95, A.L. 2020 S.B. 631)
Expires 12-31-26
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.025 - Purposes for which organized.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.025. Purposes for which organized. —
Nonprofit corporations may be organized under this chapter for any one or more of the following or similar purposes: charitable; benevolent; eleemosynary; educational; civic; patriotic; political; religious; cultural; social welfare; health; cemetery; social; literary; athletic; scientific; research; agricultural; horticultural; soil, crop, livestock and poultry improvement; professional, commercial, industrial, or trade association; wildlife conservation; homeowner and community improvement association; recreational club or association; and for the ownership and operation of water supply facilities for drinking and general uses; and for the ownership of sanitary sewer collection systems and waste water treatment facilities; or for the purpose of executing any trust, or administering any community chest, fund or foundation, to further objects which are within the purview of this section. No group, association or organization created for or engaged in business or activity for profit, or on the cooperative plan, provision for the incorporation of which is made by any of the incorporation laws of this state, shall be organized or operate as a corporation under this chapter.
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(L. 1953 p. 322 § 4, A.L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 22, A.L. 1973 H.B. 53, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
Effective 7-01-95
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.026 - Effective date of documents.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.026. Effective date of documents. —
1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, a document is effective:
(1) On the date it is filed, as evidenced by the secretary of state's endorsement on the original document; or
(2) On the date specified in the document as its effective date, provided that a document shall not be effective prior to the date it is filed in the office of the secretary of state.
2. A document may specify a delayed effective date, and if it does so the document becomes effective on the date specified. If a delayed effective date is specified, the document is effective on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
Effective 7-01-95
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.031 - Correction of filed documents.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.031. Correction of filed documents. —
1. A domestic or foreign corporation may correct a document filed by the secretary of state if the document:
(1) Contains an incorrect statement; or
(2) Was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified, or acknowledged.
2. A document is corrected:
(1) By preparing articles of correction that:
(a) Describe the document, including its filing date, or attach a copy of the document to the articles;
(b) Specify the incorrect statement and the reason it is incorrect or the manner in which the execution was defective; and
(c) Correct the incorrect statement or defective execution; and
(2) By delivering the articles of correction to the secretary of state.
3. Articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document they correct except as to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, articles of correction are effective when filed.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
Effective 7-01-95
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.036 - Filing duty of secretary of state — refusal — effect.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.036. Filing duty of secretary of state — refusal — effect. —
1. If a document delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing satisfies the requirements of section 355.011, the secretary of state shall file it.
2. The secretary of state files a document by stamping or otherwise endorsing "Filed", together with the secretary of state's name and official title and the date of receipt, on both the original and copy of the document and on the receipt for the filing fee. After filing a document, except as provided in sections 355.171 and 355.796, the secretary of state shall deliver the document copy, or acknowledgment of receipt if no fee is required, attached, to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative.
3. Upon refusing to file a document, the secretary of state shall return it to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative within ten days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason or reasons for the refusal.
4. The secretary of state's duty to file documents under this section is ministerial. Filing or refusal to file a document does not:
(1) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part;
(2) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or
(3) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
Effective 7-01-95
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.041 - Mandamus action to compel filing.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.041. Mandamus action to compel filing. —
If the secretary of state refuses to file a document delivered for filing to his office, the domestic or foreign corporation may file an action for mandamus, as otherwise provided by law, to compel filing the document.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
Effective 7-01-95
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.046 - Evidentiary effect of certificate.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.046. Evidentiary effect of certificate. —
A certificate attached to a copy of a document bearing the secretary of state's signature, which may be in facsimile, and the seal of this state, is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the secretary of state.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.051 - Certificate of existence.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.051. Certificate of existence. —
1. Any person may apply to the secretary of state to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic or foreign corporation.
2. The certificate of existence shall set forth:
(1) The domestic corporation's corporate name or the foreign corporation's corporate name used in this state;
(2) That the domestic corporation is duly incorporated under the law of this state, the date of its incorporation, or that the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state;
(3) That the corporation has complied with all requirements of the corporation division of the secretary of state.
3. Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence issued by the secretary of state may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic or foreign corporation is in good standing in this state.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.056 - False document — penalty.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.056. False document — penalty. —
1. A person commits an offense by signing a document which such person knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing.
2. An offense under this section is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.061 - Power of secretary of state.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.061. Power of secretary of state. —
The secretary of state shall have the power reasonably necessary to perform the duties required of his office by the provisions of this chapter.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.071 - Notice — form — requirements.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
• Effective - 28 Aug 2009
355.071. Notice — form — requirements. —
1. For purposes of this chapter, notice may be oral or written.
2. Notice may be communicated in person, by telephone, telegraph, teletype, or other form of wire or wireless communication, or by mail or private carrier; if these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published, or by radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication.
3. Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.
4. Written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following:
(1) When received;
(2) Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed correctly addressed and with first class postage affixed;
(3) On the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee;
(4) Thirty days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed correctly addressed and with other than first class, registered or certified postage affixed.
5. Written notice is correctly addressed to a member of a domestic or foreign corporation if addressed to the member's address shown in the corporation's current list of members.
6. A written notice or report delivered as part of a newsletter, magazine or other publication regularly sent to members shall constitute a written notice or report if addressed or delivered to the member's address shown in the corporation's current list of members, or in the case of members who are residents of the same household and who have the same address in the corporation's current list of members, if addressed or delivered to one of such members, at the address appearing on the current list of members.
7. Written notice is correctly addressed to a domestic or foreign corporation, authorized to transact business in this state, other than in its capacity as a member, if addressed to its registered agent or to its secretary at its principal office shown in its most recent corporate registration report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered a corporate registration report, in its application for a certificate of authority.
8. If subsection 2 of section 355.251 or any other provision of this chapter prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, those requirements govern. If the articles or bylaws prescribe notice requirements, not inconsistent with this section or other provisions of this chapter, those requirements govern. Failure to comply with the terms of this section shall not invalidate the terms of the notice delivered.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 1997 H.B. 655 merged with S.B. 170, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.076 - Private foundations.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.076. Private foundations. —
1. Except where otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, a corporation which is a private foundation as defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code:
(1) Shall distribute such amounts for each taxable year at such time and in such manner as not to subject the corporation to tax under section 4942 of the Code;
(2) Shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in section 4941(d) of the Code;
(3) Shall not retain any excess business holdings as defined in section 4943(c) of the Code;
(4) Shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in section 4944 of the Code;
(5) Shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in section 4945(d) of the Code.
2. All references in this section to sections of the Code shall be to such sections of the Internal Revenue Code as amended from time to time, or to corresponding provisions of subsequent internal revenue laws of the United States.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.081 - Court-ordered meetings.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.081. Court-ordered meetings. —
1. If for any reason it is impractical or impossible for any corporation to call or conduct a meeting of its members, delegates, or directors, or otherwise obtain their consent, in the manner prescribed by its articles, bylaws, or this chapter, then upon petition of a director, officer, delegate, member, or the attorney general, the circuit court of the county where the corporation has its principal place of business may order that such a meeting be called or that a written ballot or other form of obtaining the vote of members, delegates, or directors be authorized, in such a manner as the court finds fair and equitable under the circumstances.
2. The court shall, in an order issued pursuant to this section, provide for a method of notice reasonably designed to give actual notice to all persons who would be entitled to notice of a meeting held pursuant to the articles, bylaws and this chapter, whether or not the method results in actual notice to all such persons or conforms to the notice requirements that would otherwise apply. In a proceeding under this section the court may determine who the members or directors are.
3. The order issued pursuant to this section may dispense with any requirement relating to the holding of or voting at meetings or obtaining votes, including any requirements as to quorums or as to the number or percentage of votes needed for approval, that would otherwise be imposed by the articles, bylaws, or this chapter.
4. Whenever practical any order issued pursuant to this section shall limit the subject matter of meetings or other forms of consent authorized to items, including amendments to the articles or bylaws, the resolution of which will or may enable the corporation to continue managing its affairs without further resort to this section; but an order under this section may also authorize the obtaining of whatever votes and approvals are necessary for the dissolution, merger or sale of assets.
5. Any meeting or other method of obtaining the vote of members, delegates, or directors conducted pursuant to an order issued under this section, and which complies with all the provisions of such order, is for all purposes a valid meeting or vote, as the case may be, and shall have the same force and effect as if it complied with every requirement imposed by the articles, bylaws and this chapter.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.086 - Notice to attorney general, requirement.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.086. Notice to attorney general, requirement. —
1. The attorney general shall be given notice of the commencement of any proceeding which this chapter authorizes the attorney general to bring but which has been commenced by another person.
2. Whenever any provision of this chapter requires that notice be given to the attorney general before or after commencing a proceeding or permits the attorney general to commence a proceeding:
(1) If no proceeding has been commenced, the attorney general may take appropriate action including, but not limited to, seeking injunctive relief;
(2) If a proceeding has been commenced by a person other than the attorney general, the attorney general, as of right, may intervene in such proceeding.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships › Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law › Section 355.096 - Articles of incorporation — contents.

Title XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
Chapter 355
• Effective - 01 Jul 1995, see footnote
355.096. Articles of incorporation — contents. —
1. One or more individuals may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering articles of incorporation to the secretary of state for filing.
2. The articles of incorporation adopted after July 1, 1995, must set forth:
(1) A corporate name for the corporation that satisfies the requirements of section 355.146;
(2) One of the following statements:
(a) This corporation is a public benefit corporation; or
(b) This corporation is a mutual benefit corporation;
(3) The street address of the corporation's initial registered office and the name of its initial registered agent at that office;
(4) The name and address of each incorporator;
(5) Whether or not the corporation will have members; and
(6) Provisions not inconsistent with law regarding the distribution of assets on dissolution.
3. The articles of incorporation may set forth:
(1) The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized, which may be, either alone or in combination with other purposes, the transaction of any lawful activity;
(2) The names and addresses of the individuals who are to serve as the initial directors;
(3) Provisions not inconsistent with law regarding:
(a) Managing and regulating the affairs of the corporation;
(b) Defining, limiting, and regulating the powers of the corporation, its board of directors, and members, or any class of members; and
(c) The characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations and obligations attaching to each or any class of members;
(4) Any provision that under this chapter is required or permitted to be set forth in the bylaws.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
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