Missouri § 355.761 Application for certificate of authority.

Missouri Statutes

§ 355.761 — Application for certificate of authority.

Missouri § 355.761

Title XXIIICORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS

Ch. 355Nonprofit Corporation Law

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.761 (2026).

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1. A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the secretary of state. The application must set forth:

(1)The name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of section 355.776 ;

(2)The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;

(3)The date of incorporation and period of duration;

(4)The street address of its principal office;

(5)The address of its registered office in this state and the name of its registered agent at that office;

(6)The name and usual business or home addresses of its current directors and officers;

(7)Whether the foreign corporation has members; and

(8)

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1. A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the secretary of state. The application must set forth:

(1) The name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of section 355.776 ;

(2) The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;

(3) The date of incorporation and period of duration;

(4) The street address of its principal office;

(5) The address of its registered office in this state and the name of its registered agent at that office;

(6) The name and usual business or home addresses of its current directors and officers;

(7) Whether the foreign corporation has members; and

(8) Whether the corporation, if it had been incorporated in this state, would be a public benefit or mutual benefit corporation.

2. The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.