351.049. Correcting filed documents--fee. - Missouri Statutes

Correcting filed documents--fee.

351.049. 1. A domestic or foreign corporation may correcta document filed by the secretary of state if the documentcontains an incorrect statement, or was defectively executed,attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged.

2. A document is corrected:

(1) By preparing articles of correction that describe thedocument, including its filing date, or attaching a copy of itto the articles, specifying the incorrect statement and thereason it is incorrect or the manner in which the execution wasdefective, and correcting the incorrect statement or defectiveexecution; and

(2) By delivering the articles to the secretary of statefor filing.

3. Articles of correction are effective on the effectivedate of the document they correct except as to persons relyingon the uncorrected document and adversely affected by thecorrection. As to those persons, articles of correction areeffective when filed.

4. The secretary of state shall charge and collect a fee offive dollars when articles of correction are delivered to himfor filing.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1432)