355.011. Filing requirements.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Filing requirements.

355.011. 1. A document must satisfy the requirements of thissection, and of any other section that adds to or varies theserequirements, to be entitled to filing by the secretary of state.

2. No document shall be entitled to filing by the secretary of stateunless this chapter requires or permits filing the document in the officeof the secretary of state.

3. The document must contain the information required by thischapter. 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, acorporate name need not be in English if written in English letters orArabic or Roman numerals, and the certificate of existence required offoreign corporations need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonablyauthenticated English translation.

6. The document must be executed:

(1) By the presiding officer of the board of directors of a domesticor foreign corporation, its president, or by another of its officers;

(2) If directors have not been selected or the corporation has notbeen formed, by an incorporator; or

(3) If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, orother court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.

7. The person executing a document shall sign it and state beneath oropposite the signature his name and the capacity in which he signs. Thedocument 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 adocument under section 355.016, the document must be in or on theprescribed form.

9. The document must be delivered to the office of the secretary ofstate 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 representsthat the signer believes the statements are true and correct to the bestknowledge and belief of the person signing, subject to the penalties ofsection 557.040*, RSMo.