355.856. Corporate registration report.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

355.856. Corporate registration report.

Corporate registration report.

355.856. 1. Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporationauthorized pursuant to this chapter to transact business in this state,shall file with the secretary of state a corporate registration report on aform prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state that sets forth:

(1) The name of the corporation and the state or country under whoselaw it is incorporated;

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

(3) The address of its principal office;

(4) The names and physical business or residence addresses of itsdirectors and principal officers.

2. The information in the corporate registration report must becurrent on the date the corporate registration report is executed on behalfof the corporation.

3. The initial corporate registration report must be delivered to thesecretary of state no later than August thirty-first of the year followingthe calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or aforeign corporation was authorized to transact business. Subsequentcorporate registration reports must be delivered to the secretary of stateno later than August thirty-first of the following calendar years, exceptas provided in section 355.857. If a corporate registration report is notfiled within the time limits prescribed by this section, the secretary ofstate shall not accept the report unless it is accompanied by a fifteendollar fee. Failure to file the registration report as required by thissection will result in the administrative dissolution of the corporation asset forth in section 355.706.

4. If a corporate registration report does not contain theinformation required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptlynotify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and returnthe report to it for correction.

5. A corporation may change the corporation's registered office orregistered agent with the filing of the corporation's registration report.To change the corporation's registered agent with the filing of theregistration report, the corporation must include the new registeredagent's written consent to the appointment as registered agent and awritten consent stating that such change in registered agents wasauthorized by resolution duly adopted by the board of directors. Thewritten consent must be signed by the new registered agent and must includesuch agent's address. If the corporate registration report is notcompleted correctly, the secretary of state may reject the filing of suchreport.

6. A corporation's corporate registration report must be filed in aformat and medium prescribed by the secretary of state.

7. The corporate registration report shall be signed by an officer orauthorized person and pursuant to this section represents that the signerbelieves the statements are true and correct to the best knowledge andbelief of the person signing, subject to the penalties of section 575.040,RSMo.