Missouri Laws 351.576 – Application for certificate of authority
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 for filing. 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 351.584;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 351.576
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit organized under laws other than the laws of this state. See Missouri Laws 351.015
- Registered office: means that office maintained by the corporation in this state, the address of which is on file in the office of the secretary of state. See Missouri Laws 351.015
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
(3) Its 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 names and usual business addresses of its current directors and officers; and
(7) Such other information as the secretary of state shall determine is necessary to calculate any fees or taxes associated with the issuance of a certificate of authority under section 351.572.
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. Such corporation shall be required to pay into the state treasury a fee of one hundred fifty dollars for issuing the certificate of authority to do business in this state.