Missouri Laws 351.076 – Certificate of good standing
1. Anyone may apply to the secretary of state to furnish a certificate of good standing for a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation.
2. A certificate of good standing for a domestic corporation sets forth:
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 351.076
- 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.
- domestic corporation: includes corporations organized under this chapter or subject to some or all of the provisions of this chapter except a foreign corporation. See Missouri Laws 351.015
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit organized under laws other than the laws of this state. See Missouri Laws 351.015
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
(1) The domestic corporation’s corporate name;
(2) When the corporation was incorporated;
(3) That the corporation was incorporated under the laws of this state;
(4) That the corporation has complied with all the requirements of the corporation division of the secretary of state.
3. A certificate of good standing for a foreign corporation sets forth:
(1) The name of the corporation as registered in its home state;
(2) The name the foreign corporation uses in this state;
(3) The name of the state or jurisdiction it was incorporated in;
(4) That the corporation has complied with all the requirements of the corporation division of the secretary of state.
4. Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of good standing issued by the secretary of state may be relied upon as prima facie evidence that the domestic or foreign corporation is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.