Missouri Laws 355.706 – Administrative dissolution, grounds
The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under section 355.711 to administratively dissolve a corporation if:
(1) The corporation does not pay within thirty days after they are due fees or penalties imposed by this chapter;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 355.706
- articles: amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Missouri Laws 355.066
- 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.
- Corporation: public benefit and mutual benefit corporations. See Missouri Laws 355.066
- Deliver: includes mail. See Missouri Laws 355.066
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Proceeding: includes civil suits and criminal, administrative, and investigatory actions. See Missouri Laws 355.066
- Secretary: the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility pursuant to subsection 2 of section 355. See Missouri Laws 355.066
- State: when referring to a part of the United States, includes a state or commonwealth, and its agencies and governmental subdivisions, and any territory or insular possession, and its agencies and governmental subdivisions, of the United States. See Missouri Laws 355.066
(2) The corporation does not deliver its corporate registration report to the secretary of state within ninety days after it is due;
(3) The corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for thirty days or more;
(4) The corporation does not notify the secretary of state within thirty days that its registered agent or registered office has been changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued;
(5) The corporation’s period of duration, if any, stated in its articles of incorporation expires; or
(6) The corporation has procured its charter through fraud practiced upon the state.