Missouri Chapter 355 — Nonprofit Corporation Law

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.001— Citation of law
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.011— Filing requirements
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.016— Forms
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.020— Corporations subject to law — acceptance of law, procedure
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.021— Fees
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.023— Additional fee — expiration date
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.025— Purposes for which organized
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.026— Effective date of documents
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.031— Correction of filed documents
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.036— Filing duty of secretary of state — refusal — effect
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.041— Mandamus action to compel filing
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.046— Evidentiary effect of certificate
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.051— Certificate of existence
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.056— False document — penalty
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.061— Power of secretary of state
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.066— Definitions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.071— Notice — form — requirements
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.076— Private foundations
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.081— Court-ordered meetings
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.086— Notice to attorney general, requirement
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.096— Articles of incorporation — contents
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.101— Corporate existence begins, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.106— Liability for preincorporation actions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.111— Organizational meeting
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.116— Bylaws
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.121— Emergency bylaws and powers
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.126— Purpose
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.131— Duration, succession — general powers
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.136— Emergency powers
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.141— Power to act — challenge
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.146— Corporate name requirements
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.151— Reservation of name
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.161— Registered office and agent
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.166— Change of registered office or agent
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.171— Resignation of registered agent
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.176— Service
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.181— Members
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.186— Member's rights, obligations
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.191— Membership transfer restricted, when
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.196— Merger of domestic corporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.197— Member's liabilities
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.201— Creditor action against member
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.206— Resignation of member
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.211— Expulsion, suspension, termination of member — procedure
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.216— Purchase of membership, restrictions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.221— Derivative suit — proceeding brought in the right of corporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.226— Delegates
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.229— Applicability of law
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.231— Annual, regular meetings
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.236— Special meetings
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.241— Court-ordered meeting, grounds
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.246— Action by written consent
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.251— Notice of meeting
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.256— Waiver of notice
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.261— Manner of determining member's eligibility to notice, vote
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.266— Action by written ballot
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.271— List of members
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.276— Number of votes per member
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.281— Quorum requirement
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.286— Votes of majority of quorum, effect
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.291— Proxy vote
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.296— Cumulative voting
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.301— Alternative methods of electing directors
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.306— Corporation's acceptance of vote, effect
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.316— Requirement for, duties of board — name of board, permissible alternatives
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.321— Directors' qualifications
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.326— Election, designation of members
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.331— Terms of directors, generally
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.336— Staggered terms of directors
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.341— Resignation of directors
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.346— Removal of directors
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.351— Removal of appointed directors
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.356— Removal of director by court
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.361— Vacancy on board
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.366— Compensation of directors
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.376— Regular and special meetings
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.381— Action without meeting
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.386— Call and notice of meetings
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.391— Waiver of notice
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.401— Quorum and voting
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.406— Committees of the board
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.416— Director's conflict of interest
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.421— Loans, guarantees for directors, officers
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.426— Liability for unlawful distribution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.431— Required officers
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.446— Resignation, removal of officers
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.451— Officer's contract rights
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.456— Execution of contracts by officers
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.461— Indemnification — definitions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.471— Indemnification of directors
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.476— Indemnification of other persons
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.495— Powers of general assembly
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.496— Insurance
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.500— Corporations organized under chapter 352 to continue
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.501— Validity of indemnification, advance for expenses
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.551— Amendment of articles
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.556— Amendment of articles without member approval
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.561— Amendment to articles by board or members
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.566— Class voting by members on amendments
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.571— Articles of amendment, delivery
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.576— Restatement of articles of incorporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.581— Amendment pursuant to judicial reorganization
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.586— Effect of amendment
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.591— Amendment by incorporators, directors
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.596— Amendment by directors and members
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.601— Class voting by members on amendments
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.606— Approval of amendments
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.611— Amendment terminating members or classes
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.616— Plan of merger, approval
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.621— Limitations upon mergers, certain companies
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.626— Approval of plan of merger
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.631— Articles of merger
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.636— Effect of merger
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.641— Merger with foreign corporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.646— Donations inure to surviving corporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.651— Sale, encumbrance of property
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.656— Approval required, certain transactions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.661— Prohibited and authorized distributions
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.666— Dissolution, articles of, notice, plan
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.671— Authorization, approval of dissolution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.676— Dissolution of public benefit corporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.681— Articles of dissolution, contents
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.686— Revocation of dissolution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.688— Duty to continue report, tax payments
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.691— Effect of dissolution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.696— Claims against dissolved corporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.701— Notice of dissolution — unknown claims
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.702— Claims for which corporation will indemnify
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.703— Articles of termination, contents
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.706— Administrative dissolution, grounds
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.711— Procedure, effect of administrative dissolution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.716— Reinstatement after administrative dissolution or forfeiture
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.721— Appeal from denial of reinstatement
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.726— Judicial dissolution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.731— Procedure, judicial dissolution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.736— Receivership — custodianship
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.741— Decree of dissolution
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.746— Assets of dissolved corporation — deposit with state treasurer
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.751— Foreign corporation, certificate of authority — transportation of business
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.756— Consequences of transacting business without certificate of authority
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.761— Application for certificate of authority
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.766— Amended certificate of authority
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.771— Effect of certificate of authority
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.776— Name of foreign corporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.781— Registered office, agent of foreign corporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.786— Change of registered office, agent
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.791— Resignation of registered agent, foreign corporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.796— Service upon foreign corporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.801— Withdrawal of foreign corporation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.806— Revocation of certificate of authority, grounds
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.811— Procedure, effect of revocation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.813— Reinstatement after administrative revocation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.816— Appeal from revocation
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.821— Corporate records
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.826— Member's inspection of records
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.831— Scope of inspection right
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.836— Court-ordered inspection
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.841— Use of membership lists
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.846— Furnishing of financial statements
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.851— Report of indemnification or advance
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.856— Corporate registration report
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.857— Option of biennial filing of corporate registration reports
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.866— Existing authorized foreign corporations
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.871— Repeal of chapter 355 in 1994, effects
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.881— Designation of public, mutual benefit corporations