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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.375 (2026)

Change of address of registered office or agent, how made

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  351.375.  Change of address of registered office or agent, how made. — 1.  A corporation may from time to time change the address of its registered office.  A corporation shall change its registered agent if the office of registered agent shall become vacant for any reason, if its registered agent becomes disqualified or incapacitated to act, or if the corporation revokes the appointment of its registered agent.  A corporation may change the address of its registered office or change its registered agent, or both, by filing in the office of the secretary of state a statement setting forth:

  (1)  The name of the corporation;

  (2)  The address, including street and number, if any, of its then registered office;

  (3)  If the address of its registered office be changed, the address, including street and number, if any, to which the registered office is to be changed;

  (4)  The name of its then registered agent;

  (5)  If its registered agent be changed, the name of its successor registered agent and the successor registered agent's written consent to the appointment either on the statement or attached thereto;

  (6)  That the address of its registered office and the address of the business office of its registered agent, as changed, will be identical;

  (7)  That such change was authorized by resolution duly adopted by the board of directors.

  2.  The change of address of the registered office, or the change of the registered agent, or both, as the case may be, shall become effective upon the filing of such statements by the secretary of state.  The location or residence of any corporation shall be deemed for all purposes to be in the county where its registered office is maintained.

  3.  If a registered agent changes the street address of his business office, he may change the street address of the registered office of any corporation for which he is the registered agent by notifying the corporation in writing of the change and signing, either manually or in facsimile, and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that complies with the requirements of subdivisions (1) to (6) of subsection 1 of this section and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change.  The change of address of the registered office shall become effective upon the filing of the statement to the secretary of state.

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(L. 1943 p. 410 § 10, A.L. 1965 p. 532, A.L. 1977 S.B. 115, A.L. 1983 S.B. 367, A.L. 1998 S.B. 844)

(1960) Venue in a suit against a foreign insurance company and an individual is governed by § 508.010 which provides that when there are several defendants and they reside in different counties, suit may be brought in any such county.  Section 351.375 has no application to foreign insurance companies.  State ex rel. Stamm v. Mayfield (Mo.), 340 S.W.2d 631.

(1962) Where individual and foreign business corporation were joined as co-defendants in action brought in Jackson County, venue was improper only as to individual defendant, a resident of Franklin County, since the corporation maintained its registered office and registered agent in St. Louis City although it maintained a general business office in Kansas City and did not object to venue.  State v. Jensen (Mo.), 359 S.W.2d 343.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1954–1998 · leading case: State ex rel. Bowden v. Jensen, 359 S.W.2d 343 (Mo. 1962).
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State ex rel. Bowden v. Jensen, 359 S.W.2d 343 (Mo. 1962). · cites it 49× “" Relator then insists that "since there is no specific statute locating the residence of a foreign corporation, Section 508.”
State ex rel. Smith v. Gray, 979 S.W.2d 190 (Mo. 1998). · cites it 32× “040, and the "residence" provision of the Missouri business corporation law, section 351.375, can be read together to be consistent and readily understandable.”
State ex rel. Stamm v. Mayfield, 340 S.W.2d 631 (Mo. 1960). · cites it 40× “This court en banc sustained the ruling of the circuit court and held that venue was one of the purposes within the purview of the last sentence of § 351.375 subd. 4, RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., which provides that the "location or residence of any corporation shall be deemed for all…”
State ex rel. Whiteman v. James, 265 S.W.2d 298 (Mo. 1954). · cites it 18× “" Both parties invoke the provisions of the general venue statute above quoted, and both rely on the Henning case, the relator as a matter of principal insistence.”
Sperry Corp. v. Corcoran, 657 S.W.2d 619 (Mo. 1983). · cites it 4× “banc 1954), which observes that under § 351.375, RSMo 1978 the registered office constitutes the residence of the corporation for all purposes.”
State ex rel. Rothermich v. Gallagher, 816 S.W.2d 194 (Mo. 1991). “” Missouri courts interpreted the language “for all purposes” to require application of said definition in § 351.375 to § 508.010(2). The county of residence for a business corporation for purposes of § 508.”
State ex rel. Malone v. Mummert, 889 S.W.2d 822 (Mo. 1994). · cites it 2× “” § 351.375, RSMo 1986. Thus, if Schappe and Pund, as individuals, are proper defendants in this case, Section 508.”
Schiles ex rel. Schiles v. Schaefer, 710 S.W.2d 254 (Mo. Ct. App. 1986). “Under § 351.375, a corporation may change its registered agent or the address of its registered office by filing a statement with the Secretary of State which contains the required information.”
State ex rel. Parks v. Corcoran, 625 S.W.2d 686 (Mo. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “010(2) RSMo 1978 which provides that “[w]hen there are several defendants and they reside in different counties, the suit may be brought in any such county” is applicable in this case; that the “[r]esidence of any corporation” is “the county where its registered office is…”
State ex rel. Kissinger v. Allison, 328 S.W.2d 952 (Mo. Ct. App. 1959). · cites it 2× “010) controlled, and that neither he nor Crown Coach Company (under what is now § 351.375, subd. 4) was a resident of the county in which the action was filed.”
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.375(3): 1 case
State ex rel. Parks v. Corcoran, 625 S.W.2d 686 (Mo. Ct. App. 1981). “010(2) RSMo 1978 which provides that “[w]hen there are several defendants and they reside in different counties, the suit may be brought in any such county” is applicable in this case; that the “[r]esidence of any corporation” is “the county where its registered office is…”
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.375(4): 1 case
State ex rel. Bowden v. Jensen, 359 S.W.2d 343 (Mo. 1962). “" Relator then insists that "since there is no specific statute locating the residence of a foreign corporation, Section 508.”
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