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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.586 (2026)

Registered office and agent of foreign corporation

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  351.586.  Registered office and agent of foreign corporation. — Each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall continuously maintain in this state:

  (1)  A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business; and

  (2)  A registered agent, who may be:

  (a)  An individual who resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office;

  (b)  A domestic corporation or not-for-profit domestic corporation whose business office is identical with the registered office; or

  (c)  A foreign corporation or foreign not-for-profit corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is identical with the registered office.

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(L. 1990 H.B. 1432)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2023 · leading case: State ex rel. Norfolk S. Ry. Co. v. Dolan, 512 S.W.3d 41 (Mo. 2017).
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State ex rel. Norfolk S. Ry. Co. v. Dolan, 512 S.W.3d 41 (Mo. 2017). · cites it 3× “576 (describing the requirements for application for such a certificate); section 351.”
Mitchell v. Eli Lilly & Co., 159 F. Supp. 3d 967 (E.D. Mo. 2016). · cites it 2× “” Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.586 . Missouri permits service of process “[u]pon a domestic or foreign corporation .”
State ex rel. Heartland Title Servs., Inc., f/k/a Heartland Title Co., Inc., & James C. Day, Relators v. The Honorable Kevin D. Harrell, 500 S.W.3d 239 (Mo. 2016). “1(2) (Missouri corporations); § 351.586(2) (foreign corporations), and provides venue for those entities.”
Int'l Env't Mgmt., Inc. v. United Corp. Servs., Inc., 858 F.3d 1121 (8th Cir. 2017). · cites it 2× “See Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 351.586 , 351.592(1), 351.”
Mary Crawford & Jason Crawford v. Fam. Tree, Inc. (Mo. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 351.586. 1 There is no support for the trial court’s distinction that while Family Tree is a Missouri resident for venue and jurisdiction purposes, it is not for a forum non conveniens analysis.”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.586(2) — 1 case
State ex rel. Heartland Title Servs., Inc., f/k/a Heartland Title Co., Inc., & James C. Day, Relators v. The Honorable Kevin D. Harrell, 500 S.W.3d 239 (Mo. 2016). “1(2) (Missouri corporations); § 351.586(2) (foreign corporations), and provides venue for those entities.”
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