Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.588 (2026)

Change of registered office of agent of foreign corporation

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  351.588.  Change of registered office of agent of foreign corporation. — 1.  A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth:

  (1)  Its name;

  (2)  The street address of its current registered office;

  (3)  If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of its new registered office;

  (4)  The name of its current registered agent;

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

  (6)  That after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical.

  2.  If a registered agent changes the street address of his business office, he may change the street address of the registered office of any foreign 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 subsection 1 of this section and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change.

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(L. 1990 H.B. 1432)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2012–2017 · leading case: Sieg v. Int'l Env't Mgmt., Inc., 375 S.W.3d 145 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012).
Sieg v. Int'l Env't Mgmt., Inc., 375 S.W.3d 145 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 8× “592 provides a specific procedure for revoking a registered agent’s authority, and section 351.588 provides a specific procedure for changing the corporation’s registered agent.”
Int'l Env't Mgmt., Inc. v. United Corp. Servs., Inc., 858 F.3d 1121 (8th Cir. 2017). · cites it 2× “The statutes provide that the statutory registered agent may be changed if the foreign corporation files a change document with the Secretary of State, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.588 , which IEM and CT failed to do; or if the registered agent unilaterally files a statement of…”
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