Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.592 (2026)

Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation

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  351.592.  Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation. — 1.  The registered agent of a foreign corporation may resign his agency appointment by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing the original and two exact or conformed copies of a statement of resignation.  The statement of resignation may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.

  2.  After filing the statement, the secretary of state shall attach the filing receipt to one copy, and mail the copy and receipt to the registered office if not discontinued.  The secretary of state shall mail the other copy to the foreign corporation at its principal office address shown in its most recent corporate registration report.

  3.  The agency appointment is terminated, and the registered office discontinued if so provided, on the thirty-first day after the date on which the statement was filed.

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(L. 1990 H.B. 1432, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481)

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 4× “Further, section 351.592 provides a specific procedure for revoking a registered agent’s authority, and section 351.”
Int'l Env't Mgmt., Inc. v. United Corp. Servs., Inc., 858 F.3d 1121 (8th Cir. 2017). · cites it 2× “588 , which IEM and CT failed to do; or if the registered agent unilaterally files a statement of resignation with the Secretary of State, Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.592 (1), which UCS failed to do.”
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