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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.316 (2026)

Requirement for, duties of board

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  355.316.  Requirement for, duties of board — name of board, permissible alternatives. — 1.  Each corporation shall have a board of directors, which may also be called a board of trustees, a board of regents or a board of overseers.

  2.  Except as provided in this chapter, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the affairs of the corporation managed under the direction of, its board.

  3.  Any corporation established pursuant to this chapter before August 28, 1997, may use the term "board of curators" as the name of the not-for-profit corporation's board of directors.

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(L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 1997 H.B. 250)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2006–2014 · leading case: First Missionary Baptist Church of Ballwin v. Rollins, 199 S.W.3d 823 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006).
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First Missionary Baptist Church of Ballwin v. Rollins, 199 S.W.3d 823 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “It did not make any determination regarding the government of the ecclesiastical affairs of the Church.”
Spirit & Truth Church v. Mark Barnaby, No. ED100421 (Mo. Ct. App. Apr. 29, 2014). · cites it 7× “Respondents contend that Sections 355.316, 355.401 and 355.381 of the Act prohibit the unfettered discretion given to Barnaby in the bylaws and exercised in the consent action.”
Spirit & Truth Church v. Barnaby, 428 S.W.3d 764 (Mo. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 7× “Respondents contend that Sections 355.316, 355.401 and 355.381 of the Act prohibit the unfettered discretion given to Barnaby in the bylaws and exercised in the consent action.”
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