Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.510 (2026)

Service, how made

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  506.510.  Service, how made — affidavit. — 1.  Service of process upon any person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, as provided in section 506.500, may be made by personally serving the process upon the defendant outside this state, or upon a corporation by serving the process upon a managing officer or any person or corporation who shall be designated as a registered agent by such corporation in any of the several states, and shall have the same force and effect as though the process had been served within this state.

  2.  The process, together with a copy of the petition, and necessary fees shall be sent to a court of record or court officer at the place where the defendant may be served with process, and may be personally served upon the defendant by the person authorized to serve process at that place.

  3.  An affidavit of the person serving the process shall be returned to the office of the clerk or judge from which it issued.  The affidavit shall state the time, manner and place of service of the process and of the copy of the petition.  The court may consider the affidavit, or any other competent evidence, in determining whether service has been properly made.

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(L. 1967 p. 660 § 2)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1968–2024 · leading case: State ex rel. Deere & Co. v. Pinnell, 454 S.W.2d 889 (Mo. 1970).
State ex rel. Deere & Co. v. Pinnell, 454 S.W.2d 889 (Mo. 1970). · cites it 4× “by submits such person, firm, or corporation, and, if an individual, his personal representative, to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state as to any cause of action arising from the doing of any of such acts: (1) The transaction of any business within this state; (2) The…”
Germanese v. Champlin, 540 S.W.2d 109 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 4× “§ 506.510, RSMo.1969. 1 Both here and in the court below defendants have contended that the circuit court should have considered the affidavits setting forth facts which impeached the Nevada sheriff’s return of service; and further, that it should have inquired as to whether it…”
Poling v. Moitra, 717 S.W.2d 520 (Mo. 1986). · cites it 4× “1984, and § 506.510, RSMo 1978, which authorizes a personal judgment (§ 516.”
Wooldridge v. Beech Aircraft Corp., 479 F. Supp. 1041 (W.D. Mo. 1979). · cites it 3× “The Court notes further that plaintiffs have effected out-of-state service upon a Beech official in Wichita, see note 3 supra, which apparently would satisfy the procedural method of service required under Missouri’s long arm statute.”
Dupree v. Zenith Goldline Pharm., Inc., 63 S.W.3d 220 (Mo. 2002). · cites it 4× “Zenith counters that personal service could be had under the long-arm statute, section 506.510 (emphasis added): Service of process upon any person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, as provided in section 506.”
Tanner v. Presidents-First Lady Spa, Inc., 345 F. Supp. 950 (E.D. Mo. 1972). · cites it 6× “500, may be made by personally serving the process upon the defendant outside this state, or upon a corporation by serving the process upon a managing officer or any person or corporation who shall be designated as a registered agent by such corporation in any of the several…”
State ex rel. Nw. Arkansas Produce Co. v. Gaertner, 573 S.W.2d 391 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 6× “Because of the significance of § 506.510 to the instant case, we set it forth verbatim: “1.”
A.R.J. v. C.M.L., 575 S.W.3d 738 (Mo. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “" Section 506.510. 4 See also Sections 506.”
Adams Dairy Co. v. Nat'l Dairy Prods. Corp., 293 F. Supp. 1135 (W.D. Mo. 1968). · cites it 2× “Section 506.510 provides that “1. Service of process upon any person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts *1139 of this state, as provided in section 506.”
Schwartz & Assocs. v. Elite Line, Inc., 751 F. Supp. 1366 (E.D. Mo. 1990). · cites it 2× “4(d)(3) or with the method of service upon a corporation designated in Mo.Rev.Stat. § 506.510. Specifically, Elite asserts that Mae Hsieh was not, at the time of service, an "officer, managing or general agent or .”
Ponder v. Aamco Automatic Transmission, Inc., 536 S.W.2d 888 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976). “The plaintiff made no attempt to comply with the provisions for the commencement of an action under that statute [§ 506.510; Rule 54.06] by personal service of process outside the state, thus the judgments entered upon the counts of that petition were without the notice of…”
State ex rel. Nichols v. Fuller, 449 S.W.2d 11 (Mo. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 3× “Section 506.510, RSMo 1959, 1967 Supp., V.”
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.510(1): 1 case
Dotson v. Syas, No. 4:23-cv-01513 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 25, 2024).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.510(2): 1 case
Dotson v. Syas, No. 4:23-cv-01513 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 25, 2024).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.510(3): 2 cases
Germanese v. Champlin, 540 S.W.2d 109 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976). “§ 506.510, RSMo.1969. 1 Both here and in the court below defendants have contended that the circuit court should have considered the affidavits setting forth facts which impeached the Nevada sheriff’s return of service; and further, that it should have inquired as to whether it…”
Dotson v. Syas, No. 4:23-cv-01513 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 25, 2024).
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