The secretary of state may commence a proceeding pursuant to section 351.602 to revoke the certificate of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if:

(1) The foreign corporation does not deliver its corporate registration report to the secretary of state within thirty days after it is due;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 351.598

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit organized under laws other than the laws of this state. See Missouri Laws 351.015
  • Incorporator: means a signer of the original articles of incorporation. See Missouri Laws 351.015
  • Person: includes , without limitation, an individual, a foreign or domestic corporation whether not for profit or for profit, a partnership, a limited liability company, an unincorporated society or association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other entity. See Missouri Laws 351.015
  • Registered office: means that office maintained by the corporation in this state, the address of which is on file in the office of the secretary of state. See Missouri Laws 351.015
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) The foreign corporation fails to pay any final assessment of Missouri corporation franchise tax, as provided in chapter 147, and the director of revenue has notified the secretary of state of such failure;

(3) The foreign corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for thirty days or more;

(4) The foreign corporation does not inform the secretary of state pursuant to section 351.588 or 351.592 that its registered agent or registered office has changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued within thirty days of the change, resignation, or discontinuance;

(5) An incorporator, director, officer, or agent of the foreign corporation signed a document the person knew was false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing;

(6) The secretary of state receives a duly authenticated certificate from an official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated stating that it has been dissolved or has disappeared as the result of a merger;

(7) The foreign corporation fails to pay any final assessment of employer withholding tax, as provided in sections 143.191 to 143.265, and the director of revenue has notified the secretary of state of such failure; or

(8) The foreign corporation fails to pay any final assessment of sales and use taxes, as provided in chapter 144, and the director of revenue has notified the secretary of state of such failure.

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