Missouri Laws 351.496 – Procedure for judicial dissolution
1. Venue for a proceeding by the attorney general to dissolve a corporation lies in Cole County. Venue for a proceeding brought by any other party named in section 351.494 lies in the county where a corporation’s principal office, or, if none in this state, its registered office, is or was last located.
2. It is not necessary to make shareholders parties to a proceeding to dissolve a corporation unless relief is sought against them individually.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 351.496
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- 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.
- 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
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
3. A court in a proceeding brought to dissolve a corporation may issue injunctions, appoint a receiver or custodian pendente lite with all powers and duties the court directs, take other action required to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the business of the corporation until a full hearing can be held.