Terms Used In Missouri Laws 356.181

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • 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.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • 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

Any privilege applicable to communications between a person rendering professional services and the person receiving such services recognized under the laws of this state, whether statutory or deriving from common law, shall remain inviolate and shall extend to a professional corporation or a foreign professional corporation, and its employees, in relation to professional services rendered to clients of the professional corporation or foreign professional corporation in all cases in which it shall be applicable to communications between a natural person rendering professional services on behalf of the professional corporation or foreign professional corporation and the person receiving such services.

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