Terms Used In Missouri Laws 417.160

  • 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
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

No person shall wear or exhibit the recognized or established badge, button, emblem, decoration, insignia or charm, or any emblem, insignia or charm representing a component part of the recognized or established badge, button, emblem, decoration, insignia or charm, or shall assume or use the name of any military, ex-military, patriotic, benevolent, humane, fraternal or charitable corporation incorporated or organized under the law of this or any other state or of the United States, or shall assume or claim to be a member thereof, or of a military, ex-military, patriotic, benevolent, humane, fraternal or charitable corporation the name of which shall so nearly resemble the name of any other corporation or organization existing prior to the organization of the corporation, association or organization of which such person may claim to be a member, the name whereof may be calculated to deceive people with respect to any such prior corporation or organization, unless he shall be authorized under the laws, statutes, rules, regulations and bylaws of such former corporation or organization to wear such recognized or established badge, button, emblem, decoration, insignia or charm, or such component part or parts of such recognized and established badge, button, emblem, decoration, insignia or charm, to use and assume such name as a member thereof.