Updated on February 27, 2024
A Missouri registered agent is a person or business authorized to receive legal documents on behalf of a corporation. The agent must either live in Missouri or be registered to do business in Missouri. Every corporation in Missouri must have a registered agent at all times.[1]
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Registered Agent Search
Step 1 – Go to the Business Search page on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website.
Step 2 – Select “Registered Agent” from the drop-down menu. Select either “Agent is individual” or “Agent is organization.” Enter the agent’s name. Click “Search.”
Step 3 – A list of agents and the corporations they represent will appear. Select the appropriate agent from the left-hand column.
Step 4 – Selecting an agent will show information about the entity the agent represents, including its charter number and status.
Who can be a Registered Agent?
Can I be a Registered Agent?
Yes, if you live in Missouri or have a business registered in Missouri.
The simplest way to designate an agent is to name the agent in the document filed to create an entity.[4] To create an entity, select one of the forms from the list below.[5] Complete and send, along with payment for the filing fee, to Corporations Division PO Box 778 / 600 W. Main St., Rm. 322 Jefferson City, MO 65102.
In Missouri, filing fees depend on several factors, such as the corporation’s capital or number of partners. A full fee schedule is available on the Secretary of State’s website.[6]
- Domestic Corporation: Articles of Incorporation of a For Profit Corporation (Corp. 41)
- Foreign Corporation: Application for Certificate of Authority for a Foreign For-Profit Corporation (Corp. 42)
- Nonprofit Corporation: Articles of Incorporation of a Nonprofit Corporation and Domestic Nonprofit Instruction Sheet (Corp. 52)
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation: Foreign Nonprofit Corporation Application for Certificate of Authority to do Business in Missouri (Corp. 55A)
- Limited Liability Company: Articles of Organization for a Limited Liability Company (LLC 1)
- Foreign Limited Liability Company: Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC 4)
- Limited Partnership: Certificate of Limited Partnership (LP 41)
- Foreign Limited Partnership: Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Partnership in Missouri (LP 42)
- Limited Liability Partnership: Application for Registration of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP 6)
- Foreign Limited Liability Partnership: Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Partnership (LLP 1)
- Foreign Cooperative: Application for Certificate of Authority to do Business in Missouri for a Cooperative Association (CA 42)
The Secretary of State’s website also offers a list of steps to starting a business and a step-by-step guide to filing online for for-profit corporations and limited liability corporations. An organizing document can be changed by filing an amendment.
Changing a Registered Agent
A corporation can change its registered agent by filing the appropriate form with the Secretary of State. In Missouri, the type of form used depends on the type of entity the agent represents.
Select a form from the list below, then complete and send it, along with payment for the $10 filing fee, to Corporations Division PO Box 778 / 600 W. Main St., Rm. 322 Jefferson City, MO 65102.
- Corporation: Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office (Corp. 59)
- Nonprofit Corporation: Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office by a Foreign or Domestic Nonprofit Corporation (Corp. 59)
- Limited Partnership: Statement of Change of Registered Agent or Registered Office (LP 9)
- Cooperative Association: Statement of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office By a Domestic or Foreign Cooperative Association (CA 59)
The change of agent becomes effective when the form is filed. If an agent’s position becomes vacant, the corporation has 60 days to appoint a new one or risk being dissolved by the state.[7]
Resigning as a Registered Agent
A registered agent can resign by filing a Statement of Resignation with the Secretary of State. Select the appropriate form from the list below, then complete it and send it, along with payment for the $10 filing fee, to Corporations Division PO Box 778 / 600 W. Main St., Rm. 322 Jefferson City, MO 65102.
- Corporation: Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent (Corp. 59B)
- Limited Liability Corporation: Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent of Limited Liability Company (LLC 6)
- Cooperative Association: Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent of a Cooperative Association (CA 59B)
An agent’s resignation becomes effective 30 days after the form is filed.[8]
Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent (Corp. 59B)
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