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Business registration in United States — Missouri

Registration, licensing, names, permits, and formal establishment requirements. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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• United States — Missouri

  Missouri Revised Statutes § 417.210 - Registration, when and how — contents — cancellation of fictitious name — ownership reflected in registration, when — registration effective and expiration dates — renewals, contents, effective date

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  Businesses using a fictitious name in Missouri must file registration information quickly, renew on time, and update or cancel the filing when ownership or the business changes.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 700.095 - Registration and renewal requirements, application contents — fee

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  Dealers must apply for registration or renewal each year by January 15, keep a qualifying business location, include specific business contact details, and pay a $200 fee for a registration certificate.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 301.442 - Transfer of commercial vehicle registration plates authorized in business ownership sale or transfer

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  In certain business-sale or ownership-transfer situations, the original owner may transfer commercial vehicle plates to the new owner, and the new owner may use them for the rest of the current registration period after notifying the director of revenue.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 367.140 - Licensing — fee, amount — certificates, issuance, display

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  Applicants and licensees must pay licensing fees, and lenders must display the certificate and get separate certificates for multiple business locations.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 333.101 - Places of business may be inspected

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  The board, its members, or authorized agents may enter certain business locations to inspect them, including licensing, registration, and apprentice training details.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 417.217 - Foreign businesses, registration, when — exemption from, when

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  Some foreign business entities with an ownership interest in the business may have to register with the secretary of state, and may first need a certificate of authority unless Missouri law exempts them.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 436.227 - Application procedure, contents — reciprocity, requirements — director to issue certificate, when, duties

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  An applicant for athlete agent registration must file a director-prescribed application and include specified information; an out-of-state registrant may use a reciprocity shortcut. The director must issue a certificate if the other state’s requirements and the applicant’s registration status meet the stated conditions

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 190.280 - Out-of-state businesses not subject to certain state or local requirements — out-of-state employee not a resident for tax purposes — limitations

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  Out-of-state businesses and employees working on disaster-related infrastructure repairs are temporarily exempt from certain state and local registration and tax-related requirements.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 115.151 - Registration complete, when

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  Some voter registration applicants are treated as registered once specific filing steps are completed, and two agencies must send registration forms to the election authority within set business-day deadlines.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 407.1243 - Registration statement required, content — approval by attorney general, procedure — grandfather clause

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  Travel clubs may not sell vacation benefits unless they keep an effective registration statement with the Missouri attorney general and include required disclosures and attachments.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 285.234 - Transient employer to post notice of registration for income tax withholding, workers' compensation and unemployment insurance, violation, penalty — inapplicability to certain out-of-state businesses

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  Transient employers must post specified registration and insurance notices at the work site, and a failure to do so can trigger a $500-per-day penalty.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 700.090 - Manufacturers and dealers to register — commission to issue certificate, when — registration to be renewed, when, fee — renewals may be staggered

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  Manufacturers and dealers selling manufactured homes or modular units in Missouri must register each business location with the commission.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 285.715 - Registration required — application, contents — initial registration, renewal — reporting requirements, satisfied how — limited registration, when — list of organizations — electronic filing — confidentiality of records

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  A person may not offer professional employer services in Missouri unless registered, and PEOs must submit required information, audits, renewals, and other filings to the secretary of state.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 115.147 - Deputy registration officials, duties of

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  Deputy registration officials must follow reasonable directions from the election authority and conduct registration as required by the subchapter, with a special rule for those appointed under section 115.143(2) or (3).

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 347.163 - Failure to comply with registration requirements, penalty — no maintenance of action — validity of contracts — liability for debts — causes of action — activities not constituting transaction of business — foreign corporations and partnerships — construction

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  Foreign limited liability companies transacting business in Missouri must comply with registration rules or face at least a $1,000 fine and lose the ability to sue in Missouri courts while noncompliant.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 359.551 - Transaction of business without registration, effect, penalty, fine — report by secretary to prosecuting attorney, when — long arm statutes, applicable — transacting business, elements of

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  A foreign limited partnership doing business in Missouri must comply with section 359.501 or face a fine, and it generally cannot sue in state courts while out of compliance.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 456.027 - Registration of trust

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  A trustee of a trust with its principal place of administration in Missouri may register the trust in the probate division of the circuit court in the county where that administration is located, unless a foreign court’s retained jurisdiction makes registration inconsistent and the trustee cannot get release.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 355.856 - Corporate registration report

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  Domestic and certain foreign corporations must file a corporate registration report with the secretary of state and keep it current.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 306.540 - Registration by director of revenue, when

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  After receiving an application to register an outboard motor, the director of revenue must file it and register the motor.

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  Missouri Revised Statutes § 427.300 - Citation of law — definitions — commercial financing transaction disclosures, requirements — inapplicability — registration requirements — violations — effective date — rules

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  This section creates the Commercial Financing Disclosure Law, requires covered providers to give specified disclosures for commercial financing transactions, and requires brokers to register, renew, and maintain a surety bond.

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