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Statutes > Missouri > T23 > C355 > 355_026Effective date of documents.
355.026. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of thissection, a document is effective:
(1) On the date it is filed, as evidenced by the secretaryof state's endorsement on the original document; or
(2) On the date specified in the document as its effectivedate, provided that a document shall not be effective prior tothe date it is filed in the office of the secretary of state.
2. A document may specify a delayed effective date, and ifit does so the document becomes effective on the date specified.If a delayed effective date is specified, the document iseffective on that date. A delayed effective date for a documentmay not be later than the ninetieth day after the date.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1095)Effective 7-1-95
