{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-351.1024","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.1024","heading":"Date of existence — perpetual duration, exception.","body":"1. The existence of a cooperative shall commence when the articles are filed with the secretary of state, unless a later date is specified in the articles.\n2. A cooperative shall have a perpetual duration unless the cooperative otherwise provides for a limited period of duration in the articles.","path":["Title XXIII - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS","Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=351.1024","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:27Z","sha256":"cdd912d725c3d6e3434083d11117efb6ca0c83d37ed7c589fef847b484a3998c","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-351.1021","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-351.1027"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}