{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-351.386","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.386","heading":"Purposes.","body":"1. Every corporation incorporated under this chapter may engage in any lawful business unless a more limited purpose is set forth in the articles of incorporation; however, the corporation shall not be restricted to this limited purpose, unless it has stated it is so restricted in its articles of incorporation.\n2. A corporation engaging in a business that is subject to regulation under another statute of this state may incorporate under this chapter only if permitted by, and subject to all limitations of, the other statute.","path":["Title XXIII - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS","Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=351.386","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:27Z","sha256":"333fe510c7879b9f39a182d70a47c83549ba0d092ae26aa3c631dac209c31b7a","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-351.385","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-351.387"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}