{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-355.356","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.356","heading":"Removal of director by court.","body":"1. The circuit court of the county where a corporation's principal office is located may remove any director of the corporation from office in a proceeding commenced either by the corporation, its members holding at least ten percent of the voting power of any class, or the attorney general in the case of a public benefit corporation if the court finds that:\n(1) The director engaged in fraudulent or dishonest conduct, or gross abuse of authority or discretion, with respect to the corporation, or a final judgment has been entered finding that the director has violated a duty set forth in sections 355.416 to 355.426; and\n(2) Removal is in the best interest of the corporation.\n2. The court that removes a director may bar the director from serving on the board for a period prescribed by the court.\n3. If members or the attorney general commence a proceeding under subsection 1 of this section, the corporation shall be made a party defendant.\n4. If a public benefit corporation or its members commence a proceeding under subsection 1 of this section, they shall give the attorney general written notice of the proceeding.","path":["Title XXIII - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS","Chapter 355 - Nonprofit Corporation Law"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=355.356","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:27Z","sha256":"470038d56d93bd661fc3f2ec37735d2dd81969252621a4939ff5ef4ee5321679","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-355.351","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-355.361"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}