{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-407.911","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.911","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in sections 407.911 to 407.915, the following terms mean:\n(1) \"Commission\" , compensation accruing to a sales representative for payment by a principal, the rate of which is expressed as a percentage of the dollar amount of orders or sales, or as a specified amount per order or per sale;\n(2) \"Principal\" , a person, firm, corporation, partnership or other business entity, whether or not it has a permanent or fixed place of business in this state, and who:\n(a) Manufactures, produces, imports, provides, or distributes a product or service for sale;\n(b) Contracts with a sales representative to solicit orders for the product or service; and\n(c) Compensates the sales representative, in whole or in part, by commission;\n(3) \"Sales representative\" , a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other business entity who contracts with a principal to solicit orders and who is compensated, in whole or in part, by commission, but shall not include a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other business entity who places orders or purchases for its own account for resale.","path":["Title XXVI - TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=407.911","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"6c13e727479a405ec9088736dc1fdfdf3ee815510ed969077177834d231df92e","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-407.910","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-407.912"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}