Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXIV. Business and Financial Institutions § 361.120. Preservation of records--report to governor--destruction of records, when

1. The director of finance shall preserve all records, reports and papers of every kind pertaining to the division of finance for a period of ten years, and shall permanently preserve all records, reports and papers of a permanent value, including articles of association and all amendments thereto, and all articles of merger or consolidation and amendments thereto. The director of finance shall make a written report to the governor whenever required by the governor.

2. After having kept any records, reports, or papers referred to in this section for a period of ten years, the director may destroy or otherwise dispose of said records in the manner provided by law.