Doing business in state defined; nonresidents subject to personal service outside state

16-309. Doing business in state defined; nonresidents subject to personal service outside state. Any person, association, partnership, firm or corporation shall be doing business in this state if they: Are in any way involved in or connected with the negotiation of any contract; enter into any contract as seller or are to perform any service or services covered by any such contract; receive, either as payee or as agent or as a bailment, any money paid by a purchaser on any contract; or solicit any resident of this state while such resident is in this state. If any nonresident person, association, partnership, firm or corporation is doing such business in this state, they shall be subject to the personal service of process outside this state as provided by K.S.A. 60-308. History: L. 1973, ch. 86, § 6; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Cemetery merchandise trust funds; deposits in companies authorized to do business in Kansas. 1998-40. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026