Business trust; required filings, contents

17-2030. Business trust; required filings, contents. Any business trust, whether domestic or foreign, desiring to transact business in this state shall file in the office of the secretary of state, on such forms, if any, as the secretary of the state may prescribe: (a) An executed copy of the trust instrument by which the trust was created and of all amendments thereto or a true and correct copy thereof certified to be such by a trustee thereof under penalty of perjury or by a public official of another state, territory, or country in whose office an executed copy thereof is on file; (b) a verified list of the names and addresses of its trustees; (c) the location of its registered office in this state and the name of its resident agent in charge of such registered office; and (d) a foreign business trust shall file its irrevocable consent to service of process, accompanied by a duly certified copy of an order or resolution of the trustees of any foreign business trust authorizing the execution and filing of such irrevocable consent, conforming in substance to the consent required of foreign corporations in K.S.A. 17-7301, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1961, ch. 127, § 4; L. 1973, ch. 91, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 189, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 41, § 9; L. 2010, ch. 24, § 1; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: Review of 1973 legislative session, Robert F. Bennett, 42 J.B.A.K. 153, 156 (1973). CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section cited; applicable to business trusts unless inconsistent with a specific provision of business trust act. Gilmer v. Kansas City West Land Co., 1 Kan. App. 2d 509, 513, 571 P.2d 36. 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