Process agents for public utilities

60-305. Process agents for public utilities. Every individual, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the business of transmission of communications, or the distribution of electricity, gas, water or petroleum products, which is subject to regulation by the state corporation commission, and doing business in this state, must appoint, in accordance with K.S.A. 60-306, and amendments thereto, a resident of this state on whom process may be served. The individual, partnership, association or corporation may revoke the appointment by appointing any other qualified person in accordance with K.S.A. 60-306, and amendments thereto. A second or subsequent appointment must also state the name of the person who is being replaced by the appointment. An individual, partnership, association or corporation that fails to appoint a person to receive process, as required by this section, may be served under the other provisions of this article 3. History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-305; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 49; L. 1982, ch. 245, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 202, § 6; L. 1992, ch. 67, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 135, § 149; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1867, ch. 101, §§ 1–5; L. 1871, ch. 123, §§ 1–4; L. 1909, ch. 182, §§ 71–73; R.S. 1923, 60-2519 through 60-2521. CASE ANNOTATIONS Prior law cases, see G.S. 1949, 60-2519 through 60-2521 and the 1961 Supp. thereto. 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