Chapter 17 — CORPORATIONS

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17-7901. Citation of act; applicability. (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the business entity standard treatment act. (b) The provisions of this act shall apply to all documents related to corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships and limited …

17-7902. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Covered entity" means: (1) A corporation; (2) a limited partnership; (3) a limited liability partnership; and (4) a limited liability company. (b) "Foreign covered entity" means a covered entity whose internal affairs are governed b…

17-7903. Filings related to corporations. The following documents related to corporations shall be filed with the secretary of state: (a) For-profit filings: (1) For-profit articles of incorporation as set forth in K.S.A. 17-6002, and amendments thereto; (2) professional associat…

17-7904. Filings related to limited liability companies. The following documents related to limited liability companies shall be filed with the secretary of state: (a) Articles of organization as set forth in K.S.A. 17-7673 and 17-7673a, and amendments thereto; (b) professional a…

17-7905. Filings related to limited partnerships. The following documents related to limited partnerships shall be filed with the secretary of state: (a) Certificate of limited partnership as set forth in K.S.A. 56-1a151, and amendments thereto; (b) foreign application for regist…

17-7906. Filings related to limited liability partnerships. The following documents related to limited liability partnerships shall be filed with the secretary of state: (a) Statement of qualification as set forth in K.S.A. 56a-1001, and amendments thereto; (b) foreign statement …

17-7907. Rules and regulations. The secretary of state is hereby authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. No rule and regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall take effect prior to January 1, 2015. History…

17-7908. Execution of filings. All documents required by this act to be filed with the secretary of state shall be executed as follows: (a) Documents related to corporations shall be executed in the following manner: (1) The articles of incorporation for all corporations, and any…

17-7909. Execution of filing constitutes an oath. (a) The execution of any document required to be filed by chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and by this act with the secretary of state shall constitute an oath or affirmation, under the penaltie…

17-7910. Filing process; signatures; tender of taxes and fees; certification by secretary of state; evidence of authority to file not required. When any document is required by this act to be filed with the secretary of state, such requirement means that: (a) The original signed …

17-7911. Effective date. Any document that is required by this act to be filed with the secretary of state shall be effective upon its filing date. Any document may provide that it is not to become effective until a specified date subsequent to its filing date, but such date shal…

17-7912. Correction of inaccurate filing, administrative errors. (a) When any document that is required by this act to be filed with the secretary of state has been so filed and is an inaccurate record of the covered entity action therein referred to, or was defectively or errone…

17-7913. Secretary of state not liable; not required to file documents not conforming to law. The secretary of state is not required to file any document that the secretary of state finds, on its face, does not conform to law. If any document required to be filed by this act with…

17-7914. Filing by telefacsimile or electronic communication. (a) Any document required to be filed by this act with the secretary of state may be filed by telefacsimile or electronic communication. If such telefacsimile or electronic communication is accompanied with the appropr…

17-7915. Service of process on covered entity or series of a limited liability company. Service of process in any action against a covered entity or a series of a limited liability company shall be made in the manner described in K.S.A. 60-304, and amendments thereto. History: L.…

17-7916. Attorneys-in-fact and power of attorney; irrevocable power of attorney. (a) Unless otherwise provided in a covered entity's public organic document or organic rules, any person may sign any document filed with the secretary of state pursuant to this act by an attorney-in…

17-7917. Failure or refusal to execute document; court to order execution. If a person required by this act to execute any document fails or refuses to do so, any other person who is adversely affected by the failure or refusal may petition the district court to direct the execut…

17-7918. Names of covered entities or foreign covered entities; permitted names in general. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the names of all covered entities, except for banks, savings and loan associations and savings banks, must be distinguishable on the rec…

17-7919. Name requirements for corporations. (a) The name of a corporation, except for banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks and public benefit corporations, shall contain: (1) One of the following words: "Association"; "church" or well-recognized words for religiou…

17-7920. Name requirements for limited liability companies. (a) The name of a limited liability company shall contain: (1) One of the following phrases: "limited liability company" or "limited company"; (2) one of the following abbreviations: "L.L.C." or "L.C."; or (3) one of the…

17-7921. Name requirements for limited partnerships. (a) The name of each limited partnership, as set forth in its certificate of limited partnership, shall contain the words "Limited Partnership" or the abbreviation "L.P." or "LP"; (b) The name of each limited partnership, as se…