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K.S.A. 17-78-601 Filing requirements; execution
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17-78-601. Filing requirements; execution. (a) When any provision of this act requires any instrument to be filed with the secretary of state, such instrument shall be filed in accordance with this section: (1) The document shall contain the information required by this act; (2) …
K.S.A. 17-78-602 Forms
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17-78-602. Forms. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish on request forms for documents required or permitted to be filed by this act but their use is not mandatory. History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 36; July 1, 2010.
K.S.A. 17-78-603 Correcting filed document
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17-78-603. Correcting filed document. (a) A domestic or foreign entity may correct an instrument filed with the secretary of state if: (1) The document contains an inaccuracy; or (2) the document was defectively signed. (b) An instrument is corrected by filing with the secretary …
K.S.A. 17-78-604 Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
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17-78-604. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document. A certified copy of the instrument from the secretary of state conclusively establishes that the original instrument is on file with the secretary of state. History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 38; July 1, 2010.
K.S.A. 17-78-605 Consistency of application
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17-78-605. Consistency of application. In applying and construing this act, consideration must be given to the need to promote consistency of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 39; July 1, 2010.
K.S.A. 17-78-606 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
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17-78-606. Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. In the event that any provision of article 78 of chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, is deemed to modify, limit or supersede the federal electronic signatures in glo…
K.S.A. 17-78-607 Savings clause
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17-78-607. Savings clause. This act does not affect an action or proceeding commenced or right accrued before the effective date of this act. History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 41; July 1, 2010.
K.S.A. 17-7901 Citation of act; applicability
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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 …
K.S.A. 17-7902 Definitions
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7903 Filings related to corporations
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7904 Filings related to limited liability companies
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7905 Filings related to limited partnerships
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7906 Filings related to limited liability partnerships
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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 …
K.S.A. 17-7907 Rules and regulations
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7908 Execution of filings
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7909 Execution of filing constitutes an oath
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7910 Filing process; signatures; tender of taxes and fees; certification by secretary of state; evidence of authority to file not required
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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 …
K.S.A. 17-7911 Effective date
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7912 Correction of inaccurate filing, administrative errors
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7913 Secretary of state not liable; not required to file documents not conforming to law
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7914 Filing by telefacsimile or electronic communication
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7915 Service of process on covered entity or series of a limited liability company
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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.…
K.S.A. 17-7916 Attorneys-in-fact and power of attorney; irrevocable power of attorney
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7917 Failure or refusal to execute document; court to order execution
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7918 Names of covered entities or foreign covered entities; permitted names in general
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7919 Name requirements for corporations
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7920 Name requirements for limited liability companies
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7921 Name requirements for limited partnerships
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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…
K.S.A. 17-7922 Name requirements for limited liability partnerships
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17-7922. Name requirements for limited liability partnerships. The name of a limited liability partnership must end with "registered limited liability partnership," "limited liability partnership," "R.L.L.P.," "L.L.P.," "RLLP" or "LLP." This section shall take effect on and after…
K.S.A. 17-7923 Reservation of exclusive right to entity name
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17-7923. Reservation of exclusive right to entity name. (a) The exclusive right to the use of an entity name or, as applicable, the name of a series of a limited liability company, may be reserved by: (1) Any person intending to organize a covered entity under the laws of this st…
K.S.A. 17-7924 Registered office; requirements to maintain; references in documents
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17-7924. Registered office; requirements to maintain; references in documents. (a) Every covered entity shall have and maintain in this state a registered office that may, but need not be, the same as its place of business. (b) Whenever the term "principal office or place of busi…
K.S.A. 17-7925 Resident agent; requirement to maintain; references in documents
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17-7925. Resident agent; requirement to maintain; references in documents. (a) Every covered entity shall have and maintain in this state a resident agent, which agent may be either: (1) The covered entity itself; (2) an individual resident in this state; (3) a domestic corporati…
K.S.A. 17-7926 Change of registered office or resident agent
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17-7926. Change of registered office or resident agent. (a) Any covered entity, by action of its governing body or by any other means set forth in its organic rules, may change the location of its registered office in this state to any other place in this state and the resident a…
K.S.A. 17-7927 Change of address of registered office by resident agent; change of name of resident agent
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17-7927. Change of address of registered office by resident agent; change of name of resident agent. (a) A resident agent may change the address of the registered office of any covered entities for which such agent is resident agent to another address in this state by paying a fe…
K.S.A. 17-7928 Resignation of resident agent; appointment of successor
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17-7928. Resignation of resident agent; appointment of successor. (a) The resident agent of one or more covered entities may resign and appoint a successor resident agent by paying a fee if authorized by law, as provided by K.S.A. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, and filing a cer…
K.S.A. 17-7929 Resignation of resident agent; designation of successor; effect of failure to appoint successor; service of process
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17-7929. Resignation of resident agent; designation of successor; effect of failure to appoint successor; service of process. (a) The resident agent of a covered entity, including a resident agent that no longer qualifies to be a resident agent under K.S.A. 17-7925, and amendment…
K.S.A. 17-7930 Foreign covered entities; governing law
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17-7930. Foreign covered entities; governing law. (a) Subject to the constitution of the state of Kansas: (1) The laws of the state, territory, possession, county or other jurisdiction under which a foreign covered entity is organized govern its organization and internal affairs …
K.S.A. 17-7931 Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state
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17-7931. Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state. Before doing business in the state of Kansas, a foreign covered entity shall register with the secretary of state. In order to register, a foreign covered entity shall submit to the secretary of state, tog…
K.S.A. 17-7932 Doing business in Kansas; classification of activities
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17-7932. Doing business in Kansas; classification of activities. (a) Activities of a foreign covered entity which do not constitute doing business within the meaning of K.S.A. 17-7931, and amendments thereto, include: (1) Maintaining, defending or settling an action or proceeding…
K.S.A. 17-7933 Name requirements for foreign covered entities
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17-7933. Name requirements for foreign covered entities. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the names of all foreign covered entities must be distinguishable on the records of the office of the secretary of state from: (1) The name of any covered entity or foreig…
K.S.A. 17-7934 Registered office and resident agent requirements for foreign covered entities; changes
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17-7934. Registered office and resident agent requirements for foreign covered entities; changes. (a) Every foreign covered entity shall have and maintain in this state a registered office and a resident agent in the same manner as prescribed by K.S.A. 17-7924 and 17-7925, and am…
K.S.A. 17-7935 Corrections to application for registration of a foreign covered entity
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17-7935. Corrections to application for registration of a foreign covered entity. If any statement in the application for registration of a foreign covered entity was false in any material respect when made or any arrangements or other facts described have changed, making the app…
K.S.A. 17-7936 Withdrawal of registration by foreign covered entity
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17-7936. Withdrawal of registration by foreign covered entity. (a) A foreign covered entity may cancel its registration by filing with the secretary of state a certificate of cancellation executed by an authorized person, together with a fee if authorized by law, as provided by K…
K.S.A. 17-7937 Action by attorney general to enjoin or restrain a foreign covered entity
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17-7937. Action by attorney general to enjoin or restrain a foreign covered entity. The district court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin any foreign covered entity, or any agent of a foreign covered entity, from doing any business in the state of Kansas if the foreign covered ent…
K.S.A. 17-7938 Certified copy of document, evidentiary effect
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17-7938. Certified copy of document, evidentiary effect. A certified copy of any document from the secretary of state conclusively establishes that the original document is on file with the secretary of state. This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2015. History: …
K.S.A. 17-7939 Severability clause
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17-7939. Severability clause. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this …
K.S.A. 17-7940 Removal of residence address from public record, when; form; confidentiality; duties of secretary of state and covered entities
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17-7940. Removal of residence address from public record, when; form; confidentiality; duties of secretary of state and covered entities. (a) If the address for the registered office of any covered entity is a residence address and the registered agent no longer resides at the re…