Chapter 17 — CORPORATIONS

17-4202. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 126; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 17-215, 17-218. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Duties of secretary of state under corporation code not strictly ministerial; corporation may not obtain right to conduct business under t…

17-4203. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 127; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 17-215. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Duties of secretary of state under corporation code not strictly ministerial. Kansas Milling Co. v. Ryan, 152 Kan. 137, 141, 102 P.2d 970. Previou…

17-4204. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 128; L. 1951, ch. 205, § 1; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 17-215. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Duties of secretary of state under corporation code not strictly ministerial. Kansas Milling Co. v. Ryan, 152 Kan. 137, 141…

17-4205. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 129; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 17-216, 17-217, 17-218. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Duties of secretary of state under corporation code not strictly ministerial. Kansas Milling Co. v. Ryan, 152 Kan. 137, 140, 102 P…

17-4206. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 130; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 17-215, 17-218. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Docum…

17-4207. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 131; L. 1947, ch. 187, § 1; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 17-215, 17-216. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned; trial court's refusal to allow amendment of petition and process to correct name of corporate defendant …

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

17-4301. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 132; L. 1941, ch. 182, § 11; L. 1953, ch. 125, § 5; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 17-239. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REV…

17-4308. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 139; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

17-4309. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 140; L. 1941, ch. 182, § 12; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 17-242. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archiv…

17-4310. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 151; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

17-4401. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 142; L. 1941, ch. 182, § 13; L. 1955, ch. 136, § 4; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 17-614. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Corporation may not obtain right to conduct business under trade name in addition to corporate name…

17-4402. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 143; L. 1941, ch. 182, § 14; Repealed, L. 1963, ch. 144, § 1; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Corporation may not obtain right to conduct business under trade name in addition to corporate name. Kansas Milling Co. v. Ryan, 152 Kan. 137, 146, 102…

17-4403. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 144; L. 1941, ch. 182, § 15; L. 1953, ch. 125, § 8; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Source or Prior Law: 17-217. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REV…

17-4404. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 145; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

17-4405. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 146; L. 1941, ch. 182, § 16; L. 1953, ch. 125, § 9; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Ses…

17-4406. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 147; L. 1941, ch. 182, § 17; L. 1953, ch. 125, § 10; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned; service of summons on railroad superintendent held good. Kinsch v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co., 181 Kan. 354,…

17-4407. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 148; L. 1953, ch. 125, § 11; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived…

[Repealed or reserved.]

17-4501. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 149; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Discussed; corporation may not obtain right to conduct business under trade name in addition to corporate name. Kansas Milling Co. v. Ryan, 152 Kan. 137, 144, 102 P.2d 970. 2.…

17-4504. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 152; L. 1943, ch. 132, § 1; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived …

17-4505. History: L. 1939, ch. 152, § 153; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

[Repealed or reserved.]

17-4601. Citation of act. This act may be cited as "the electric cooperative act." History: L. 1941, ch. 185, § 1; June 30. Attorney General's Opinions: Electric cooperative, nonprofit, membership corporations; easements. 83-183. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL G…

17-4602. Purpose. Cooperative, nonprofit, membership corporations may be organized under this act to conduct or promote any lawful business under the general corporation laws of the state and for the purpose of supplying electric energy and promoting and extending the use thereof…

17-4603. Definitions. In this act: (a) "Co-operative" means any corporation organized under this act or which becomes subject to this act in the manner hereinafter provided; and (b) "person" means any natural person, firm, association, corporation business trust, partnership, fed…

17-4604. Powers. In addition to the powers conferred on all corporations under article 61 of chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, a cooperative shall have power to: (a) Sue and be sued in its corporate name; (b) have perpetual existence; (c) adopt a corporate seal and alt…

17-4605. Name. The name of a cooperative shall include the words "electric" and "cooperative," and the abbreviation "Inc." The name of a cooperative shall be distinct from the name of any other cooperative or corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized to do business i…

17-4606. Incorporators. Five or more natural persons, or two or more cooperatives, may organize a cooperative in the manner hereinafter provided. History: L. 1941, ch. 185, § 6; June 30. Attorney General's Opinions: Application of KOMA to electric cooperatives. 85-175. Previous |…

17-4607. Articles of incorporation. Articles of incorporation of a cooperative shall recite that they are executed pursuant to this act and shall state: (1) The name of the cooperative; (2) the address of its principal office; (3) the names and addresses of the incorporators; (4)…

17-4608. Bylaws. The board of trustees shall adopt the first bylaws of a cooperative to be adopted following an incorporation, conversion, merger or consolidation. Thereafter the members shall adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws by the affirmative vote of a majority of those member…

17-4609. Members. Each incorporator of a cooperative shall be a member thereof, but no other person may become a member thereof unless such other person agrees to use electric energy or other services furnished by the cooperative when they are made available through its facilitie…

17-4610. Meetings of members. (a) An annual meeting of the members of a cooperative shall be held at such time and place as shall be provided in the bylaws. (b) Special meetings of the members may be called by the president, by the board of trustees, by any three (3) trustees, or…

17-4611. Waiver of notice. Any person entitled to notice of a meeting may waive such notice in writing either before or after such meeting. If any such person shall attend such meeting, such attendance shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, unless such person partic…

17-4612. Board of trustees; compensation, when; terms; quorum. (a) The business of a cooperative shall be managed by a board of not less than five (5) trustees, each of whom shall be a member of the cooperative. The bylaws shall prescribe the number of trustees, their qualificati…

17-4613. Districts. The bylaws may provide for the division of the territory served or to be served by a cooperative into two or more districts for any purpose, including, without limitation, the nomination and election of trustees and the election and functioning of district del…

17-4614. Officers; election; agents and employees; removal. The officers of a cooperative shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, who shall be elected annually by and from the board of trustees. When a person holding any such office ceases to be a t…

17-4615. Amendment of articles of incorporation. A cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation in any manner not inconsistent with this act by complying with the following requirements: (a) The proposed amendment shall be presented to a meeting of the members, the notice …

17-4616. Change of location of principal office. A cooperative, upon authorization of its board of trustees or its members, may change the location of its principal office any place within the state of Kansas by filing a certificate reciting such change of principal office, execu…

17-4617. Consolidation. (a) Any two or more cooperatives may consolidate into a new cooperative by complying with the following requirements: (1) The proposition for the consolidation of the consolidating cooperatives into the new cooperative and proposed articles of consolidatio…

17-4618. Merger. (a) Any one or more cooperatives may merge into another cooperative by complying with the following requirements: (1) The proposition for the merger of the merging cooperative into the surviving cooperative and proposed articles of merger shall be submitted to a …

17-4619. Effect of consolidation or merger. (a) In the case of a consolidation the existence of the consolidating cooperatives shall cease and the articles of consolidation shall be deemed to be the articles of incorporation of the new cooperative; and in case of a merger the sep…

17-4620. History: L. 1941, ch. 185, § 20; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 81, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents U…

17-4621. Dissolution. (a) A cooperative which has not commenced business may be dissolved by delivering to the secretary of state articles of dissolution which shall be executed on behalf of the cooperative by a majority of the incorporators and which shall state: (1) The name of…

17-4622. Filing of articles; fees. Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion, or dissolution, when executed and accompanied by such affidavits as may be required by applicable provisions of this act, shall be presented to the secretary of state for f…

17-4623. Refunds to members. Revenues of a cooperative for any fiscal year in excess of the amount thereof necessary: (a) To defray the expenses of the operation and maintenance of the facilities of the cooperative during such fiscal year; (b) to pay interest and principal obliga…

17-4624. Disposition of property. (a) The board of trustees of a cooperative shall have full power and authority, without authorization by the members thereof, to authorize the execution and delivery of a mortgage or mortgages or a deed or deeds of trust of, or the pledging or en…

17-4625. Nonliability of members for debts of cooperative. No member shall be liable or responsible for any debts of the cooperative and the property of the members shall not be subject to execution therefor. History: L. 1941, ch. 185, § 25; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE C…

17-4626. Recordation of mortgages, effect thereof. Any mortgage, deed or trust or other instrument executed by a cooperative doing business in this state pursuant to this act, which affects real and personal property and which is recorded in the real property records in any count…