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 set forth in its certificate of limited partnership, may not contain the name […]
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 January 1, 2015. History: L. 2014, ch. 121, § 22; July 1.
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 state; (2) any domestic limited […]
17-7924. Registered office; requirements to maintain; references in documents. (a) Every covered entity shall have and maintain in this state a registered office which may, but need not be, the same as its place of business. (b) Whenever the term “principal office or place of business in this state” or “principal office or place of […]
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 corporation, a domestic limited partnership, a domestic limited liability partnership, a domestic […]
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 agent may be changed to […]
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 fee if authorized by law, as provided […]
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. 2021 Supp. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, and filing a certificate with the secretary of state, stating that […]
17-7929. Resignation of resident agent; effect of failure to appoint successor; service of process. (a) The resident agent of one or more covered entities may resign without appointing a successor by paying a fee if authorized by law, as provided by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, and filing a certificate of resignation, with […]
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 and the liability of its members and governors; and (2) a foreign covered […]
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, together with payment of a fee if authorized by law, as […]
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. 2021 Supp. 17-7931, and amendments thereto, include: (1) Maintaining, defending or settling an action or proceeding; (2) holding meetings or carrying on any other activity concerning its internal affairs; […]
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 foreign covered entity; (2) the name of any non-covered entity, […]
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. 2021 Supp. 17-7924 and 17-7925, and amendments thereto. (b) Any foreign covered entity that has qualified […]
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 application inaccurate in any material respect, the foreign covered entity shall file […]
17-7936. Withdrawal of registration by foreign covered entity. [See Revisor’s Note] (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.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, and […]
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 entity has failed to register under this act or […]
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: L. 2014, ch. 121, § 38; July 1.
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 end, the provisions of this act are severable. This section […]
