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 liability company or any person intending to organize a domestic limited liability company, intending to file a certificate of designation to form a series of any such limited liability company;
(3) any domestic covered entity intending to change its name or intending to change the name of a series for which a certificate of designation has been filed;
(4) any foreign covered entity intending to make application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state;
(5) any foreign covered entity authorized to transact business in this state, and intending to change its name; and
(6) any person intending to organize a foreign covered entity, and intending to have such entity make application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state.
(b) The reservation shall be made by filing with the secretary of state an application to reserve a specific covered entity name or the name of a series of a domestic limited liability company, executed by the applicant. The reservation may be filed by telefacsimile communication as prescribed by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-7914, and amendments thereto. If the secretary of state finds that the name is available, the secretary of state shall reserve the same for the exclusive use of the applicant for a period of 120 days.
(c) The right to exclusive use of a specified entity name or the name of a series of a domestic limited liability company, reserved pursuant to this section, may be transferred to any other person or covered entity by filing in the office of the secretary of state, a notice of such transfer, executed by the applicant for whom the name was reserved, and specifying the name and address of the transferee.
History: L. 2014, ch. 121, § 23; L. 2019, ch. 47, § 47; July 1, 2020.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 79 - Business Entity Standard Treatment Act
17-7901 Citation of act; applicability.
17-7903 Filings related to corporations. [See Revisor's Note]
17-7904 Filings related to limited liability companies. [See Revisor's Note]
17-7905 Filings related to limited partnerships. [See Revisor's Note]
17-7906 Filings related to limited liability partnerships. [See Revisor's Note]
17-7907 Rules and regulations.
17-7909 Execution of filing constitutes an oath.
17-7912 Correction of inaccurate filing, administrative errors.
17-7913 Secretary of state not liable; not required to file documents not conforming to law.
17-7914 Filing by telefacsimile or electronic communication.
17-7915 Service of process on covered entity or series of a limited liability company.
17-7916 Attorneys-in-fact and power of attorney; irrevocable power of attorney.
17-7917 Failure or refusal to execute document; court to order execution.
17-7918 Names of covered entities or foreign covered entities; permitted names in general.
17-7919 Name requirements for corporations.
17-7920 Name requirements for limited liability companies.
17-7921 Name requirements for limited partnerships.
17-7922 Name requirements for limited liability partnerships.
17-7923 Reservation of exclusive right to entity name.
17-7924 Registered office; requirements to maintain; references in documents.
17-7925 Resident agent; requirement to maintain; references in documents.
17-7926 Change of registered office or resident agent.
17-7927 Change of address of registered office by resident agent; change of name of resident agent.
17-7928 Resignation of resident agent; appointment of successor.
17-7929 Resignation of resident agent; effect of failure to appoint successor; service of process.
17-7930 Foreign covered entities; governing law.
17-7931 Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state.
17-7932 Doing business in Kansas; classification of activities.
17-7933 Name requirements for foreign covered entities.
17-7934 Registered office and resident agent requirements for foreign covered entities; changes.
17-7935 Corrections to application for registration of a foreign covered entity.
17-7936 Withdrawal of registration by foreign covered entity. [See Revisor's Note]
17-7937 Action by attorney general to enjoin or restrain a foreign covered entity.