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 limited liability company or a domestic business trust; or
(4) a foreign corporation, a foreign limited partnership, a foreign limited liability partnership, a foreign limited liability company or a foreign business trust.
(b) Every resident agent for a covered entity shall:
(1) If a domestic entity, maintain a business office identical with the registered office which is generally open, or if an individual, be generally present at a designated location in this state at sufficiently frequent times to accept service of process and otherwise perform the functions of a resident agent;
(2) if a foreign entity, be authorized to transact business in this state;
(3) accept service of process and other communications directed to the covered entity for which it serves as resident agent and forward the same to the covered entity to which the service or communication is directed; and
(4) forward to the covered entity for which it serves as a resident agent documents sent by the secretary of state.
(c) Unless the context otherwise requires, whenever the term "resident agent" or "registered agent" or "resident agent in charge of a (applicable covered entity's) principal office or place of business in this state," or other term of like import which refers to a covered entity's agent required by statute to be located in this state, is or has been used in a covered entity's public organic documents, or in any other document, or in any statute, it shall be deemed to mean and refer to the covered entity's resident agent required by this section, and it shall not be necessary for any covered entity to amend its public organic documents, or any other document, to comply with this section.
History: L. 2014, ch. 121, § 25; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 134; July 1.
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.