Kansas Statutes 17-6011. Jurisdiction to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of corporate instruments and provisions of the Kansas general corporation code
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-6011
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(a) Any civil action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the provisions of the following may be brought in the district court, except to the extent that a statute confers exclusive jurisdiction on a court, agency or tribunal other than the district court:
(1) The articles of incorporation or bylaws of a corporation;
(2) any instrument, document or agreement:
(A) By which a corporation creates or sells, or offers to create or sell, any of its stock, or any rights or options respecting its stock;
(B) to which a corporation and one or more holders of its stock are parties, and pursuant to which any such holder or holders sell or offer to sell any such stock; or
(C) by which a corporation agrees to sell, lease or exchange any of its property or assets, and such instrument, document or agreement provides that one or more holders of its stock approve of or consent to such sale, lease or exchange;
(3) any written restrictions on the transfer, registration of transfer or ownership of securities under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-6426, and amendments thereto;
(4) any proxy under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 17-6502 or 17-6505, and amendments thereto;
(5) any voting trust or other voting agreement under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-6508, and amendments thereto;
(6) any agreement, certificate of merger or consolidation or certificate of ownership and merger governed by Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 17-6701 through 17-6703 or 17-6705 through 17-6708, and amendments thereto;
(7) any certificate of conversion under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-6713, and amendments thereto; or
(8) any other instrument, document, agreement or certificate required by any provision of this code.
(b) Any civil action to interpret, apply or enforce any provision of this code may be brought in the district court.