Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-7931

  • Covered entity: means :

    (1) A corporation;

    (2) a limited partnership;

    (3) a limited liability partnership; and

    (4) a limited liability company. See Kansas Statutes 17-7902

  • Foreign covered entity: means a covered entity whose internal affairs are governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state. See Kansas Statutes 17-7902
  • Governor: means a person by or under whose authority the powers of an entity are exercised and under whose direction the business and affairs of the entity are managed pursuant to the organic law and organic rules of the entity. See Kansas Statutes 17-7902
  • 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.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

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 provided by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-7910, and amendments thereto, an original copy executed by a governor, of an application for registration as a foreign covered entity, setting forth:

(a) The name of the foreign covered entity;

(b) the jurisdiction where organized;

(c) the date of its organization;

(d) a statement issued within 90 days of the date of application by the proper officer of the jurisdiction where such foreign entity is organized, or by a third-party agent authorized by such proper officer, that the foreign covered entity exists in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;

(e) the nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted in the state of Kansas, including whether the covered entity operates for-profit or not-for-profit;

(f) the address of the registered office and the name and address of the resident agent for service of process required to be maintained by this act;

(g) an irrevocable written consent of the foreign covered entity that actions may be commenced against it in the proper court of any county where there is proper venue by the service of process on the secretary of state as provided for in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-304, and amendments thereto, and stipulating and agreeing that such service shall be taken and held, in all courts, to be as valid and binding as if due service had been made upon the governors of the foreign covered entity; and

(h) the date on which the foreign covered entity first did, or intends to do, business in the state of Kansas.