Kansas Statutes 60-305a. Process agents for motor common carriers
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 60-305a
- 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.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
Every individual, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the business of transportation as a common carrier, which is subject to regulation by the state corporation commission, and doing business in this state, must appoint a person residing in this state on whom process may be served. The individual, partnership, association or corporation must file a certificate of the appointment in the office of the state corporation commission or as required by 49 U.S.C. § 11506. Service of process on the appointed person has the same effect as service on the president or other chief officer of the individual, partnership, association or corporation. The individual, partnership, association or corporation may revoke the appointment by appointing any other qualified person and filing a certificate of the appointment. A second or subsequent appointment and certificate of appointment must also state the name of the person who is being replaced by the appointment. An individual, partnership, association or corporation that fails to appoint a person to receive process, as required by this section, may be served under the other provisions of this article.