Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-8319

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

For purposes of this act:

(a) “Department” means the department of commerce;

(b) “fund” means any venture-capital fund whether organized as a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, as well as any separately organized entity, which manages any such fund;

(c) “fund manager” means any person or persons, approved by the secretary, legally responsible for the investment and management of a fund’s assets pursuant to statute or contract; and

(d) “secretary” means the secretary of commerce.