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KS Stat § 17-76,136 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,136 Fees for documents or services of secretary of state. [See Revisor's Note]

17-76,136. Fees for documents or services of secretary of state. [See Revisor's Note] (a) The secretary of state shall charge each domestic and foreign limited liability company the following fees:(1) A fee of $20 for issuing or filing and indexing any of the following documents:(A) A certificate of amendment of articles of organization;(B) restated articles of organization;(C) a certificate of cancellation, which fee shall be multiplied by the number of series of the limited liability company named in the certificate of cancellation;(D) a certificate of change of location of registered office or resident agent;(E) a certificate of merger or consolidation;(F) a certificate of division; and(G) any certificate, affidavit, agreement or any other paper provided for in the Kansas revised limited liability company act, for which no different fee is specifically prescribed;(2) a fee of $7.50 for each certified copy plus a fee per page, if the secretary of state supplies the copies, in an amount fixed by the secretary of state and approved by the director of accounts and reports for copies of corporate documents under K.S.A. 45-204, and amendments thereto;(3) a fee of $7.50 for each certificate of good standing, including a certificate of good standing for a series of a limited liability company, and certificate of fact issued by the secretary of state;(4) a fee of $5 for a report of record search, but furnishing the following information shall not be considered a record search and no charge shall be made therefor: Name of the limited liability company and the address of its registered office; name and address of the resident agent; the state of the limited liability company's formation; the date of filing of its articles of organization or annual report; and date of expiration; and(5) for photocopies of instruments on file or prepared by the secretary of state's office and which are not certified, a fee per page in an amount fixed by the secretary of state and approved by the director of accounts and reports for copies of corporate documents under K.S.A. 45-204, and amendments thereto.(b) Every limited liability company hereafter formed in this state shall pay to the secretary of state, at the time of filing its articles of organization, an application and recording fee of $150.(c) At the time of filing its application to do business, every foreign limited liability company shall pay to the secretary of state an application and recording fee of $150.(d) The fee for filing a certificate of reinstatement shall be the same as that prescribed by K.S.A. 17-7506, and amendments thereto, for filing a certificate of reinstatement of a corporation's articles of incorporation.History: L. 1999, ch. 119, § 75; L. 2014, ch. 40, § 58; L. 2019, ch. 47, § 35; L. 2019, ch. 47, § 36; July 1, 2020.
KS Stat § 17-76,137 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,137 Reserved power of state to alter or repeal act.

17-76,137. Reserved power of state to alter or repeal act. All provisions of this act may be altered from time to time or repealed and all rights of members and managers are subject to this reservation. Unless expressly stated to the contrary in this act, all amendments of this act shall apply to limited liability companies and members and managers whether or not existing as such at the time of the enactment of any such amendment.History: L. 1999, ch. 119, § 76; L. 2014, ch. 40, § 59; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-76,138 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,138 Taxation of limited liability companies.

17-76,138. Taxation of limited liability companies. For purposes of any tax imposed by the state of Kansas or any instrumentality, agency or political subdivision of the state of Kansas, a domestic limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company qualified to do business in the state of Kansas shall be classified as a partnership unless classified otherwise for federal income tax purposes, in which case the domestic or foreign limited liability company shall be classified in the same manner as it is classified for federal income tax purposes. For purposes of any tax imposed by the state of Kansas or any instrumentality, agency or political subdivision of the state of Kansas, a member or an assignee of a member of a domestic limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company qualified to do business in the state of Kansas shall be treated as either a resident or nonresident partner unless classified otherwise for federal income tax purposes, in which case the member or assignee of a member shall have the same status as such member or assignee of a member has for federal income tax purposes.History: L. 1999, ch. 119, § 77; L. 2019, ch. 47, § 37; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-76,140 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,140 Effective date.

17-76,140. Effective date. From and after July 1, 2014, this act shall be applicable to all limited liability companies formed in Kansas, whether formed before or after such date.History: L. 1999, ch. 119, § 79; L. 2014, ch. 40, § 61; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-76,141 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,141 Severability clause.

17-76,141. Severability clause. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end, the provisions of this act are severable.History: L. 1999, ch. 119, § 80; January 1, 2000.
KS Stat § 17-76,144 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,144 Certification of cancellation; court appointments; powers of trustees or receivers.

17-76,144. Certification of cancellation; court appointments; powers of trustees or receivers. When the articles of organization of any limited liability company formed under this act shall be canceled by the filing of a certificate of cancellation pursuant to K.S.A. 17-7675, and amendments thereto, the district court, on application of any creditor, member or manager of the limited liability company, or any other person who shows good cause therefor, at any time, may either appoint one or more of the managers of the limited liability company to be trustees, or appoint one or more persons to be receivers, of and for the limited liability company, to take charge of the limited liability company's property, and to collect the debts and property due and belonging to the limited liability company, with the power to prosecute and defend, in the name of the limited liability company, or otherwise, all such suits as may be necessary or proper for the purposes aforesaid, and to appoint an agent or agents under them, and to do all other acts which might be done by the limited liability company, if in being, that may be necessary for the final settlement of the unfinished business of the limited liability company. The powers of the trustees or receivers may be continued as long as the district court shall think necessary for the purposes aforesaid.History: L. 2014, ch. 40, § 63; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-76,148 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,148 Statutory public benefit limited liability companies; applicable law; how formed.

17-76,148. Statutory public benefit limited liability companies; applicable law; how formed. K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,148 through 17-76,155, and amendments thereto, apply to all statutory public benefit limited liability companies, as defined in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,149, and amendments thereto. If a limited liability company elects to become a statutory public benefit limited liability company under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,148 through 17-76,155, and amendments thereto, in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,148 through 17-76,155, and amendments thereto, it shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of the Kansas revised limited liability company act, except to the extent K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,148 through 17-76,155, and amendments thereto, impose additional or different requirements, such requirements shall apply and notwithstanding K.S.A. 17-76,134, and amendments thereto, or any other provision of the Kansas revised limited liability company act, such requirements imposed by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,148 through 17-76,155, and amendments thereto, may not be altered in the operating agreement.History: L. 2019, ch. 47, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-76,149 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,149 Same; definitions; contents of articles of organization and operating agreement.

17-76,149. Same; definitions; contents of articles of organization and operating agreement. (a) A "statutory public benefit limited liability company" is a for-profit limited liability company formed under and subject to the requirements of the Kansas revised limited liability company act that is intended to produce a public benefit or public benefits and to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner. To that end, a statutory public benefit limited liability company shall be managed in a manner that balances the members' pecuniary interests, the best interests of those materially affected by the limited liability company's conduct, and the public benefit or public benefits set forth in its articles of organization. A statutory public benefit limited liability company shall state in the heading of its articles of organization that it is a statutory public benefit limited liability company, and shall set forth one or more specific public benefits to be promoted by the limited liability company in its articles of organization. The operating agreement of a statutory public benefit limited liability company may not contain any provision inconsistent with K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,148 through 17-76,155, and amendments thereto.(b) "Public benefit" means a positive effect, or reduction of negative effects, on one or more categories of persons, entities, communities or interests, other than members in their capacities as members, including, but not limited to, effects of an artistic, charitable, cultural, economic, educational, environmental, literary, medical, religious, scientific or technological nature. "Public benefit provisions" means the provisions of the articles of organization, an operating agreement, or both, in either case as contemplated by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,148 through 17-76,155, and amendments thereto.(c) If the name of a statutory public benefit limited liability company does not contain the term "statutory public benefit limited liability company," or the abbreviation "S.P.B.L.L.C.," or the designation "SPBLLC," or words or abbreviations of like import in other languages if they are written in Roman characters or letters, the statutory public benefit limited liability company shall, prior to issuing any limited liability company interest, provide notice to any person to whom such limited liability company interest is issued that it is a statutory public benefit limited liability company. Such notice need not be provided if the issuance is pursuant to an offering registered under the securities act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77r et seq., or if, at the time of issuance, the statutory public benefit limited liability company has a class of securities that is registered under the securities exchange act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq.History: L. 2019, ch. 47, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-76,150 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,150 Same; vote, consent or approval required for certain actions.

17-76,150. Same; vote, consent or approval required for certain actions. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Kansas revised limited liability company act and unless otherwise provided in the operating agreement, a statutory public benefit limited liability company may not, without the vote, consent or approval of members who own at least 2/3 of the then-current percentage or other interest in the profits of the limited liability company owned by all members:(a) Amend its articles of organization to delete or amend a provision required by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,149(a), and amendments thereto;(b) merge or consolidate with or into another entity or divide into two or more domestic limited liability companies if, as a result of such merger, consolidation or division, the limited liability company interests in such limited liability company would become, or be converted into or exchanged for the right to receive, limited liability company interests or other equity interests in a domestic or foreign limited liability company or other entity that is not a statutory public benefit limited liability company or similar entity, the articles of organization or operating agreement, or similar governing document, of which does not contain provisions identifying a public benefit or public benefits comparable in all material respects to those set forth in the articles of organization of such limited liability company as contemplated by K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,149(a), and amendments thereto, or that does not contain provisions imposing requirements pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,152, and amendments thereto, that are comparable in all material respects to those set forth in the articles of organization of such limited liability company; or(c) cease to be a statutory public benefit limited liability company under the provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,148 through 17-76,155, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2019, ch. 47, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-76,151 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,151 Same; duties of members or managers.

17-76,151. Same; duties of members or managers. (a) The members, managers or other persons with authority to manage or direct the business and affairs of a statutory public benefit limited liability company shall manage or direct the business and affairs of the statutory public benefit limited liability company in a manner that balances the pecuniary interests of the members, the best interests of those materially affected by the limited liability company's conduct, and the specific public benefit or public benefits set forth in its articles of organization. Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, a member, manager or other person with authority to manage or direct the business and affairs of the statutory public benefit limited liability company shall not have any liability for monetary damages for the failure to manage or direct the business and affairs of the statutory public benefit limited liability company as provided in this subsection.(b) A member, manager or other person with authority to manage or direct the business and affairs of the statutory public benefit limited liability company shall not, by virtue of the public benefit provisions or K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,149(a), and amendments thereto, have any duty to any person on account of any interest of such person in the public benefit or public benefits set forth in its articles of organization or on account of any interest materially affected by the limited liability company's conduct and, with respect to a decision implicating the balance requirement in subsection (a), will be deemed to satisfy such person's fiduciary duties to members and the limited liability company if such person's decision is both informed and disinterested and not such that no person of ordinary, sound judgment would approve.History: L. 2019, ch. 47, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-76,153 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,153 Same; derivative lawsuits.

17-76,153. Same; derivative lawsuits. Members of a statutory public benefit limited liability company or assignees of limited liability company interests in a statutory public benefit limited liability company owning individually or collectively, as of the date of instituting such derivative suit, at least 2% of the then-current percentage or other interest in the profits of the limited liability company or, in the case of a limited liability company with limited liability company interests listed on a national securities exchange, the lesser of such percentage or limited liability company interests of at least $2,000,000 in market value, unless an operating agreement provides for a different percentage or other interest or market value, may maintain a derivative lawsuit to enforce the requirements set forth in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,151(a), and amendments thereto.History: L. 2019, ch. 47, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-76,154 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,154 No effect on other limited liability companies.

17-76,154. No effect on other limited liability companies. K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,148 through 17-76,155, and amendments thereto, shall not affect a statute or rule of law that is or would be applicable to any limited liability company that is formed under the Kansas revised limited liability company act but is not a statutory public benefit limited liability company.History: L. 2019, ch. 47, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-76,155 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies|17-76,155 Accomplishment by other means.

17-76,155. Accomplishment by other means. The provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,148 through 17-76,155, and amendments thereto, shall not be construed to limit the accomplishment by any other means permitted by law of the formation or operation of a limited liability company that is formed or operated for a public benefit, including a limited liability company that is designated as a public benefit limited liability company, that is not a statutory public benefit limited liability company.History: L. 2019, ch. 47, § 12; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-78,101 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 78 - Business Entity Transactions Act|17-78,101 Short title.

17-78-101. Short title. This act may be cited as the business entity transactions act.History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 1; July 1, 2010.
KS Stat § 17-78,103 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 78 - Business Entity Transactions Act|17-78,103 Relationship of act to other laws.

17-78-103. Relationship of act to other laws. (a) Unless displaced by particular provisions of this act, the principles of law and equity supplement this act.(b) This act does not authorize an act prohibited by, and does not affect the application or requirements of, law other than this act.(c) A transaction effected under this act may not create or impair any right or obligation on the part of a person under a provision of the law of this state other than this act relating to a change in control, takeover, business combination, control-share acquisition or similar transaction involving a domestic merging, acquired, converting or domesticating corporation unless:(1) If the corporation does not survive the transaction, the transaction satisfies any requirements of the provision; or(2) if the corporation survives the transaction, the approval of the agreement is by a vote of the shareholders or directors which would be sufficient to create or impair the right or obligation directly under the provision.(d) Any entity subject to special regulation pursuant to chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated shall be subject to the special provisions and requirements applicable to such entities including K.S.A. 66-127 and 66-136, and amendments thereto. Where the provisions of this act are not inconsistent, they shall be construed as supplemental to chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and not in derogation or limitation thereof.History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 3; July 1, 2010.
KS Stat § 17-78,104 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 78 - Business Entity Transactions Act|17-78,104 Required notice or approval.

17-78-104. Required notice or approval. (a) A domestic or foreign entity that is required to give notice to, or obtain the approval of, a governmental agency or officer in order to be a party to a merger shall give the notice or obtain the approval in order to be a party to an interest exchange, conversion or domestication.(b) A domestic or foreign entity subject to chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated shall obtain approval in accordance with the special requirements applicable thereto, including K.S.A. 66-127 and 66-136, and amendments thereto, prior to effecting a transaction under this act.(c) Property held for a charitable purpose under the law of this state by a domestic or foreign entity immediately before a transaction under this act becomes effective may not, as a result of the transaction, be diverted from the objects for which it was donated, granted, or devised unless, to the extent required by or pursuant to the law of this state concerning cypres or other law dealing with nondiversion of charitable assets, the entity obtains an appropriate order of the district court specifying the disposition of the property.History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 4; July 1, 2010.
KS Stat § 17-78,105 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 78 - Business Entity Transactions Act|17-78,105 Status of filings.

17-78-105. Status of filings. A filing under this act signed by a domestic entity becomes part of the public organic document of the entity if the entity's organic law provides that similar filings under that law become part of the public organic document of the entity.History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 5; July 1, 2010.
KS Stat § 17-78,106 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 78 - Business Entity Transactions Act|17-78,106 Nonexclusivity.

17-78-106. Nonexclusivity. The fact that a transaction under this act produces a certain result does not preclude the same result from being accomplished in any other manner permitted by law other than this act.History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 6; July 1, 2010.
KS Stat § 17-78,107 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 78 - Business Entity Transactions Act|17-78,107 Reference to external facts.

17-78-107. Reference to external facts. An agreement may refer to facts ascertainable outside of the agreement if the manner in which the facts will operate upon the agreement is specified in the agreement. The facts may include the occurrence of an event or a determination or action by a person, whether or not the event, determination, or action is within the control of a party to the transaction.History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 7; July 1, 2010.
KS Stat § 17-78,108 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 78 - Business Entity Transactions Act|17-78,108 Alternative means of approval of transactions.

17-78-108. Alternative means of approval of transactions. Except as otherwise provided in the organic law or organic rules of a domestic entity, approval of a transaction under this act by the unanimous vote or consent of its interest holders satisfies the requirements of this act for approval of the transaction.History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 8; July 1, 2010.