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Kansas Foreign qualification

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LLCs

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Timing

Before doing business in Kansas.

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Required documents

Application executed by a governor, including a statement under penalty of perjury that the entity is in good standing in its formation jurisdiction on the filing date.

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Penalties for operating without registration

Attorney general may seek an injunction restraining unregistered business activity.

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Timing

Before doing business in Kansas.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
17-7931. Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state. 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 K.S.A. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, an original copy executed by a governor, of an application for registration as a foreign covered entity setting forth:
Official source

Required documents

Application executed by a governor, including a statement under penalty of perjury that the entity is in good standing in its formation jurisdiction on the filing date.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
17-7931. Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state. 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 K.S.A. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, an original copy executed by a governor, of an application for registration as a foreign covered entity setting forth: … (d) a statement made under penalty of perjury that, as of the day of the filing, the foreign covered entity exists in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
Official source

Fee

Not verified yet

Penalties for operating without registration

Attorney general may seek an injunction restraining unregistered business activity.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
17-7937. Action by attorney general to enjoin or restrain a foreign covered entity. The district court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin any foreign covered entity, or any agent of a foreign covered entity, from doing any business in the state of Kansas if the foreign covered entity has failed to register under this act or if such foreign covered entity has secured a certificate from the secretary of state under K.S.A. 17-7910 and 17-7931, and amendments thereto, on the basis of false or misleading representations. The attorney general, upon the attorney general's own motion or upon the relation of proper parties, may maintain an action to restrain a foreign covered entity from transacting business in this state in violation of the provisions of this act.
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Corporations

Fee

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Not verified yet

Timing

Before doing business in Kansas.

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Required documents

Application executed by a governor, including a statement under penalty of perjury that the entity is in good standing in its formation jurisdiction on the filing date.

View official source

Penalties for operating without registration

Attorney general may seek an injunction restraining unregistered business activity.

View official source

Timing

Before doing business in Kansas.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
17-7931. Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state. 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 K.S.A. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, an original copy executed by a governor, of an application for registration as a foreign covered entity setting forth:
Official source

Required documents

Application executed by a governor, including a statement under penalty of perjury that the entity is in good standing in its formation jurisdiction on the filing date.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
17-7931. Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state. 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 K.S.A. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, an original copy executed by a governor, of an application for registration as a foreign covered entity setting forth: … (d) a statement made under penalty of perjury that, as of the day of the filing, the foreign covered entity exists in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
Official source

Fee

Not verified yet

Penalties for operating without registration

Attorney general may seek an injunction restraining unregistered business activity.

Verified 2026-10-25 — source and quotation
17-7937. Action by attorney general to enjoin or restrain a foreign covered entity. The district court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin any foreign covered entity, or any agent of a foreign covered entity, from doing any business in the state of Kansas if the foreign covered entity has failed to register under this act or if such foreign covered entity has secured a certificate from the secretary of state under K.S.A. 17-7910 and 17-7931, and amendments thereto, on the basis of false or misleading representations. The attorney general, upon the attorney general's own motion or upon the relation of proper parties, may maintain an action to restrain a foreign covered entity from transacting business in this state in violation of the provisions of this act.
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Last verified 2026-10-25. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.

LLC / Timing
17-7931. Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state. 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 K.S.A. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, an original copy executed by a governor, of an application for registration as a foreign covered entity setting forth:
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

LLC / Required documents
17-7931. Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state. 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 K.S.A. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, an original copy executed by a governor, of an application for registration as a foreign covered entity setting forth: … (d) a statement made under penalty of perjury that, as of the day of the filing, the foreign covered entity exists in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

LLC / Penalties for operating without registration
17-7937. Action by attorney general to enjoin or restrain a foreign covered entity. The district court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin any foreign covered entity, or any agent of a foreign covered entity, from doing any business in the state of Kansas if the foreign covered entity has failed to register under this act or if such foreign covered entity has secured a certificate from the secretary of state under K.S.A. 17-7910 and 17-7931, and amendments thereto, on the basis of false or misleading representations. The attorney general, upon the attorney general's own motion or upon the relation of proper parties, may maintain an action to restrain a foreign covered entity from transacting business in this state in violation of the provisions of this act.
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

Corporation / Timing
17-7931. Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state. 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 K.S.A. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, an original copy executed by a governor, of an application for registration as a foreign covered entity setting forth:
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

Corporation / Required documents
17-7931. Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state. 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 K.S.A. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, an original copy executed by a governor, of an application for registration as a foreign covered entity setting forth: … (d) a statement made under penalty of perjury that, as of the day of the filing, the foreign covered entity exists in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

Corporation / Penalties for operating without registration
17-7937. Action by attorney general to enjoin or restrain a foreign covered entity. The district court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin any foreign covered entity, or any agent of a foreign covered entity, from doing any business in the state of Kansas if the foreign covered entity has failed to register under this act or if such foreign covered entity has secured a certificate from the secretary of state under K.S.A. 17-7910 and 17-7931, and amendments thereto, on the basis of false or misleading representations. The attorney general, upon the attorney general's own motion or upon the relation of proper parties, may maintain an action to restrain a foreign covered entity from transacting business in this state in violation of the provisions of this act.
Official source

Verified 2026-10-25

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