Kansas Statutes 17-7919. Name requirements for corporations
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-7919
- 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.
(a) The name of a corporation, except for banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks and public benefit corporations, shall contain:
(1) One of the following words: “Association”; “church” or well-recognized words for religious institutions; “college”; “company”; “corporation”; “club”; “foundation”; “fund”; “incorporated”; “institute”; “society”; “union”; “university”; “syndicate” or “limited”;
(2) one of the following abbreviations: “Co.”; “corp.”; “inc.” or “ltd.”; or
(3) words or abbreviations of like import in other languages if they are written in Roman characters or letters.
(b) The name of a public benefit corporation shall contain either or both of one of the words, abbreviations or designations in subsection (a) or:
(1) The words “public benefit corporation”;
(2) the abbreviation “P.B.C.”;
(3) the designation “PBC”; or
(4) words or abbreviations of like import in other languages if they are written in Roman characters or letters.