Kansas Statutes 17-7937. Action by attorney general to enjoin or restrain a foreign covered entity
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-7937
- Covered entity: means :
(1) A corporation;
(2) a limited partnership;
(3) a limited liability partnership; and
(4) a limited liability company. See Kansas Statutes 17-7902
- Foreign covered entity: means a covered entity whose internal affairs are governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state. See Kansas Statutes 17-7902
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
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 Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 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.