Kansas Statutes 17-76,126. Maintenance of action or suit by foreign limited liability company not registered; effect of failure to register
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-76,126
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Foreign limited liability company: means a limited liability company formed under the laws of any state or under the laws of any foreign country or other foreign jurisdiction. See Kansas Statutes 17-7663
- Manager: means a person who is named as a manager of a limited liability company in, or designated as a manager of a limited liability company pursuant to, an operating agreement or similar instrument under which the limited liability company is formed. See Kansas Statutes 17-7663
- Member: means a person who is admitted to a limited liability company as a member as provided in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 17-7663
- State: means the District of Columbia or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any state, territory, possession or other jurisdiction of the United States other than the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 17-7663
(a) A foreign limited liability company doing business in the state of Kansas may not maintain any action, suit or proceeding in the state of Kansas until it has registered in this state and has paid to the state all fees and penalties for the years, or parts thereof, during which it did business in the state without having registered.
(b) The failure of a foreign limited liability company to register in the state of Kansas does not:
(1) Impair the validity of any contract or act of the foreign limited liability company;
(2) impair the right of any other party to the contract to maintain any action, suit or proceeding on the contract; or
(3) prevent the foreign limited liability company from defending any action, suit or proceeding in any court of the state of Kansas.
(c) A member or a manager of a foreign limited liability company is not liable for the obligations of the foreign limited liability company solely by reason of the limited liability company’s having done business in the state of Kansas without registration.