Kansas Statutes 56a-105. Execution, filing and recording of statements
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 56a-105
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights to them and interest in them, equitable as well as legal. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) A statement may be filed in the office of the secretary of state. A certified copy of a statement that is filed in an office in another state may be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Any statement may be filed by telefacsimile or electronic communication if the telefacsimile or electronic communication is accompanied with the appropriate fee and meets statutory requirements it shall be effective upon its filing date. Each filing has the effect provided in this act with respect to partnership property located in or transactions that occur in this state.
(b) A certified copy of a statement that has been filed in the office of the secretary of state and recorded in the office for recording transfers of real property has the effect provided for recorded statements in this act. A recorded statement that is not a certified copy of a statement filed in the office of the secretary of state does not have the effect provided for recorded statements in this act.
(c) A statement filed by a partnership must be executed by at least two partners. Other statements must be executed by a partner or other person authorized by this act. An individual who executes a statement as, or on behalf of, a partner or other person named as a partner in a statement shall personally declare under penalty of perjury that the contents of the statement are accurate.
(d) A person authorized by this act to file a statement may amend or cancel the statement by filing an amendment or cancellation that names the partnership, identifies the statement, and states the substance of the amendment or cancellation.
(e) A person who files a statement pursuant to this section shall promptly send a copy of the statement to every nonfiling partner and to any other person named as a partner in the statement. Failure to send a copy of a statement to a partner or other person does not limit the effectiveness of the statement as to a person not a partner.
(f) The secretary of state may collect a fee for filing or providing a certified copy of a statement. The officer responsible for recording transfers of real property may collect a fee for recording a statement.
(g) The secretary of state shall set by rules and regulations any fees provided by this act.
(h) The secretary of state shall prescribe a telefacsimile or electronic communication fee in addition to any filing fees to cover the costs of the services. The fee must be paid prior to acceptance of a telefacsimile communication under this section. The telefacsimile or electronic communication fee shall be deposited into the information and copy fee fund. As used in this section, telefacsimile or electronic communication means the use of electronic equipment to send or transfer a document, including as an attachment to electronic mail or direct upload.
(i) Any signature on documents authorized to be filed with the secretary of state under the provisions of this chapter may be a facsimile, a conformed signature, an electronic signature or an electronically transmitted signature.