Kansas Statutes 60-305. Process agents for public utilities
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 60-305
- 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.
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Every individual, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the business of transmission of communications, or the distribution of electricity, gas, water or petroleum products, which is subject to regulation by the state corporation commission, and doing business in this state, must appoint, in accordance with Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-306, and amendments thereto, a resident of this state on whom process may be served. The individual, partnership, association or corporation may revoke the appointment by appointing any other qualified person in accordance with Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-306, and amendments thereto. A second or subsequent appointment must also state the name of the person who is being replaced by the appointment.
An individual, partnership, association or corporation that fails to appoint a person to receive process, as required by this section, may be served under the other provisions of this article 3.