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Filing fee The ling fee for this document is $165.
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Payment Please enclose a check or money order payable to the Secretary of State. Applications
received without the appropriate fee will not be accepted for ling. Please do not send cash.
NOTICE: There is a $25 service fee for all checks returned by your nancial institution. Also,
to expedite processing, please do not use staples on your documents or to attach
checks.
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Partnership name A word of formation must be included in the name per K.S.A. 56-1a151, 56-1a102. Permitted
words of formation are “Limited Partnership”, or the abbreviation “LP” or “L.P.”. Kansas
Statutes can be reviewed at www.kslegislature.org.
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Resident agent The resident agent is a person or entity that is authorized to accept service of process
(lawsuits) on behalf of the business entity. This does not necessarily mean that the agent
himself/herself is being sued, but that he/she has the authority and responsibility to accept
service of process on behalf of the business.
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Registered ofce The registered ofce is the address where the resident agent is located.
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Mailing address The mailing address is where you would like to receive ofcial mail from the Secretary of
State’s Ofce.
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Signatures The application requires the signatures of all general partners.
kansas secretary of state
Certicate for a Kansas
Limited Partnership
Instructions
Kansas Ofce of the Secretary of State:
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor (785) 296-4564
120 S.W. 10th Avenue kssos@sos.ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612-1594 www.sos.ks.gov
CK
51-05
Inst.
K.S.A. 56-1a151
Rev. 04/21/15 tc
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All information on the application must be
complete and accompanied by the correct
filing fee or the document will not be
accepted for filing.
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