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kansas secretary of state
Kansas Series Limited Liability Company
Articles of Organization
GENERAL FILING
INSTRUCTIONS
LAO
All information on the articles of organization
must be complete and accompanied by the
correct ling fee or the document will not be
accepted for ling.
Inst.
K.S.A. 17-7673, K.S.A. 17-76,143
Rev. 6/30/20 nw
Please proceed to form.
kansas secretary of state
Kansas Series Limited Liability Company
Articles of Organization
LAO
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LAO FORM
INSTRUCTIONS
Please
Do Not
Staple
Effective Date: Any document that is required by this act to be led with the Secretary of State shall be effective upon its ling
date. Any document may provide that it is not to become effective until a specied date subsequent to its ling date, but such
date shall not be later than 90 days after its ling date.
If you wish to include a future effective date for your articles of organization that is not more than 90 days after ling with the
Secretary of State, please add the following information at the bottom of the DL form under Item 5 (signature block):
“Effective Date: __/__/____.
Question on Form
1. Company name A word of organization must be included in the name per K.S.A. 17-7920. Permitted words of organiza-
tion are “Limited Company,“Limited Liability Company, or the abbreviation “L.C., “L.L.C., “LC” or “LLC.
Kansas statutes can be reviewed at www.ksrevisor.org.
2. 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.
Registered ofce The registered ofce is the address where the resident agent is located.
6. Signature The articles of organization require the signature of one or more authorized persons to form the limited
liability company.
Inst.
K.S.A. 17-7673, 17-76,143
Rev. 6/30/20 nw
1. Name of limited
liability company
2. Name of resident
agent and address of
registered ofce in
Kansas
Must be a street, rural route,
or highway. A P.O. box is
unacceptable.
Name
Address
City State
KS
Zip
3. Mailing address
This address will be used to
send ofcial mail from the
Secretary of State’s ofce.
Attention Name
Address
City State Zip Country
4. Tax closing month
Month
5. The operating agreement for this limited liability company provides for the establishment of one or more series. If the limited liability company has led
a certicate of designation for each series which is to have limited liability, then the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted
for or otherwise existing with respect to such series shall be enforceable against the assets of such series only, and not against the assets of the
limited liability company generally or any other series thereof, and, unless otherwise provided in the operating agreement, none of the debts, liabilities,
obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the limited liability company generally or any other series thereof
shall be enforceable against the assets of such series. Neither the preceding sentences nor any provision pursuant thereto in an operating agreement,
articles of organization or certicate of designation shall: Restrict a series or limited liability company on behalf of a series from agreeing in the operating
agreement or otherwise that any or all of the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses incurred, contracted for, or otherwise existing with respect to the
limited liability company generally or any other series thereof shall be enforceable against the assets of such series; or restrict a limited liability company
from agreeing in the operating agreement or otherwise that any or all of the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses incurred, contracted for, or
otherwise existing with respect to a series shall be enforceable against the assets of the limited liability company generally.
6. I/We declare under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of the state of Kansas that the foregoing is true and
correct. (The signature of one or more authorized persons is required.)
Signature of Authorized Person
X
Signature of Authorized Person
X
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Rev. 6/30/20 nw
kansas secretary of state
Kansas Series Limited Liability Company
Articles of Organization
LAO
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