kansas secretary of state
Limited Liability Company
Articles of Organization, Kansas
DL
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Inst.
K.S.A. 17-7673
Rev. 12/30/20 nw
All information on the articles of organization
must be complete and accompanied by the
correct filing fee or the document will not be
accepted for filing.
Save time and money by filing your articles
of organization online at https://sos.ks.gov.
There, you can also stay up-to-date on your
organization’s status, annual report due date,
and contact addresses.
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Filing fee The ling fee for this document is $165.
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Payment Please submit payment by check, money order, or credit card. Checks and money orders need to be
made payable to the Secretary of State. Forms 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.
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express are accepted. To use a credit card, please provide
the following information:
Credit card number __________________________________________________________________
Billing zip code _____________________________ Expiration date _________________________
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Daytime phone and
contact person
___________________________________________________________________________________
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Fax ling available Documents may be fax led for a processing fee of $20 in addition to the normal ling fee. Include contact
name, daytime phone number, credit card number, credit card expiration date and billing zip code.
Fax documents and payment information to Business Services, 785-296-4570. Faxed documents that are
without errors and received prior to 4:00 p.m. CT will receive that day’s le date. Faxed documents received
after 4:00 pm CT cannot be guaranteed to receive that day’s ling date.
Filed documents will be returned by mail. You may request a le-stamped copy be faxed for an additional $1
per page. Fax ling does not guarantee same day return faxing.
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No duplicate copies Please do not send duplicate copies of your document. The original is processed, and returned to you by
mail.
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No email We cannot accept any lings by email, except for the MA mailing address change form.
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No ling by phone No documents or reports can be led with our ofce by phone.
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Public information All documents led with our ofce are available to the public and may be viewed online without cost.
Please consider this when providing information on our forms. Instructions and payment information are
shredded after use.
GENERAL FILING
INSTRUCTIONS
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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.
5. 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
Rev. 12/30/20 nw
kansas secretary of state
Limited Liability Company
Articles of Organization, Kansas
DL
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1. Name of the limited
liability company:
2. Name of resident
agent and address of
registered ofce in
Kansas:
Must be a Kansas street
address. A P.O. Box or Rural
Route/Box is unacceptable.
Name
Street Address
City State
KS
Zip
3. Mailing address:
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:
(December is default)
5. 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 to form the limited liability company is required.)
Signature of Authorized Person
Signature of Authorized Person
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kansas secretary of state
Limited Liability Company
Articles of Organization, Kansas
Memorial Hall, 1st Floor (785) 296-4564
120 S.W. 10th Avenue kssos@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612-1594 https://sos.ks.gov
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