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K.S.A. § 17-6005 (2026)

Evidentiary effect of articles of incorporation and other corporate instruments filed with secretary of state

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17-6005. Evidentiary effect of articles of incorporation and other corporate instruments filed with secretary of state. A copy of the articles of incorporation, or of a restated articles of incorporation, or of any other certificate or instrument which has been filed in the office of the secretary of state as required by any provision of this act, when duly certified by the secretary of state shall be received in all courts, public offices and official bodies as prima facie evidence of:

(a) Due execution and filing of the instrument;

(b) observance and performance of all acts and conditions necessary to have been observed and performed precedent to the instrument becoming effective; and

(c) any other facts required or permitted by law to be stated in the instrument.

History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 5; L. 1998, ch. 189, § 9; L. 2000, ch. 39, § 18; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1981–1997 · leading case: State ex rel. McCain v. Constr. Enter., Inc., 631 P.2d 1240 (Kan. Ct. App. 1981).
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State ex rel. McCain v. Constr. Enter., Inc., 631 P.2d 1240 (Kan. Ct. App. 1981). “Moreover, K.S.A. 17-6005 states that a copy of the articles of incorporation duly certified by the secretary of state and register of deeds is prima facie evidence of the performance of all conditions precedent to the document’s effectiveness.”
Fee Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Snyder, 930 P.2d 1054 (Kan. 1997). “Moreover, K.S.A. 17-6005 states that a copy of the articles of incorporation duly certified by the secretary of state and register of deeds is prima facie evidence of the performance of all conditions precedent to the document’s effectiveness.”
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