Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 17-6516 (2026)

Appointment of custodian or receiver of corporation on deadlock or for other cause; powers of custodian

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17-6516. Appointment of custodian or receiver of corporation on deadlock or for other cause; powers of custodian. (a) The district court, upon application of any stockholder, may appoint one or more persons to be custodians and, if the corporation is insolvent, to be receivers, of and for any corporation when:

(1) At any meeting held for the election of directors the stockholders are so divided that they have failed to elect successors to directors whose terms have expired or would have expired upon qualification of their successors;

(2) the business of the corporation is suffering or is threatened with irreparable injury because the directors are so divided respecting the management of the affairs of the corporation that the required vote for action by the board of directors cannot be obtained and the stockholders are unable to terminate this division; or

(3) the corporation has abandoned its business and has failed within a reasonable time to take steps to dissolve, liquidate or distribute its assets.

(b) A custodian appointed under this section shall have all the powers and title of a receiver appointed under K.S.A. 17-6901, and amendments thereto, but the authority of the custodian is to continue the business of the corporation and not to liquidate its affairs and distribute its assets, except when the court shall otherwise order and except in cases arising under subsection (a)(3) or K.S.A. 17-7212(a)(2), and amendments thereto.

(c) In the case of a charitable nonstock corporation, the applicant shall provide a copy of any application referred to in subsection (a) to the attorney general of the state of Kansas within one week of its filing with the district court.

History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 69; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 59; July 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2025 · leading case: IAS Partners, Ltd. v. Chambers, 213 P.3d 751 (Kan. Ct. App. 2009).

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IAS Partners, Ltd. v. Chambers, 213 P.3d 751 (Kan. Ct. App. 2009). “” K.S.A. 17-6516(a)(2). A. Manager Corp. Was Deadlocked.”

In Re Metcalf Assocs.-2000, LLC, 213 P.3d 751 (Kan. Ct. App. 2009). “" K.S.A. 17-6516(a)(2). A. Manager Corp. Was Deadlocked.”

Valley View State Bank v. Owen, 737 P.2d 35 (Kan. 1987). · cites it 7× “In September, he filed a motion for the appointment of a custodian for the corporation under K.S.A. 17-6516. That statute reads as follows: “(a) The district court, upon application of any stockholder, may appoint one or more persons to be custodians and, if the corporation is…”

Coles v. Taliaferro, 840 P.2d 1102 (Kan. 1992). · cites it 10× “17-7213 and K.S.A. 17-6516 as costs against Dr. A. P.”

Steede v. Freight Logic, Inc. (D. Kan. 2025). · cites it 2× “00; (6) an order removing Defendants from managerial, operational, or financial roles in the company until final judgment is rendered in the case and prohibiting Defendants from using corporate funds to pay their legal expenses; (7) judicial removal of Defendants due to gross…”

— K.S.A. § 17-6516(a) — 1 case

Valley View State Bank v. Owen, 737 P.2d 35 (Kan. 1987). “In September, he filed a motion for the appointment of a custodian for the corporation under K.S.A. 17-6516. That statute reads as follows: “(a) The district court, upon application of any stockholder, may appoint one or more persons to be custodians and, if the corporation is…”

— K.S.A. § 17-6516(a)(2) — 2 cases

IAS Partners, Ltd. v. Chambers, 213 P.3d 751 (Kan. Ct. App. 2009). “” K.S.A. 17-6516(a)(2). A. Manager Corp. Was Deadlocked.”

In Re Metcalf Assocs.-2000, LLC, 213 P.3d 751 (Kan. Ct. App. 2009). “" K.S.A. 17-6516(a)(2). A. Manager Corp. Was Deadlocked.”

— K.S.A. § 17-6516(b) — 1 case

Coles v. Taliaferro, 840 P.2d 1102 (Kan. 1992). “17-7213 and K.S.A. 17-6516 as costs against Dr. A. P.”

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