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K.S.A. § 17-7931 (2026)

Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state

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17-7931. Registration of foreign covered entities with secretary of state. Before doing business in the state of Kansas, a foreign covered entity shall register with the secretary of state. In order to register, a foreign covered entity shall submit to the secretary of state, together with payment of a fee if authorized by law, as provided by K.S.A. 17-7910, and amendments thereto, an original copy executed by a governor, of an application for registration as a foreign covered entity setting forth:

(a) The name of the foreign covered entity;

(b) the jurisdiction where organized;

(c) the date of its organization;

(d) a statement made under penalty of perjury that, as of the day of the filing, the foreign covered entity exists in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;

(e) the nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted in the state of Kansas, including whether the covered entity operates for-profit or not-for-profit;

(f) the address of the registered office and the name and address of the resident agent for service of process required to be maintained by this act;

(g) an irrevocable written consent of the foreign covered entity that actions may be commenced against it in the proper court of any county where there is proper venue by the service of process on the secretary of state as provided for in K.S.A. 60-304, and amendments thereto, and stipulating and agreeing that such service shall be taken and held, in all courts, to be as valid and binding as if due service had been made upon the governors of the foreign covered entity; and

(h) the date on which the foreign covered entity first did, or intends to do, business in the state of Kansas.

History: L. 2014, ch. 121, § 31; L. 2015, ch. 65, § 17; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 138; L. 2024, ch. 45, § 15; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. A foreign covered entity that registers with the Kansas secretary of state to do business in the state expressly consents to be subject to general personal jurisdiction in Kansas. Butler v. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, 433 F. Supp. 3d 1216, 1238 (D. Kan. 2020).

2. Manufacturer's registration to do business in Kansas conferred general personal jurisdiction in Kansas. Skyline Trucking, Inc. v. Freightliner Truck Centercompanies, 684 F. Supp. 3d 1128, 1138 (D. Kan. 2023).


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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2019–2025 · leading case: Am. Food & Vending Corp. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., The (D. Kan. 2025).
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Am. Food & Vending Corp. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., The (D. Kan. 2025). · cites it 19× “§ 17-7931 . Registration pursuant to Section 17-7931 operates as consent to general personal jurisdiction.”
Freedom Transp., Inc. v. Navistar Int'l Corp. (D. Kan. 2019). · cites it 14× “K.S.A. § 17-7931 provides that “[b]efore doing business in the state of Kansas, a foreign covered entity shall register with the secretary of state.”
Factory Mut. Ins. Co. v. Flender Corp. (D. Kan. 2025). · cites it 10× “” Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-7931 (g). Plaintiff Factory Mutual provides insurance to Iron Star.”
Stacker v. Intellisource, LLC (D. Kan. 2021). · cites it 9× “Essentially, Plaintiff argues that Defendant consented to general jurisdiction by registering to do business in Kansas as a foreign entity and that the statute provides a basis for this court to exercise personal jurisdiction over Defendant.”
Freedom Transp., Inc. v. Navistar Int'l Corp. (D. Kan. 2020). · cites it 6× “12(b)(2), arguing that this Court could not properly exercise general personal jurisdiction over them solely on the basis of their registration to do business in Kansas under K.S.A. § 17-7931. In a Memorandum and Order dated September 26, 2019 (“Order”), the Court denied the…”
Butler v. Daimler Trucks North Am. LLC (D. Kan. 2020). · cites it 4× “Plaintiffs also contend that DTNA is subject to general personal jurisdiction in Kansas because DTNA is registered to do business in Kansas. Plaintiffs reason that foreign corporations seeking to do business in Kansas must first register with the Kansas Secretary of State, and…”
Butler v. Daimler Trucks North Am. LLC (D. Kan. 2020). · cites it 2× “Daimler AG also argues it has not consented to general personal jurisdiction in Kansas because it is not registered to do business under K.S.A. § 17-7931, which was the sole basis on which this Court found it had general personal jurisdiction over DTNA.”
Skyline Trucking, Inc. v. Freightliner Truck Ctr. Companies (D. Kan. 2023). · cites it 2× “; see also Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-7931 (requiring foreign entities to register with Secretary of State before doing business in Kansas and requiring, as part of this registration, that the entity issue an irrevocable written consent that parties may commence actions against it in…”
Lumen Tech. Serv. Grp., LLC v. CEC Grp. LLC (D. Colo. 2023). “In order to register, a foreign covered entity shall submit to the secretary of state . .”
K.S.A. § 17-7931(g): 4 cases
Freedom Transp., Inc. v. Navistar Int'l Corp. (D. Kan. 2019). “K.S.A. § 17-7931 provides that “[b]efore doing business in the state of Kansas, a foreign covered entity shall register with the secretary of state.”
Stacker v. Intellisource, LLC (D. Kan. 2021). “Essentially, Plaintiff argues that Defendant consented to general jurisdiction by registering to do business in Kansas as a foreign entity and that the statute provides a basis for this court to exercise personal jurisdiction over Defendant.”
Freedom Transp., Inc. v. Navistar Int'l Corp. (D. Kan. 2020). “12(b)(2), arguing that this Court could not properly exercise general personal jurisdiction over them solely on the basis of their registration to do business in Kansas under K.S.A. § 17-7931. In a Memorandum and Order dated September 26, 2019 (“Order”), the Court denied the…”
Butler v. Daimler Trucks North Am. LLC (D. Kan. 2020). “Plaintiffs also contend that DTNA is subject to general personal jurisdiction in Kansas because DTNA is registered to do business in Kansas. Plaintiffs reason that foreign corporations seeking to do business in Kansas must first register with the Kansas Secretary of State, and…”
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