Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 58-2318 (2026)

Execution of assignments and releases of mortgages by corporations

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58-2318. Execution of assignments and releases of mortgages by corporations. All assignments and releases of mortgages by a corporation shall be valid when executed by the president, vice-president, secretary, cashier, treasurer or any other officer of such corporation so authorized by corporate resolution. Any assignment or release of a mortgage by a corporation which was executed on or after March 8, 1974, and prior to the effective date of this act, by one of the corporate officers designated herein, with or without attestation by the corporate seal, is hereby declared to be a legal and valid act of such corporation.

History: L. 1911, ch. 225, § 1; R.S. 1923, 67-318; L. 1974, ch. 234, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 293, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 250, § 2; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Moral v. PHH Mortg. Corp. (D. Kan. 2023).
Moral v. PHH Mortg. Corp. (D. Kan. 2023). · cites it 2× “9 Nor do Plaintiffs show that Johnson lacked the requisite authority to sign for Defendants under K.S.A. § 58-2318. Plaintiffs fail to show any act of deception that would bring their claim under the umbrella of the KCPA.”
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