Domestic LLC Formation Filing Requirements in Kansas
At a glance
| Governing law and filing record | Kansas Revised Limited Liability Company Act; Secretary of State Articles of Organization, Form DL, for an ordinary domestic LLC (K.S.A. 17-7662, 17-7673) |
|---|---|
| Organizer and signature | 1+ authorized persons execute and sign under penalty of perjury; no member-status condition or authority proof. Facsimile, conformed, electronic, or transmitted signatures allowed (K.S.A. 17-7673(a), 17-7910(a), (e); Form DL) |
| Required entity and purpose terms | Name plus “limited liability company,” “limited company,” “L.L.C.,” “L.C.,” “LLC,” or “LC.” No purpose or duration term; any lawful activity is permitted (K.S.A. 17-7668, 17-7673(a), 17-7920) |
| Addresses and service fields | Resident-agent name and Kansas registered-office street address; no PO box on Form DL. No principal-office, mailing, or organizer address in ordinary articles (K.S.A. 17-7673(a)(2), 17-7924; Form DL) |
| Management and owner disclosure | No member/manager-management election, manager or member names, or ownership percentages in ordinary articles; the authorized signer is public (K.S.A. 17-7673(a); Form DL) |
| Optional and restricted provisions | Members may add other matters. Professional and series LLCs require additional statutory matter and use different forms outside this row; similar-name consent Form CN is conditional (K.S.A. 17-7673(a)(3)–(5); Form DL) |
| Filing method, fee, and attachments | File online for $85 or mail Form DL for $90. No ordinary attachment; submit Form CN only if relying on consent to a similar name. Paper credit-card cover page is payment-dependent (Form DL, rev. 2/27/26) |
| Formation and effective date | Substantial compliance plus filing forms the LLC; articles may state a later date up to 90 days. Before then, file a certificate of termination or amendment to cancel/change the delay (K.S.A. 17-7673(b), 17-7911) |
| Publication and initial follow-up | No general publication or one-time initial report under the ordinary formation statute/form. Regular information reports come later; specified foreign principals with covered nearby real property have a separate 90-day AG registration (SOS) |
Requirements one by one
Governing law and filing record
Kansas forms an ordinary domestic LLC under the Kansas Revised Limited Liability Company Act by filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State. The current ordinary-company paper filing is Form DL; professional, public-benefit, and series structures use different records outside this row.
Organizer and signature
One or more authorized persons execute the articles. Kansas does not require an authorized person to be a member or to present proof of authority before filing. The Act accepts a facsimile, conformed, electronic, or electronically transmitted signature.
Form DL requires an authorized-person signature and the declaration that the filing is true and correct under penalty of perjury. It does not require a separate organizer address or capacity field.
Required entity and purpose terms
The articles state the LLC name. The name includes “limited liability company,” “limited company,” “L.L.C.,” “L.C.,” “LLC,” or “LC.” The ordinary articles do not state a purpose or duration. Section 17-7668 supplies broad lawful-purpose authority, subject to its listed insurance and banking exceptions and other law.
Addresses and service fields
The public filing states the resident agent’s name and a registered-office address in Kansas. Section 17-7924 describes the postal components, and current Form DL rejects a post-office box. The ordinary articles do not request a principal-office address, company mailing address, or organizer address.
Resident-agent eligibility and ongoing service rules belong in the separate registered-agent survey.
Management and owner disclosure
Neither § 17-7673 nor Form DL asks the LLC to elect member-management or manager- management. The ordinary articles disclose no manager names, member names, or ownership percentages. The authorized person who signs the public form is identified by signature, but organizer status does not itself establish ownership.
Optional and restricted provisions
Section 17-7673(a)(3) permits any other matters the members determine to include. The same section requires added profession or series terms only for structures excluded from this ordinary-LLC row. If an applicant relies on an existing entity’s consent to a similar name, Form DL directs it to submit Form CN.
Filing method, fee, and attachments
As of July 29, 2026, the Secretary of State charges $85 online and $90 on paper. Online filers use the state registration site; paper filers mail signed Form DL and payment to the Secretary of State in Topeka.
There is no universal attachment for an ordinary LLC. Form CN is conditional on using consent to a similar name, and the credit-card cover page applies only when paper payment uses that method.
Formation and effective date
A substantially compliant LLC forms when its articles take effect. The default is the filing date. The articles may specify a later date no more than 90 days after filing. Before that future date, the filer may terminate the pending record or change the future date by filing the certificate required by § 17-7911.
What trips people up
Kansas does not impose a general newspaper-publication or proof-of-publication step after ordinary LLC formation. The Secretary of State instead describes information reports as filings made at regular intervals after registration, not as a one-time initial formation report.
Form DL also carries a separate Attorney General notice. It applies only to the specified foreign principals described there that own or acquire covered real property within 100 miles of listed regional military installations. For a covered person, the notice calls for Attorney General registration within 90 days of Secretary of State registration or property acquisition. It is not a universal LLC formation attachment.
Common questions
Must the authorized person be an owner?
No. Section 17-7673 requires an “authorized person,” not a member, and § 17-7910 does not require the signer to exhibit proof of authority as a filing prerequisite.
Is the registered-office address public?
Yes. Form DL warns that filed documents are public records and may be viewable online. The resident agent and Kansas registered-office street address appear on the form.
Can a delayed filing be canceled before it takes effect?
Yes. Section 17-7911 permits a certificate of termination before the future effective date; a certificate of amendment may instead change that date.
Statutes and sources
- K.S.A. 17-7662, 17-7668, and 17-7673 — Act name, lawful activity, articles, required and optional content, substantial compliance, and formation. https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_076_0062.html, https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_076_0068.html, and https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_076_0073.html (accessed July 29, 2026).
- K.S.A. 17-7910, 17-7911, 17-7920, and 17-7924 — signatures, fees as a filing condition, effective dates, name designators, and registered-office address. https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_079_0010.html, https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_079_0011.html, https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_079_0020.html, and https://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_079_0024.html (accessed July 29, 2026).
- Kansas Secretary of State Form DL, rev. 2/27/26 — current required public fields, perjury declaration, filing routes, $85 online/$90 paper fees, conditional similar-name consent, and conditional Attorney General notice. https://www.sos.ks.gov/forms/business_services/dl.pdf (accessed July 29, 2026).
- Kansas Secretary of State registration page — ordinary LLC form family, online route, and later information-report description. https://www.sos.ks.gov/businesses/register-a-business.html (accessed July 29, 2026).
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