LLC Member Books, Records, and Information Demands in Kansas
At a glance
| Governing law and requester | Kansas Revised LLC Act § 17-7690; current member obtains information for related purpose, manager examines for position-related purpose; attorney/agent needs written authorization (§ 17-7690(a), (b), (e)). |
|---|---|
| Records the LLC keeps | Maintain current names/last-known business, residence or mailing addresses of members and managers; § 17-7690 states no fixed records office or broader kept-record list. Nonpaper, including distributed-network records, must convert to paper reasonably (§ 17-7690(d), (h)). |
| Member access without demand | No general automatic delivery; member on reasonable demand may obtain business/financial status, annual tax returns promptly when available, contact list, OA/articles, contributions, and other just/reasonable information (§ 17-7690(a)). |
| Demand and inspection terms | Written demand states purpose; information must be necessary and essential to that purpose. OA or manager/members may set reasonable information, time, place, and expense standards; agent attaches power or other authorization (§ 17-7690(a), (e), (g)). |
| Managers and former members | Manager may examine subsection (a) information for a position-related purpose; attorney/agent acts for a member with written authority. § 17-7690 gives no separate former-member route (§ 17-7690(a), (b), (e)). |
| Response, copies and cost | No reply permits court application after 5 business days by default; agreement may shorten or lengthen, at most 30 business days. This is a court trigger, not a general production deadline. Court may condition furnishing on reasonable cost (§ 17-7690(f)). |
| Confidentiality and agreement | Manager may withhold trade secrets and good-faith harmful or legally/contractually confidential information for reasonable period; agreement can expand or restrict information rights (§ 17-7690(c), (g)). |
| Court enforcement | District court may summarily compel after refusal/nonreply; requester first establishes proper demand and related purpose. Court may set conditions, require reasonable cost, order in-state records and grant just relief (§ 17-7690(f)). |
| Scope and outcome limits | Purpose, necessity, confidentiality and just/reasonable information require facts; court decides demand under § 17-7690. No discovery, valuation, or specific entitlement decided. |
Requirements one by one
Retained records and member information
K.S.A. § 17-7690(h) requires a current member-manager name and address record. Subsection (a) gives a member a broader information right on reasonable demand for a purpose related to the membership interest: financial status, annual tax returns promptly when available, governance writings, contribution details, and other information that is just and reasonable. It does not set a general office where all records must be stored.
Demand form and manager access
The demand must be written and state its purpose. Under § 17-7690(g), the information obtained is limited to what is necessary and essential for that purpose. The operating agreement or manager, or members if there is no manager, may set reasonable time, place, expense, and information standards. A manager may examine the same information for a position-related purpose. An attorney or other agent for a member must attach a power of attorney or another authorizing writing under subsection (e).
Confidentiality and enforcement
Under § 17-7690(c), a manager may withhold trade secrets, information the manager in good faith believes would harm the LLC, or material held confidential by law or third-party agreement for a period the manager deems reasonable. The operating agreement may expand or restrict access under subsection (g).
Section 17-7690(f) permits a district-court application after refusal or failure to reply in five business days by default. The operating agreement may set a shorter or longer period, capped at 30 business days. The requester first proves a compliant demand and purpose connection; the court may summarily compel, condition access on reasonable cost, set other limits, or require records to be brought into Kansas. This is a deadline for seeking an order after nonreply, not a production deadline.
What trips people up
§ 17-7690(d) expressly allows nonpaper records, including distributed electronic networks, when they can be converted into paper within a reasonable time. A request for a company record should account for that format rule and the agreement's reasonable information and expense standards.
Common questions
Does a former member have the same demand right? Section 17-7690 names members and managers and does not state a separate former-member route. Whether another entitlement exists depends on the governing agreement and status facts.
Are attorney fees automatic after a court order? Section 17-7690(f) allows other relief the district court deems just and proper, but does not promise a fee award for every successful request.
Statutes and sources
- K.S.A. § 17-7690 — records, member and manager access, demand, confidentiality, and court enforcement. Official Kansas Revisor, accessed September 26, 2026.
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