Formation and Registration Forms Requiring Registered Agent Designation in Kansas
Current business-entity forms are published through the Kansas Secretary of State’s Register a Business page. Accepted filing methods are online through Register a Business, by mail to Kansas Secretary of State, Docking State Office Building, 915 SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66612, and in person at Kansas Secretary of State, Docking State Office Building, 915 SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66612. 785-296-4564. kssos@ks.gov.
LLCs
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Organization Domestic (Kansas) Limited Liability Company | Forms a domestic LLC and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $85 online; $90 paper |
| Articles of Organization Domestic (Kansas) Limited Liability Company That May Create Series | Forms a domestic LLC that may create series and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $90 paper |
| Articles of Organization Domestic (Kansas) Professional Limited Liability Company | Forms a domestic professional LLC and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $90 paper |
| Application for Registration Foreign (non-Kansas) Business | Registers a foreign LLC and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $115 |
| Application for Registration Foreign (non-Kansas) Business | Registers a foreign series LLC and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $115 |
Note: If overdue information reports accompany the foreign filing after forfeiture, add a one-time $85 penalty and $110 for each required information report.
Corporations
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Incorporation Domestic (Kansas) Corporation | Forms a domestic for-profit corporation and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $85 online; $90 paper |
| Application for Registration Foreign (non-Kansas) Business | Registers a foreign for-profit corporation and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $115 |
Nonprofit Corporations
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Incorporation Domestic (Kansas) Corporation | Forms a domestic not-for-profit corporation and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $20 online; $20 paper |
| Application for Registration Foreign (non-Kansas) Business | Registers a foreign not-for-profit corporation and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $115 |
Limited Partnerships
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Limited Partnership Domestic (Kansas) Limited Partnership | Forms a domestic limited partnership and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $85 online; $90 paper |
| Application for Registration Foreign (non-Kansas) Business | Registers a foreign limited partnership and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $115 |
Note: If overdue information reports accompany the foreign filing after forfeiture, add a one-time $85 penalty and $110 for each required information report.
Limited Liability Partnerships
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Statement of Qualification Domestic (Kansas) Limited Liability Partnership | Registers LLP status for a domestic partnership and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $90 paper |
| Application for Registration Foreign (non-Kansas) Business | Registers a foreign limited liability partnership and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $115 |
Note: If overdue information reports accompany the foreign filing after forfeiture, add a one-time $85 penalty and $110 for each required information report.
Professional Associations
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Articles of Incorporation Domestic (Kansas) Professional Association | Forms a domestic professional association and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | For-profit: $90 paper; not-for-profit: $20 paper |
Business Trusts
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Kansas Business Trust Application | Forms a Kansas business trust and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $65 |
| Foreign (non-Kansas) Business Trust Application | Registers a foreign business trust and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office. | $65 |
Note: If overdue information reports accompany the foreign filing after forfeiture, add a one-time $85 penalty and $110 for each required information report.
General Partnerships
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Statement of Partnership Authority General Partnership | This optional filing does not require a Kansas resident agent and instead names partners or an appointed partnership agent. | $35 paper |
Changing a Kansas Registered Agent or Registered Office (Filed by Entity)
Kansas uses one entity-filed amendment form to change the resident agent, the registered office, or both, and filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Amendment Change of Resident Agent and/or Registered Office | Changes the Kansas resident agent, the Kansas registered office, or both. | Not-for-profit corporation: $20 online or paper; all other businesses: $30 online; $35 paper |
Registered Agent Resignation and Rejection Forms in Kansas
Kansas publishes a resignation form for the resident agent, and filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filed By | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Amendment Resignation of Resident Agent Without Appointing a Successor | Resigns as resident agent without naming a successor for one business or for multiple businesses in one bulk filing. | The resident agent or an authorized representative of the resident agent | One business: not-for-profit corporation $20; all other businesses $35; bulk filing for multiple businesses: $150 |
Note: Written notice must be mailed or hand delivered to each affected business at least 30 days before filing, and the resignation becomes effective 30 days after filing.
Reinstatement Forms Requiring Registered Agent Information in Kansas
Kansas uses one reinstatement form for LLCs, LLPs, and LPs and a separate revival form for corporations and business trusts, and filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Reinstatement Limited Liability Company, Limited Liability Partnership, or Limited Partnership | Reinstates a forfeited LLC, LLP, or LP and requires current Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office information. | Filing fee $35, plus penalty fee $85 if forfeiture was for missed information reports, plus $110 for each required information report, maximum 5 reports |
| Certificate of Revival Corporation and Business Trust | Revives a forfeited corporation or business trust and requires current Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office information. | For-profit corporation: filing fee $35, plus penalty fee $85 if forfeiture was for missed information reports, plus $110 for each required information report, maximum 5 reports; not-for-profit corporation: filing fee $20 plus $80 for the required report; business trust: filing fee $35, plus penalty fee $85 if forfeiture was for missed information reports, plus $110 for each required information report, maximum 5 reports |
Note: The penalty fee does not apply when forfeiture resulted from failure to maintain an active resident agent.
Conversion Forms Requiring Registered Agent Designation in Kansas
Kansas uses universal conversion and domestication forms, and filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Conversion/Domestication to a Kansas Business | Converts or domesticates a business into a Kansas entity and must be filed with the corresponding Kansas formation document. | Resulting for-profit corporation: $165 total; resulting not-for-profit corporation: $95 total; resulting LLC: $165 total; resulting LLP: $165 total; resulting LP: $165 total; resulting general partnership: $110 total; resulting business trust: $140 total |
| Certificate of Conversion/Domestication to a Foreign (Non-Kansas) Business | Converts or domesticates a Kansas entity out of Kansas and appoints the Secretary of State for service of process with a forwarding address. | $75 |
Note: The inbound Kansas conversion or domestication filing requires the completed Kansas formation form named in the fee schedule to be attached.
Transfer and Merger Forms Requiring Registered Agent Information in Kansas
Kansas publishes a merger form that includes a process-forwarding field for a surviving foreign non-qualified business, and filing methods are the same as described above.
| Form | Description | Filing Fee |
| Certificate of Merger/Consolidation for All Business Types | Files a merger or consolidation, and a surviving foreign non-qualified business must provide the physical address to which the Secretary of State may forward process. | $75 for the first 2 businesses; $10 for each additional business |
FAQ
Where can I find all current Kansas Secretary of State business forms?
Kansas organizes current business filings across the Businesses Home, Register a Business, Change/Amend a Business, and Reinstate a Business pages.
Kansas does not publish one consolidated business-entity fee sheet on those pages, and the current fee schedule appears within the active instruction packets for the specific filing being used, such as the Articles of Incorporation Domestic (Kansas) Corporation instructions and the Certificate of Amendment Change of Resident Agent and/or Registered Office instructions.
Is the registered agent consent form required to be filed with the Kansas Secretary of State?
Kansas does not publish a separate resident-agent consent form for business-entity filings.
Consent is embedded in the main filing because the formation, registration, change, reinstatement, and revival forms require the resident agent name and the Kansas registered office to be stated directly on the filing.
If an entity does not maintain an active resident agent or registered office, it may forfeit its good standing and require reinstatement or revival.
What form is used to change a registered agent in Kansas?
The form is Certificate of Amendment Change of Resident Agent and/or Registered Office.
The fee is $20 online or on paper for a not-for-profit corporation and $30 online or $35 paper for all other businesses.
Online filing is available through Change/Amend a Business, and mail or in-person filing methods are the same as described above. 785-296-4564. kssos@ks.gov.
What is the difference between the entity-filed change form and the agent-filed change form in Kansas?
Kansas does not publish a separate agent-filed form for a resident agent to change its own name or address across represented entities.
The business entity uses the Certificate of Amendment Change of Resident Agent and/or Registered Office to change the resident agent, the registered office, or both.
Kansas does publish a Certificate of Amendment Resignation of Resident Agent Without Appointing a Successor, which the resident agent or an authorized representative may file for one business or as a bulk filing for multiple businesses.
That resignation filing requires written notice to each affected business at least 30 days before filing.
Is there a fee to form a nonprofit corporation in Kansas?
Yes. The domestic filing uses Articles of Incorporation Domestic (Kansas) Corporation, and the fee is $20 online or $20 paper for a not-for-profit corporation.
The corresponding domestic for-profit corporation fee on the same form is $85 online or $90 paper.
The current form instructions do not publish a separate online convenience fee for that nonprofit filing.
What forms are used to register an out-of-state LLC in Kansas?
A foreign LLC uses Application for Registration Foreign (non-Kansas) Business.
A foreign series LLC also uses Application for Registration Foreign (non-Kansas) Business.
The filing fee is $115; the filing requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office, and overdue information reports filed after forfeiture add a one-time $85 penalty plus $110 for each required information report.
What forms are used to form or register a partnership in Kansas?
A domestic LP uses Certificate of Limited Partnership Domestic (Kansas) Limited Partnership, which creates the limited partnership and requires a Kansas resident agent and Kansas registered office, and the fee is $85 online or $90 paper.
A domestic LLP uses Statement of Qualification Domestic (Kansas) Limited Liability Partnership, which registers limited-liability status for an existing partnership rather than creating the partnership itself, and the fee is $90 paper.
A general partnership may file a Statement of Partnership Authority General Partnership, which is optional and does not require a Kansas resident agent, and the fee is $35 paper.
A foreign LP or foreign LLP uses Application for Registration Foreign (non-Kansas) Business, and the fee is $115, plus a one-time $85 penalty and $110 for each required information report if overdue reports accompany the filing.
The current Kansas forms do not publish a separate LLLP formation or registration form, and they do not state a dual-filing requirement for a foreign LLLP on a separate state-issued form.
Can I file Kansas SOS forms online?
Kansas provides online filing through Register a Business, Change/Amend a Business, and Information Reports.
The current form packets show online availability for domestic LLC formations, domestic for-profit and not-for-profit corporation formations, domestic LP formations, resident-agent or registered-office changes, and information reports.
The current form packets show paper filing for foreign applications, domestic professional LLC formations, domestic professional association formations, domestic LLP qualifications, business trust applications, resident-agent resignations, reinstatements, revivals, conversions, domestications, and mergers.