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Volume 45 - Issue 7 - February 12, 2026

State of Kansas

Secretary of State

Permanent Administrative Regulations

(Editor’s Note: Effective January 1, 2025, K.S.A. 44-1701 et seq. transferred the regulation of registration requirements for professional employer organizations from the Department of Insurance to the Kansas Secretary of State.)

Article 16.—FEES

7-16-1. Information and services fee. In addition to any other fees specified in regulation or statute, the fees prescribed below shall be charged by the secretary of state.

  • Returned check charge: $25.00

Trademark and service mark:

  • Registration of mark: $35.00
  • Assignment of mark: $15.00
  • Cancellation of mark: $15.00

Entity formation filings, paper form:

  • Domestic or foreign entity (for-profit corporation, close corporation, public benefit corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, business trust, general partnership, professional association): $10.00
  • Electric cooperative; renewable energy cooperative: $20.00
  • Foreign not-for-profit corporation: $10.00
  • Domestic not-for-profit corporation, cooperative society; marketing cooperative: $0.00

Entity formation filings, online form:

  • Domestic for-profit corporation: $10.00
  • Domestic and foreign entity (limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership): $10.00
  • Name reservation: $10.00
  • Domestic not-for-profit corporation; cooperative society; marketing cooperative: $0.00

Entity amendment filings, paper form:

  • Domestic and foreign entity (for profit corporation, close corporation, public benefit corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, professional association, general partnership): $10.00
  • Domestic not-for-profit corporation; cooperative society; marketing cooperative: $0.00
  • Certificate of correction: $10.00
  • Restated articles of incorporation: $10.00
  • Registered office/agent change, domestic and foreign for profit corporation, close corporation, public benefit corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, professional association, general partnership: $10.00
  • Registered office/agent change, domestic and foreign not for profit corporation: $0.00
  • Dissolution, cancellation or withdrawal: $10.00
  • Reinstatement (for-profit): $10.00
  • Merger or consolidation certificate or agreement: $50.00
  • Conversion certificate or agreement: $50.00
  • Domestication certificate or agreement: $50.00
  • Interest exchange certificate or agreement: $50.00
  • Registered office / registered agent bulk filing: $125.00
  • Merger bulk filing: $10 each if more than 2 entities

Entity amendment filings, online form:

  • Domestic and foreign entity (for profit corporation, close corporation, public benefit corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, professional association): $5.00
  • Not-for-profit corporation; cooperative society; marketing cooperative: $0.00
  • Name change (for-profit): $5.00
  • Registered office/agent change (for-profit): $5.00
  • Dissolution, cancellation or withdrawal: $5.00

Entity biennial reports:

  • Paper format: $25.00
  • Online format: $5.00
  • Biennial report penalty: $10.00

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC):

  • All Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings: $3.00

Notaries public filings:

  • Apostille or authentication: $12.00
  • Notary public commission application: $22.00
  • In-person electronic notary (IPEN) provider application: $20.00
  • Remote online notarization (RON) provider application: $20.00

Funeral and cemetery filings:

  • Preneed merchandise contract: $20.00 per contract
  • Cemetery burial or interment space: $20.00 per space

Miscellaneous filings:

  • Certificate of good standing—online only: $5.00
  • Consent to jurisdiction: $10.00
  • Health care card provider registration: $15.00
  • Appointment of service agent: $10.00
  • Change or revocation of service agent: $10.00
  • Service of process: $7.00
  • Tobacco-related service agent registration: $35.00
  • Certified copy of corporate filing: $15.00
  • Business agent registration: $4.50
  • Athlete agent registration: $15.00
  • Any other certificate or filing: $10.00

Candidate filings:

  • U.S. senate, U.S. representative, governor/lt. governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, insurance commissioner, state board of education, state senator, state representative, district attorney: $20.00
  • Retention of supreme court justice and court of appeals judge: $20.00
  • Election or retention of district court judge and district magistrate judge: $20.00
  • Presidential preference primary candidate: $20.00

Lobbyist filings:

  • Lobbyist filing (1 badge) < $1,000: $12.00
  • Lobbyist filing (1 badge) > $1,000: $72.00
  • Lobbyist filing (1 badge) firm rate: $87.00
  • Lobbyist filing upgrade to > $1,000: $60.00
  • Replacement badge or additional badge: $5.00

Voter registration database requests on form CVR:

  • Statewide voter registration database: $300.00
  • Specific jurisdiction voter registration database: $100.00
  • Advance voting public service request: $300.00

Election equipment certification pursuant to K.S.A. 25-4405:

  • Pollbook certification: $250.00
  • Voting machine exam: $250.00

Regulation filing:

  • New or amended regulation: $250.00
  • Revoked regulation: $100.00

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 75-438 and 17-78-601; effective, T-7-7-1-03, July 1, 2003; effective Oct. 10, 2003; amended Oct. 31, 2008; amended, T-7-7-1-10, July 1, 2010; amended Sept. 10, 2010; amended Feb. 27, 2026.)

7-16-2. Technology communication fee. In addition to any other fees specified in regulation or statute, the fees prescribed below shall be charged by the secretary of state.

  • Trademark and service mark registration, assignment, and cancellation: $5.00.

Entity formation filings, paper form:

  • Domestic and foreign entity (for profit corporation, close corporation, public benefit corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, professional association, general partnership): $5.00
  • Not-for-profit corporation: $0.00
  • Name reservation: $5.00

Entity formation filings, online form:

  • All formation filings: $0.00

Entity amendment filings, paper form:

  • Generic amendment (domestic and foreign for profit corporation, close corporation, public benefit corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, professional association, general partnership): $5.00
  • Not-for-profit corporation: $0.00
  • Certificate of correction: $5.00
  • Restated articles of incorporation: $5.00
  • Registered office/agent change (for-profit): $5.00
  • RO/RA bulk filing fee: $5.00
  • Merger or consolidation agreement, conversion agreement, domestication agreement, interest exchange agreement: $5.00
  • Dissolution, cancellation or withdrawal: $5.00
  • Reinstatement (for-profit): $5.00
  • Certificate of good standing: $5.00

Entity amendment filings, online form:

  • Generic amendment for domestic and foreign entity (for profit corporation, close corporation, public benefit corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, professional association, general partnership): $5.00
  • Generic amendment for not-for-profit corporation: $0.00
  • Dissolution, cancellation or withdrawal: $5.00
  • Registered office/agent change (for-profit): $5.00

Entity biennial reports:

  • Paper format: $5.00
  • Online format: $5.00

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC):

  • All Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings: $2.00

Lobbyist filings:

  • Lobbyist filing (1 badge) < $1,000: $3.00
  • Lobbyist filing (1 badge) > $1,000: $3.00
  • Lobbyist filing (1 badge) firm rate: $3.00

Miscellaneous filings:

  • Consent to jurisdiction: $5.00
  • Business agent registration: $3.00
  • Notary public commission application: $3.00
  • Appointment of service agent: $5.00
  • Change or revocation of service agent: $5.00
  • Service of process: $5.00
  • Certified copy of corporate filing: $5.00

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 75-444; effective, T-7-7-1-03, July 1, 2003; effective Oct. 10, 2003; amended Oct. 31, 2008; amended Feb. 27, 2026.)

Article 17.—UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

7-17-4. Fees. (a) The fee for filing and indexing a paper UCC record of one to 10 pages shall be $15.00. The fee for filing and indexing additional pages beyond the 10th page of a UCC record shall be charged at the rate of $1.00 per page. The fee for filing and indexing an electronic UCC record, excluding a termination statement, shall be $5.00. The fee for filing and indexing a termination statement electronically shall be $1.00. The fee for filing and indexing a paper transmitting utility UCC record of one to 10 pages shall be $45.00. The fee for filing and indexing an electronic transmitting utility UCC record of one to 10 pages shall be $45.00.

(b) The fee for a paper UCC search request shall be $15.00 per debtor name. The fee for an electronic UCC search request shall be $8.00 per debtor name. The fee for a secured party search request shall be $145.00.

(c) The fee for copies of UCC documents shall be $1.00 per page, or page equivalent for electronically transmitted responses.

(d) The fee for bulk UCC customer enrollment service request shall be $7,500.00 per entity.

(e) The fee for entity bulk download service shall be $1,500.00 per month after enrollment.

(f) The fee for entity auto-notification service online shall be $35.00 per month.

(g) No fee shall be collected for filing a court’s findings of fact and conclusion of law pursuant to K.S.A. 58-4301 and amendments thereto. (Authorized by K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-526; implementing K.S.A. 58-4301, K.S.A. 75-448, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 84-9-526; effective, T-7-7-2-01, July 2, 2001; effective Oct. 12, 2001; amended July 7, 2008; amended Feb. 27, 2026.)

Article 34.—CORPORATION FILING FEES

7-34-2. Corporation filing fees. The fees for filing and issuing corporate documents shall be as follows:

Articles of incorporation:

  • For-profit corporation: $75.00
  • Not-for-profit corporation: $20.00
  • Foreign entity application: $100.00
  • Restated articles of incorporation: $20.00
  • Certificate or agreement of amendment, correction, dissolution, merger, restoration, revocation of dissolution, or withdrawal, or any other certificate or agreement: $20.00
  • Name reservation: $20.00
  • Certificate of good standing: $5.00
  • Any other certificate issued by the secretary of state: $20.00
  • Certified copy of corporate filing: $15.00
  • Corrected instrument: a fee equal to the amount of the filing fee for the original instrument

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 17-7506; effective, T-7-12-29-04, Jan. 1, 2005; effective April 1, 2005; amended Feb. 27, 2026.)

Article 39.—UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT

7-39-1. Uniform partnership act; filing fees. (a) The filing fees for documents filed with the secretary of state pursuant to the uniform partnership act shall be as follows:

  • Statement of partnership authority: $20.00
  • Statement of denial: $20.00
  • Statement of dissociation: $20.00
  • Statement of dissolution: $20.00
  • Statement of merger: $20.00
  • Statement of limited liability partnership qualification: $75.00
  • Statement of foreign limited liability partnership qualification: $75.00
  • Amendment to statement: $20.00
  • Cancellation of statement: $20.00
  • Any other statement for which a fee is not prescribed: $20.00
  • A certified copy: $15.00

(b) If a certified copy of a statement that is filed in another state is filed instead of an original statement, the filing fee charged shall be the fee prescribed for an original statement. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 56a-105(g); effective Nov. 20, 1998; amended Oct. 19, 2001; amended Feb. 27, 2026.)

Article 49.—PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS

7-49-1. Professional employer organization; filing fees. The filing fees for documents filed with the secretary of state pursuant to the professional employer organization registration act shall be as follows:

Professional employer organizations:

  • Initial application for registration: $250.00
  • Renewal application for registration: $250.00
  • Initial or a renewal application for limited registration: $250.00

Professional employer groups:

  • Initial application for registration for each professional employer organization within the professional employer group that would otherwise be required to individually register under the act: $250.00
  • Renewal application for registration for each professional employer organization within the professional employer group that would otherwise be required to individually register under the act: $250.00
  • Initial or renewal application for limited registration for each professional employer organization within the professional employer group that would otherwise be required to individually register under the act: $250.00

(Authorized by K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 44-1710; implementing K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 44-1705; effective Feb. 27, 2026.)

Article 50.—KANSAS REVISED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT

7-50-1. Limited liability company; filing fees. The filing fees for documents filed with the secretary of state pursuant to the Kansas revised limited liability company act shall be as follows:

  • The application and recording fee for the articles of organization for a domestic limited liability company: $75.00
  • The application and recording fee for a foreign limited liability company’s application to do business: $75.00

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 17-76,136; effective Feb. 27, 2026.)

Article 51.—KANSAS REVISED UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT

7-51-1. Limited partnership; filing fees. The filing fees for documents filed with the secretary of state pursuant to the Kansas revised uniform limited partnership act shall be as follows:

  • The application and recording fee for the certificate of limited partnership for a domestic limited partnership: $75.00
  • The application and recording fee for a foreign limited partnership’s application to do business: $75.00

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 56-1a605; effective Feb. 27, 2026.)

Article 16.—PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS

40-16-1. (Authorized by K.S.A. 40-103 and L. 2012, ch. 142, sec. 10; implementing L. 2012, ch. 142, sec. 1; effective Jan. 31, 2014; revoked Feb. 27, 2026.)

40-16-2. (Authorized by K.S.A. 40-103 and L. 2012, ch. 142, sec. 10; implementing L. 2012, ch. 142, sec. 5; effective Jan. 31, 2014; revoked Feb. 27, 2026.)

Scott Schwab
Secretary of State
State of Kansas

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