What is a Registered Agent?
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Your Kansas Resident Agent provides various services, including the acceptance of formal documents and continued correspondence with the Kansas Secretary of State.
Your LLC must have a Resident Agent at all times. You’ll appoint one when you first formally register and form your business. You can also replace your existing Kansas Resident Agent at a later date, provided there is a smooth transition between the old and new agents.
Kansas Resident Agent Requirements
Note that the address for your Kansas Resident Agent does not need to be the same as your Kansas LLC business address.
What a Kansas Resident Agent Does
A Resident Agent’s main function in Kansas is to accept official documentation and communications.
This includes:
Having a Resident Agent also provides proof to the state that your business exists.
Bizee Provides Free Kansas Resident Agent Service for the First Year
Bizee provides complete Kansas Resident Agent service for any LLC that’s formed in the state. Even better, if you’ve formed your business through Bizee, your Resident Agent is completely free for the first year and only $119 a year after that.
Bizee is authorized to conduct business in Kansas and can legally act as your Resident Agent. Here’s what our Resident Agent service provides:
- Email notification whenever we receive documents for your business
- An always-available Kansas Resident Agent who can receive correspondence, documents and legal proceedings on your LLC’s behalf
- Automatic forwarding of all legal correspondence, documentation and information directly to you
- A digital dashboard where you can access, store and retrieve any information we’ve received for your business
Appointing a Resident Agent Service for Your LLC
When you first register and form your LLC, you must appoint a Resident Agent. You can change it at any point after that. Here’s how to go about it.
Assign a Resident Agent When You Form Your LLC
Your business needs to have a Resident Agent as soon as it’s formed. You can do this two ways:
Assign a Different Resident Agent After Formation
After you’ve formed your LLC, you can still assign someone else to be your Kansas Resident Agent. There are a couple of ways to achieve this.
Kansas Resident Agent Search
In certain situations, it may be useful to know the name of the Resident Agent that represents another LLC in Kansas. You can search a resident agent database provided by the Kansas SOS to discover this information. If you can’t find the Resident Agent information there, you can request it from the Secretary of State.
What Happens If You Don’t Have a Resident Agent?
If you don’t assign or provide details of a Resident Agent to the Kansas Secretary of State there are several possible ramifications, including:
Acting as Your Own Registered Agent
You can choose to be the Resident Agent for your LLC if you have a physical address in Kansas, although there may be some drawbacks to this approach:
Other Useful Resources
FAQs About Kansas Resident Agents
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