State law reference for name registration:
Kansas Revised Statutes, Sections
81-205+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is optional. Kansas
does not have a fictitious name statute,
but has a trade name statute. A trade
name is essentially a business name
other than the owner(s)’s name. The
applicant must register with the Secretary
of State.
Registration fee: $40.00
Term of registration: Ten years. (Section
81-215).
Name requirements: None stated in
statute.
Registration application requirements:
The signed and verified registration
must include the name of the owner(s),
the business address of the owner(s),
a description of the type of business,
three copies or specimens of the trade
name, and a statement that the owner(s)
is the exclusive user of the name. (Section
81-213).
Publication requirements: None
stated.
Office for registration:
Office of the Secretary of State
First Floor, Memorial Hall
120 S.W. 10th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66612-1594
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