Kansas § 16-309 - Doing business in state defined; nonresidents subject to personal service outside state. Any person, association, partnership, firm or corp
Full text of Kansas Kansas Statutes Annotated § 16-309 — Doing business in state defined; nonresidents subject to personal service outside state. Any person, association, partnership, firm or corp, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-309. Doing business in state defined; nonresidents subject to personal service outside state. Any person, association, partnership, firm or corp
16-309. Doing business in state defined; nonresidents subject to personal service outside state. Any person, association, partnership, firm or corporation shall be doing business in this state if they: Are in any way involved in or connected with the negotiation of any contract; enter into any contract as seller or are to perform any service or services covered by any such contract; receive, either as payee or as agent or as a bailment, any money paid by a purchaser on any contract; or solicit any resident of this state while such resident is in this state. If any nonresident person, association, partnership, firm or corporation is doing such business in this state, they shall be subject to the personal service of process outside this state as provided by K.S.A. 60-308.History: L. 1973, ch. 86, § 6; July 1.
Source: official Kansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Kansas Statutes Annotated § 16-309 cover?
Section 16-309 ("Doing business in state defined; nonresidents subject to personal service outside state. Any person, association, partnership, firm or corp") is part of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Kansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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