Instructions For Form Cn 51-02 - Articles Of Incorporation For A Not-For-Profit Corporation
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2All information on the articles of incorporation
kansas secretary of state
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must be complete and accompanied by the
Not-For-Profit Corporation
correct filing fee or the document will not be
Articles of Incorporation
51-02
accepted for filing.
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INSTRUCTIONS
organization’s status, annual report due date,
and contact addresses.
Filing fee
The filing fee for this document is $20.
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Payment
Please submit payment by check, money order, or credit card. Checks and money orders need to be
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made payable to the Secretary of State. Forms received without the appropriate fee will not be accepted
for filing. Please do not send cash.
NOTICE: There is a $25 service fee for all checks returned by your financial institution.
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express are accepted. To use a credit card, please provide
the following information:
Credit card number __________________________________________________________________
Billing zip code _____________________________ Expiration date _________________________
Daytime phone
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___________________________________________________________________________________
Fax filing available
Documents may be fax filed for a processing fee of $20 in addition to the normal filing fee. Include contact
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name, daytime phone number, credit card number, credit card expiration date and billing zip code.
Fax documents and payment information to Business Services, 785-296-4570. Faxed documents will
receive that day’s file date if they are without errors and received prior to 4 PM CST.
Processed documents will be returned by mail. You may request a file-stamped copy be faxed for an ad-
ditional $1 per page. Fax filing does not guarantee same day activation or return faxing.
Corporation name
A word of incorporation must be included in the name per K.S.A. 17-6002. Kansas statutes can be re-
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viewed at
Resident agent
The resident agent is a person or entity that is authorized to accept service of process (lawsuits) on
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behalf of the business entity. This does not necessarily mean that the agent himself/herself is being
sued, but that he/she has the authority and responsibility to accept service of process on behalf of the
business.
Registered office
The registered office is the address where the resident agent is located.
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Incorporators
An incorporator can be either an individual or a business. This person or entity is responsible for the
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formation of the business created by this filing. The incorporator is not necessarily the owner and his/her
role in the business may cease as soon as the filing is made.
501(c)(3) status
If the entity intends to seek 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, include the IRS-compliant 501(c)(3) articles
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addendum page.
No duplicate copies
Please do not send duplicate copies of your document. The original is processed, and returned to you by
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mail.
Public Information
All information filed with our office is available to the public, and much of it may be viewed online without
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cost. Please consider this when providing information on our forms.
Inst.
Please proceed to form.
K.S.A. 17-6002
Rev. 6/13/17 tc
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