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Legal Aspects of Doing Business in North America - 2nd Edition - Loose leaf
Legal Aspects of Doing Business in North America - 2nd Edition - Electronic
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Kansas
Joseph P Flynn
Attorney at Law
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Introduction
State Government and Judicial System
State government in Kansas consists of three separate but equal branches: executive,
legislative and judicial. The executive branch is comprised of the governor, who is the
chief executive officer, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state and the attorney
general, all of whom are elected.1 State laws are enacted by the two-house legislature.2
The legislature meets annually on the second Monday in January normally for 90 days but
this can be extended by a two-thirds vote of the members. Special sessions may be called
by the governor.3
The state judicial system consists of the Supreme Court of Kansas, Court of Appeals, district
courts, small claims and municipal courts, each of which is presided over by one or
more elected judges or other officials.
Kansas is divided into 110 counties, each of which is governed by an elected county commission.
The county commissions supervise and administer the internal police and fiscal
affairs of their respective counties. Through their clerks and their office or register of
deeds, county commissions have custody of all deeds and other papers presented for
record in their respective counties.4
Included within the counties are incorporated municipalities with governing bodies and
powers of their own.5
Qualifying to Do Business
Corporation Act
The Kansas General Corporation Code (‘Corporation Code’) governs both business and
profit corporations and is administered by the secretary of state. Many of the provisions
governing business corporations have been adopted fromtheDelawareCorporationCode.
Kansas
Introduction
Qualifying to Do Business
Forms of Enterprise
State and Local Taxes
Restrictions on Doing Business
Restrictions on Real Property Ownership and Investment
Incentives
Local Incentives
Labor Laws
Consumer and Environmental Protection
Joseph P Flynn Attorney at Law Wichita, Kansas, United States
