Kansas Secretary of State — Business Services Division — Service of Process & Subpoena Intake

Overview & Statutory Role in Kansas Litigation

Official statutory substituted service of process counter at Memorial Hall in Topeka for domestic or foreign business entities whose resident agent cannot be found with reasonable diligence, or for unqualified foreign entities under K.S.A. 60-304(f).

Field Intake Protocol & Service Instructions at Memorial Hall, 1st Floor, 120 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66612

• Located on the 1st Floor of Memorial Hall, 120 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66612, directly across from the Kansas Statehouse.
• Under K.S.A. 60-304(f), when a domestic or foreign corporation, LLC, or partnership fails to appoint or maintain a resident agent in Kansas, or whenever its resident agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office, the Kansas Secretary of State is appointed as statutory agent to receive process.
• Service on the Secretary of State requires delivering duplicate copies of the summons and petition along with the statutory service fee required by the SOS Business Services Division.
• Our Topeka couriers hand-deliver statutory service packets directly to the Memorial Hall 1st Floor counter, advance the statutory filing fee if requested, and obtain the stamped receipt for immediate filing with the district court.

Entities & Records Routinely Served at This Location

• Forfeited or dissolved Kansas LLCs and corporations whose resident agent has resigned
• Unregistered out-of-state corporations transacting business or committing torts in Kansas (K.S.A. 60-308)
• Entities whose registered office address is vacant or whose resident agent cannot be located after diligent attempts
• Nonresident motorists and statutory defendants where Kansas law designates the Secretary of State as agent

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