Topic 7: Forming a Limited Liability Company
Exhibit G: Articles of Organization
STATE OFKANSAS
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
1. Name of the limited liability company (must include “limited liability company,” “limited company,” “LLC” or “LC”):
______
2. Name and address of resident agent and registered office in Kansas:
(Address must be a street address. A post office box is unacceptable.)
______Kansas______
NameStreet AddressCityStateZip
PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES ONLY: (See instruction below)
If the LLC is organized to exercise the powers of a professional association, state the professional purpose of the LLC:
If the LLC is organized to exercise powers of a professional association or corporation, the LLC must file a certificate from the licensing board of the profession, stating that each LLC member is duly licensed to practice that profession and that the proposed company name has been approved. The following professions are authorized to create a professional LLC: architect, attorney-at-law, certified public accountant, chiropractor, clinical marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor, clinical psychotherapist, dentist, engineer, geologist, land surveyor, landscape architect, licensed psychologist, occupational therapist, optometrist, osteopathic physician or surgeon, pharmacist, physician, physician assistant, surgeon or doctor of medicine, podiatrist, real estate broker or salesperson, registered physical therapist, registered professional nurse, specialist in clinical social work, veterinarian.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Kansas that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on the ______of ______, ______.
DayMonthYear
______
Organizer
(Note: For an exact copy of the Kansas Articles of Organization Form, please see .)
Articles of Organization Exercises and Discussion Questions:
1. What is a “limited liability company?”
2. Describe the “Articles of Organization.”
3. Based on your review of “Exhibit G: Articles of Organization,” what information must be included in the Articles of Organization in order for a business to be considered for limited liability company status?
4. In your opinion, should the organizer of a LLC that is not a professional association be required to disclose the specific purpose of the LLC in the Articles of Organization, rather than rely on the presumption that the purpose of the LLC is lawful?
5. Based on your review of “Exhibit G: Articles of Organization,” would you categorize the process of forming a limited liability company in Kansas as “easy,” “moderately difficult,” “difficult,” or “extremely difficult?”
6. Research your home state to determine how the process of forming a limited liability company in your home state compares to Kansas’ process of forming a LLC identified in “Exhibit G: Articles of Organization.” To conduct your research, use an internet search engine of your choice, and type in the name of your state, as well as the words “Secretary of State.” Access your home state’s Secretary of State website, and look for the “Articles of Organization” (or its equivalent) in the “Limited Liability Company” or “Limited Liability Company Forms” Section.
7. Compare the process for filing a LLC’s “Articles of Organization” with the process for filing a corporation’s “Certificate/Articles of Incorporation” identified in Topic 2 previously.