§ 17-76,116 — Dissolution

Kansas § 17-76,116

• Jurisdiction: Kansas
• Ch. 17: CORPORATIONS
• Art. 76: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

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(a) A limited liability company is dissolved and its affairs shall be wound up upon the first to occur of the following:
(1) At the time specified in an operating agreement, but if no such time is set forth in the operating agreement, then the limited liability company shall have a perpetual existence;
(2) upon the happening of events specified in an operating agreement;
(3) (A) unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, upon the vote, consent or approval of members who own ⅔ or more of the then-current percentage or other interest in the profits of the limited liability company owned by all of the members; or
(B) unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, a limited liability company whose original articles of organization were filed with the secretary of state and effective on or prior to June 30, 2019, shall not be governed by subparagraph (A) but shall be governed by this subparagraph. Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, upon the vote or consent of the members of the limited liability company or, if there is more than one class or group of members, then by each class or group of members, in either case, by members who own more than ⅔ of the then-current percentage or other interest in the profits of the limited liability company owned by all of the members or by the members in each class or group, as appropriate;
(4) at any time there are no members, provided that, the limited liability company is not dissolved and is not required to be wound up if:
(A) Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, within 90 days or such other period as is provided for in the operating agreement after the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of the last remaining member, the personal representative of the last remaining member agrees to continue the limited liability company and to the admission of the personal representative of such member or its nominee or designee to the limited liability company as a member, effective as of the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of the last remaining member, except that an operating agreement may provide that the personal representative of the last remaining member shall be obligated to agree to continue the limited liability company and to the admission of the personal representative of such member or its nominee or designee to the limited liability company as a member, effective as of the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of the last remaining member; or
(B) a member is admitted to the limited liability company in the manner provided for in the operating agreement, effective as of the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of the last remaining member, within 90 days or such other period as is provided for in the operating agreement after the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of the last remaining member, pursuant to a provision of the operating agreement that specifically provides for the admission of a member to the limited liability company after there is no longer a remaining member of the limited liability company; or
(5) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under K.S.A. 17-76,117, and amendments thereto.
(b) Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, the death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of any member or the occurrence of an event that terminates the continued membership of any member shall not cause the limited liability company to be dissolved or its affairs to be wound up, and upon the occurrence of any such event, the limited liability company shall be continued without dissolution.

Legislative History

L. 1999, ch. 119, § 55; L. 2014, ch. 40, § 41; L. 2019, ch. 47, § 32; July 1.