17-7509. Failure to file or report or pay annual report fee by any corporation organized for profit; penalties; actions to recover fees and penalties; canceled corporations or corporations whose exist
17-7509
17-7509. Failure to file or report or pay annual report fee by any corporation organized for profit; penalties; actions to recover fees and penalties; canceled corporations or corporations whose existence has been forfeited, penalties. (a) In case any corporation organized for profit which is required to file an annual report and pay the annual report fee prescribed by this act shall fail or neglect to make such report at the time prescribed, such corporation shall be subject to a penalty of $75. Such penalty and the annual fee or fees required to be paid by this act may be recovered by an action in the name of the state, and all moneys recovered shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.
(b) The penalties provided for in subsection (a) also may be assessed against any corporation for the reason that such corporation has been canceled or its existence forfeited pursuant to the Kansas general corporation code. No penalty shall be charged pursuant to this subsection, if a corporation is assessed penalties pursuant to grounds specified in subsection (a).
History: L. 1972, ch. 54, § 9; L. 1973, ch. 101, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 80, § 7; L. 1996, ch. 225, § 3; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 65; L. 2004, ch. 171, § 24; L. 2005, ch. 157, § 15; Jan. 1, 2006.