60-305. Process agents for public utilities. Every individual, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the business of transmission of communications, or the distribution of electricity, gas, water or petroleum products, which is subject to regulation by the state corporation commission, and doing business in this state, must appoint, in accordance with K.S.A. 60-306, and amendments thereto, a resident of this state on whom process may be served. The individual, partnership, association or corporation may revoke the appointment by appointing any other qualified person in accordance with K.S.A. 60-306, and amendments thereto. A second or subsequent appointment must also state the name of the person who is being replaced by the appointment.

An individual, partnership, association or corporation that fails to appoint a person to receive process, as required by this section, may be served under the other provisions of this article 3.

History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-305; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 49; L. 1982, ch. 245, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 202, § 6; L. 1992, ch. 67, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 135, § 149; July 1.