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Form a Business

Name.

K.S.A. 17-4605
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17-4605. Name. The name of a cooperative shall include the words "electric" and "cooperative," and the abbreviation "Inc." The name of a cooperative shall be distinct from the name of any other cooperative or corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized to do business in, this state. Only a cooperative or corporation doing business in this state pursuant to this act shall use both the words "electric" and "cooperative" in its name. L. 1941, ch. 185, § 5; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned; trial court's refusal to allow amendment of petition and process to correct name of corporate defendant held erroneous. Rockey v. Runft, 191 Kan. 117, 121, 122, 379 P.2d 285.
Source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (ksrevisor.gov)URL: https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch17/017_046_0005.htmlFetched: 10/20/2026

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