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Kansas Statutes Chapter 44. Labor and Industries § 44-341. Payment of commissions; definitions

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As used in this act:

(a) “Commission salesperson” means a person who contracts with and is authorized by a principal to solicit within this state wholesale orders for that principal for merchandise to be shipped into this state or services to be performed within this state and who is compensated therefor by commission. Commission salesperson does not include a person who: (1) Places orders or purchases for the person's own account for resale;  (2) is an employee subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 44-313 et seq., and amendments thereto;  (3) is a person licensed under the real estate brokers' and salespersons' license act;  or (4) is engaged in door-to-door sales regulated by K.S.A. 50-640, and amendments thereto.

(b) “Commissions earned through the last day of the contractual relationship” or “earned commissions” means commissions with respect to services or merchandise which actually has been delivered or furnished to, accepted by and paid for by the customer by the last day of the commission salesperson's contractual relationship.

(c) “Contractual relationship” means the relationship between a principal and a commission salesperson based on a contract between them providing for the commission salesperson to solicit and make sales within this state of merchandise to be shipped into or services to be performed within this state.

(d) “Principal” means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation or administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased individual, or the receiver, trustee or successor thereof, contracting with a commission salesperson to solicit and make sales within this state for merchandise to be shipped into this state or services to be performed within this state.

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