REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT

Iowa Code tit. XII, ch. 499, subch. III

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Iowa Code § 499.72 Registered office and registered agent.

499.72. Registered office and registered agent. Each association must continuously maintain in this state both of the following: 1. A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business. 2. A registered agent, who may be any of the following: a. An individual who resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office. b. A domestic corporation or not-for-profit domestic corporation whose business office is identical with the registered office. c. A foreign corporation or not-for-profit foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is identical with the registered office. 93 Acts, ch 126, §19

Iowa Code § 499.73 Change of registered office or registered agent.

499.73. Change of registered office or registered agent. 1. An association may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth all of the following: a. The name of the association. b. The street address of its current registered office. c. If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered office. d. The name of its current registered agent. e. If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent and the new agent’s written consent, either on the statement or attached to it, to the appointment. f. That after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical. 2. If a registered agent changes the street address of the registered agent’s business office, the registered agent may change the street address of the registered office of any association for which the person is the registered agent by notifying the association in writing of the change and signing, either manually or in facsimile, and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 and recites that the association has been notified of the change. 3. If a registered agent changes the registered agent’s business address to another place, the registered agent may change the business address and the address of the registered agent by filing a statement as required in subsection 2 for each association, or a single statement for all associations named in the notice, except that it need be signed only by the registered agent or agents and need not be responsive to subsection 1, paragraph “e”, and must recite that a copy of the statement has been mailed to each association named in the notice. 4. An association may also appoint or change its registered office or registered agent in its biennial report. 93 Acts, ch 126, §20; 2000 Acts, ch 1022, §10

Iowa Code § 499.73A Change of principal office.

499.73A. Change of principal office. An association may change its principal office by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth all of the following: 1. The name of the association. 2. The street address of its current principal office. 3. The street address of its new principal office. 2007 Acts, ch 23, §6

Iowa Code § 499.74 Resignation of registered agent.

499.74. Resignation of registered agent. 1. A registered agent may resign the agent’s agency appointment by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing the signed original and two exact or conformed copies of a statement of resignation. The statement may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued. 2. After filing the statement the secretary of state shall mail one copy to the registered office, if not discontinued, and the other copy to the association at its principal office. 3. A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of the following: a. 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the date on which it is filed with the secretary of state. b. The designation of a new registered agent for the association. 93 Acts, ch 126, §21; 2020 Acts, ch 1058, §6

Iowa Code § 499.75 Service on association.

499.75. Service on association. 1. An association’s registered agent is the association’s agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the association. 2. If an association has no registered agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the association may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary of the association at its principal office. Service is perfected under this subsection at the earliest of any of the following: a. The date the association receives the mail. b. The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the association. c. Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed. 3. This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving an association. 93 Acts, ch 126, §22

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