OFFICE AND AGENT

Iowa Code tit. XII, ch. 504, subch. V

in effect

Iowa Code § 504.501 Registered office and registered agent.

504.501. Registered office and registered agent. A corporation shall continuously maintain both of the following in this state: 1. A registered office with the same address as that of the registered agent. 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 business corporation, domestic limited liability company, or domestic nonprofit corporation whose business office is identical to the registered office. c. A foreign business corporation, foreign limited liability company, or foreign nonprofit corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is identical to the registered office. 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §31, 192; 2015 Acts, ch 45, §4

Iowa Code § 504.502 Change of registered office or registered agent.

504.502. Change of registered office or registered agent. 1. A corporation 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 corporation. b. If the current registered office is to be changed, the address of the new registered office. c. 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 change. d. That after the change or changes are made, the addresses of its registered office and the office of its registered agent will be identical. 2. If the address of a registered agent’s business office is changed, the registered agent may change the address of the registered office of any corporation for which the registered agent is the registered agent by notifying the corporation in writing of the change and by 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 corporation 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 address of the registered office of any corporation for which the registered agent is the registered agent by filing a statement as required in subsection 2 for each corporation, or by filing a single statement for all corporations named in the notice, except that it need be signed, either manually or in facsimile, only once by the registered agent and must recite that a copy of the statement has been mailed to each corporation named in the notice. 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §32, 192

Iowa Code § 504.503 Resignation of registered agent.

504.503. Resignation of registered agent. 1. a. A registered agent may resign as registered agent by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a signed original statement of resignation. The statement may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued. b. The registered agent shall send a copy of the statement of resignation by certified mail to the corporation at its principal office and to the registered office, if not discontinued. The registered agent shall certify to the secretary of state that copies have been sent to the corporation, including the date the copies were sent. 2. A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of the following: a. 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the day on which it is filed with the secretary of state. b. The designation of a new registered agent for the corporation. 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §33, 192; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157; 2020 Acts, ch 1058, §10

Iowa Code § 504.504 Service on corporation.

504.504. Service on corporation. 1. A corporation’s registered agent is the corporation’s agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation. 2. If a corporation has no registered agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary of the corporation at its principal office shown in the most recent biennial report filed pursuant to section 504.1613. Service is perfected under this subsection on the earliest of any of the following: a. The date the corporation receives the mail. b. The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the corporation. c. Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed and correctly addressed with first class postage affixed. 3. This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a corporation. A corporation may also be served in any other manner permitted by law. 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §34, 192