FOREIGN COOPERATIVES

Iowa Code tit. XII, ch. 501A, subch. II, pt. 2

in effect

Iowa Code § 501A.221 Certificate of authority.

501A.221. Certificate of authority. A foreign cooperative may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the secretary for filing. An application for registration as a foreign cooperative shall set forth all of the following: 1. The name of the foreign cooperative and, if different, the name under which the foreign cooperative proposes to register and transact business in this state. 2. The state or other jurisdiction in which the foreign cooperative was formed and the date of its formation. 3. The street address of the registered office of the foreign cooperative in this state and the name of the registered agent at the office. 4. The address of the principal office, which is the office where the principal executive offices are located. 5. A certificate of existence or a document of similar import duly authenticated by the proper office of the state or other jurisdiction of its formation which is dated no earlier than ninety days prior to the date that the application is filed with the secretary. 2005 Acts, ch 135, §15

Iowa Code § 501A.222 Cancellation of certificate of authority.

501A.222. Cancellation of certificate of authority. 1. A foreign cooperative may cancel its certificate of authority by delivering to the secretary for filing a certificate of cancellation which shall set forth all of the following: a. The name of the foreign cooperative and the name of the state or other jurisdiction under whose jurisdiction the foreign cooperative was formed. b. That the foreign cooperative is not transacting business in this state and that the foreign cooperative surrenders its registration to transact business in this state. c. That the foreign cooperative revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the secretary as its agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign cooperative was authorized to transact business in this state. d. A mailing address to which the secretary may mail a copy of any process served on the secretary under paragraph “c”. e. A commitment to notify the secretary in the future of any change in the mailing address of the foreign cooperative. 2. The certificate of authority shall be canceled upon the filing of the certificate of cancellation by the secretary. 2005 Acts, ch 135, §16

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