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IA Code § 504.1509 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1509 - Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.

504.1509 Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.   1. a. The registered agent of a foreign corporation may resign as agent by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing the original statement of resignation. The statement of resignation 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 the 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 foreign corporation.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §161, 192; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157; 2020 Acts, ch 1058, §11  Referred to in §504.111, 504.1531  Subsection 2 amended
IA Code § 504.1510 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1510 - Service on foreign corporation.

504.1510 Service on foreign corporation.   1. The registered agent of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state is the corporation’s agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the foreign corporation.   2. A foreign corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary of the foreign corporation at its principal office shown in its application for a certificate of authority or in its most recent biennial report filed under section 504.1613 if any of the following conditions apply:   a. The foreign corporation has no registered agent or its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served.   b. The foreign corporation has withdrawn from transacting business in this state under section 504.1521.   c. The foreign corporation has had its certificate of authority revoked under section 504.1532.   3. Service is perfected under subsection 2 at the earliest of any of the following:   a. The date the foreign corporation receives the mail.   b. The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the foreign corporation.   c. Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.   4. This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a foreign corporation. A foreign corporation may also be served in any other manner permitted by law.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §162, 192  Referred to in §504.116, 504.1532, 504.1533
IA Code § 504.1521 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1521 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.

504.1521 Withdrawal of foreign corporation.   1. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall not withdraw from this state until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the secretary of state.   2. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state may apply for a certificate of withdrawal by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application shall set forth all of the following:   a. The name of the foreign corporation and the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.   b. That it is not transacting business in this state and that it surrenders its authority to transact business in this state.   c. That it revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the secretary of state as its agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to do business in this state.   d. A mailing address to which the secretary of state may mail a copy of any process served on the secretary of state under paragraph “c”.   3. After the withdrawal of the corporation is effective, service of process on the secretary of state under this section is service on the foreign corporation. Upon receipt of process, the secretary of state shall mail a copy of the process to the foreign corporation at the mailing address set forth in its application for withdrawal.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §163, 192  Referred to in §504.1510
IA Code § 504.1531 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1531 - Grounds for revocation.

504.1531 Grounds for revocation.   1. The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under section 504.1532 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if any of the following applies:   a. The foreign corporation does not deliver the biennial report to the secretary of state in a form that meets the requirements of section 504.1613 within sixty days after it is due.   b. The foreign corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for sixty days or more.   c. The foreign corporation does not inform the secretary of state under section 504.1508 or 504.1509 that its registered agent or registered office has changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued within ninety days of the change, resignation, or discontinuance.   d. An incorporator, director, officer, or agent of the foreign corporation signed a document that such person knew was false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing.   e. The secretary of state receives a duly authenticated certificate from the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated, stating that it has been dissolved or disappeared as the result of a merger.   2. The attorney general may commence a proceeding under section 504.1532 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if the corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by law.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §164, 192  Referred to in §504.1532
IA Code § 504.1532 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1532 - Procedure for and effect of revocation.

504.1532 Procedure for and effect of revocation.   1. The secretary of state, upon determining that one or more grounds exist under section 504.1531 for revocation of a certificate of authority, shall serve the foreign corporation with written notice of that determination under section 504.1510.   2. The attorney general, upon determining that one or more grounds exist under section 504.1531, subsection 2, for revocation of a certificate of authority, shall request the secretary of state to serve, and the secretary of state shall serve, the foreign corporation with written notice of that determination under section 504.1510.   3. If the foreign corporation does not correct each ground for revocation or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the secretary of state or attorney general that each ground for revocation determined by the secretary of state or attorney general does not exist within sixty days after service of the notice is perfected under section 504.1510, the secretary of state may revoke the foreign corporation’s certificate of authority by signing a certificate of revocation that recites the ground or grounds for revocation and its effective date. The secretary of state shall file the original of the certificate and serve a copy on the foreign corporation under section 504.1510.   4. The authority of a foreign corporation to transact business in this state ceases on the date shown on the certificate revoking its certificate of authority.   5. The secretary of state’s revocation of a foreign corporation’s certificate of authority appoints the secretary of state the foreign corporation’s agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action that arose during the time the foreign corporation was authorized to transact business in this state. Service of process on the secretary of state under this subsection is service on the foreign corporation. Upon receipt of process, the secretary of state shall mail a copy of the process to the secretary of the foreign corporation at its principal office shown in its most recent biennial report or in any subsequent communications received from the corporation stating the current mailing address of its principal office or, if none are on file, in its application for a certificate of authority.   6. Revocation of a foreign corporation’s certificate of authority does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §165, 192  Referred to in §504.1510, 504.1531
IA Code § 504.1533 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1533 - Appeal from revocation.

504.1533 Appeal from revocation.   1. A foreign corporation may appeal the secretary of state’s revocation of its certificate of authority to the district court within thirty days after the service of the certificate of revocation is perfected under section 504.1510 by petitioning to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of its certificate of authority and the secretary of state’s certificate of revocation.   2. The court may summarily order the secretary of state to reinstate the certificate of authority or may take any other action the court considers appropriate.   3. The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §166, 192
IA Code § 504.1601 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1601 - Corporate records.

504.1601 Corporate records.   1. A corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its members and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the members or directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by committees of the board of directors as authorized by section 504.826, subsection 4.   2. A corporation shall maintain appropriate accounting records.   3. A corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its members in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all members, in alphabetical order by class, showing the number of votes each member is entitled to vote.   4. A corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.   5. A corporation shall keep a copy of all of the following records:   a. Its articles or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments to them currently in effect.   b. Its bylaws or restated bylaws and all amendments to them currently in effect.   c. Resolutions adopted by its board of directors relating to the characteristics, qualifications, rights, limitations, and obligations of members or any class or category of members.   d. The minutes of all meetings of members and records of all actions approved by the members for the past three years.   e. All written communications to members generally within the past three years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three years under section 504.1611.   f. A list of the names and business or home addresses of its current directors and officers.   g. Its most recent biennial report delivered to the secretary of state under section 504.1613.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §167, 192  Referred to in §504.1602
IA Code § 504.1603 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1603 - Scope of inspection right.

504.1603 Scope of inspection right.   1. A member’s agent or attorney has the same inspection and copying rights as the member the agent or attorney represents.   2. The right to copy records under section 504.1602 includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by photographic, xerographic, or other means.   3. The corporation may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of any documents provided to the member. The charge shall not exceed the estimated cost of production or reproduction of the records.   4. The corporation may comply with a member’s demand to inspect the record of members under section 504.1602, subsection 2, paragraph “c”, by providing the member with a list of its members that was compiled no earlier than the date of the member’s demand.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §169, 192
IA Code § 504.1604 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1604 - Court-ordered inspection.

504.1604 Court-ordered inspection.   1. If a corporation does not allow a member who complies with section 504.1602, subsection 1, to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the district court in the county where the corporation’s principal office is located or, if none is located in this state, where its registered office is located, may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation’s expense upon application of the member.   2. If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a member to inspect and copy any other records, or propose a reasonable alternative to such inspection and copying, the member who complies with section 504.1602, subsections 2 and 3, may apply to the district court in the county where the corporation’s principal office is located or, if none is located in this state, where its registered office is located, for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.   3. If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded or other relief deemed appropriate by the court, it shall also order the corporation to pay the member’s costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred, to obtain the order unless the corporation proves that it refused inspection in good faith because it had a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the member to inspect the records demanded.   4. If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded or other relief deemed appropriate by the court, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding member.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §170, 192
IA Code § 504.1605 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1605 - Limitations on use of corporate records.

504.1605 Limitations on use of corporate records.   Without consent of the board, no corporate record may be obtained or used by any person for any purpose unrelated to a member’s interest as a member. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the consent of the board, corporate records, including without limitation a membership list or any part thereof, shall not be used for any of the following:   1. To solicit money or property unless such money or property will be used solely to solicit the votes of the members in an election to be held by the corporation.   2. For any commercial purpose.   3. For sale to or purchase by any person.   4. For any purpose that is detrimental to the interests of the corporation.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §171, 192  Referred to in §504.711, 504.1602
IA Code § 504.1606 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1606 - Inspection of records by directors.

504.1606 Inspection of records by directors.   1. A director of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy the books, records, and documents of the corporation at any reasonable time to the extent reasonably related to the performance of the director’s duties as a director, including duties as a member of a committee, but not for any other purpose or in any manner that would violate any duty to the corporation.   2. The district court of the county where the corporation’s principal office, or if none in this state, its registered office, is located may order inspection and copying of the books, records, and documents at the corporation’s expense, upon application of a director who has been refused such inspection rights, unless the corporation establishes that the director is not entitled to such inspection rights. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.   3. If an order is issued, the court may include provisions protecting the corporation from undue burden or expense and prohibiting the director from using information obtained upon exercise of the inspection rights in a manner that would violate a duty to the corporation, and may also order the corporation to reimburse the director for the director’s costs, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred in connection with the application.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §172, 192
IA Code § 504.1607 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1607 - Exception to notice requirement.

504.1607 Exception to notice requirement.   1. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of this chapter to any member, such notice shall not be required to be given if notice of two consecutive annual meetings, and all notices of meetings during the period between such two consecutive annual meetings, have been sent to the member at the member’s address as shown on the records of the corporation and have been returned as undeliverable.   2. If the member delivers to the corporation a written notice setting forth the member’s then-current address, the requirement that notice be given to the member shall be reinstated.  2006 Acts, ch 1089, §62
IA Code § 504.1611 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1611 - Financial statements for members.

504.1611 Financial statements for members.   1. Except as provided in the articles or bylaws of a religious corporation, a corporation upon written demand from a member shall furnish that member the corporation’s latest annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and a statement of operations for that year.   2. If annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, the accountant’s report must accompany them.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §173, 192  Referred to in §504.1601
IA Code § 504.1612 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1612 - Report of indemnification to members.

504.1612 Report of indemnification to members.   If a corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to a director under section 504.852, 504.853, 504.854, or 504.855 in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation shall report the indemnification or advance in writing to the members with or before the notice of the next meeting of members.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §174, 192
IA Code § 504.1613 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 504 - REVISED IOWA NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT|Section 504.1613 - Biennial report for secretary of state.

504.1613 Biennial report for secretary of state.   1. Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a biennial report on a form prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state that sets forth all of the following:   a. The name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.   b. The address of the corporation’s registered office and the name of the corporation’s registered agent at that office in this state, together with the consent of any new registered agent.   c. The address of the corporation’s principal office.   d. The names and addresses of the president, secretary, treasurer, and one member of the board of directors.   e. Whether or not the corporation has members.   2. The information in the biennial report must be current on the date the biennial report is executed on behalf of the corporation.   3. The first biennial report shall be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the first odd-numbered year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business. Subsequent biennial reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the following odd-numbered calendar years.   4. a. If a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to the corporation for correction.   b. A filing fee for the biennial report shall be determined by the secretary of state.   c. For purposes of this section, each biennial report shall contain information related to the two-year period immediately preceding the calendar year in which the report is filed.   5. The secretary of state may provide for the change of registered office or registered agent on the form prescribed by the secretary of state for the biennial report, provided that the form contains the information required in section 504.502 or 504.503. If the secretary of state determines that a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section but otherwise meets the requirements of section 504.502 or 504.503 for the purpose of changing the registered office or registered agent, the secretary of state shall file the statement of change of registered office or registered agent, effective as provided in section 504.114, before returning the biennial report to the corporation as provided in this section. A statement of change of registered office or agent pursuant to this subsection shall be executed by a person authorized to execute the biennial report.  2004 Acts, ch 1049, §175, 192  Referred to in §497.22, 498.24, 499.49, 504.111, 504.116, 504.119, 504.141, 504.504, 504.1421, 504.1508, 504.1510, 504.1531, 504.1601