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IA Code § 490.1503 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1503 - Application for certificate of authority.

490.1503 Application for certificate of authority.   1. A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application must set forth all of the following:   a. The name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of section 490.1506.   b. The name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.   c. Its date of incorporation and period of duration.   d. The street address of its principal office.   e. The address of its registered office in this state and the name of its registered agent at that office.   f. The names and usual business addresses of its current directors and officers.   2. The foreign corporation shall deliver the completed application to the secretary of state, and also deliver to the secretary of state a certificate of existence or a document of similar import duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is incorporated which is dated no earlier than ninety days prior to the date the application is filed with the secretary of state.  89 Acts, ch 288, §163; 96 Acts, ch 1170, §14  Referred to in §490.1504, 490.1510
IA Code § 490.1504 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1504 - Amended certificate of authority.

490.1504 Amended certificate of authority.   1. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state must obtain an amended certificate of authority from the secretary of state if it changes any of the following:   a. Its corporate name.   b. The period of its duration.   c. The state or country of its incorporation.   2. The requirements of section 490.1503 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section.  89 Acts, ch 288, §164  Referred to in §490.1506
IA Code § 490.1505 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1505 - Effect of certificate of authority.

490.1505 Effect of certificate of authority.   1. A certificate of authority authorizes the foreign corporation to which it is issued to transact business in this state subject, however, to the right of the state to revoke the certificate as provided in this chapter.   2. A foreign corporation with a valid certificate of authority has the same but no greater rights and has the same but no greater privileges as, and except as otherwise provided in this chapter is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties, and liabilities now or later imposed on, a domestic corporation of like character.   3. This chapter does not authorize this state to regulate the organization or internal affairs of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state.  89 Acts, ch 288, §165
IA Code § 490.1507 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1507 - Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.

490.1507 Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.   A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state 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 foreign not-for-profit corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is identical with the registered office.  89 Acts, ch 288, §167
IA Code § 490.1508 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1508 - Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.

490.1508 Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.   1. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth:   a. Its name.   b. If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of its new registered office.   c. If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of its new registered agent and the new agent’s written consent, either on the statement or attached to it, to the appointment.   d. 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 the street address of a registered agent’s business office changes, the agent may change the street address of the registered office of any foreign corporation for which the person is the registered agent by notifying the corporation in writing of the change, and signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change.   3. A corporation may also change its registered office or registered agent in its biennial report as provided in section 490.1622.  89 Acts, ch 288, §168; 96 Acts, ch 1170, §16; 97 Acts, ch 171, §15; 2013 Acts, ch 31, §72, 82  Referred to in §490.1530, 490.1622
IA Code § 490.1509 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1509 - Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.

490.1509 Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.   1. The registered agent of a foreign corporation may resign the agency appointment by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing the signed original statement of resignation. The statement of resignation may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued. 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.  89 Acts, ch 288, §169; 96 Acts, ch 1170, §17; 2020 Acts, ch 1058, §5  Referred to in §490.120, 490.125, 490.1530  Subsection 2 amended
IA Code § 490.1510 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1510 - Service on foreign corporation.

490.1510 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 if the foreign corporation meets any of the following conditions:   a. Has no registered agent or its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served.   b. Has withdrawn from transacting business in this state under section 490.1520.   c. Has had its certificate of authority revoked under section 490.1531.   3. a. A foreign corporation that does not have a current certificate of authority to transact business in this state under section 490.1503 may be served, with respect to an in rem action, in the manner provided in subsections 2 and 4, addressed to the secretary of the foreign corporation at its principal office as found either in the records of the jurisdiction of incorporation or in public records filed by it with an agency of the United States or any state having regulatory authority over the foreign corporation’s business and affairs.   b. For purposes of paragraph “a”, “in rem action” means an action, statutory notice, or demand involving the title to real estate or tangible personal property sited in Iowa; the partition or the foreclosure of a lien or mortgage against real estate; or the determination of the priorities of liens or claims against such real estate or personal property.   4. Service is perfected under subsection 2 or 3 at the earliest of:   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.   5. A foreign corporation may also be served in any other manner permitted by law.  89 Acts, ch 288, §170; 97 Acts, ch 171, §16; 2011 Acts, ch 56, §1, 2  Referred to in §490.1531, 490.1532
IA Code § 490.1520 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1520 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.

490.1520 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 must 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 transact 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 under subsection 2.  89 Acts, ch 288, §171; 96 Acts, ch 1170, §18  Referred to in §490.1510
IA Code § 490.1523 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1523 - Transfer of authority.

490.1523 Transfer of authority.   1. A foreign business corporation authorized to transact business in this state that converts to a foreign nonprofit corporation or to any form of foreign unincorporated entity that is required to obtain a certificate of authority or make a similar type of filing with the secretary of state if it transacts business in this state shall file with the secretary of state an application for transfer of authority signed by any officer or other duly authorized representative. The application shall set forth all of the following:   a. The name of the corporation.   b. The type of unincorporated entity to which it has been converted and the jurisdiction whose laws govern its internal affairs.   c. Any other information that would be required in a filing under the laws of this state by an unincorporated entity of the type the corporation has become seeking authority to transact business in this state.   2. The application for transfer of authority shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing and shall take effect at the effective time provided in section 490.123.   3. Upon the effectiveness of the application for transfer of authority, the authority of the corporation under this chapter to transact business in this state shall be transferred without interruption to the converted entity which shall thereafter hold such authority subject to the provisions of the laws of this state applicable to that type of unincorporated entity.  2013 Acts, ch 31, §73, 82
IA Code § 490.1530 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1530 - Grounds for revocation.

490.1530 Grounds for revocation.   The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under section 490.1531 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if:   1. The foreign corporation does not deliver its biennial report to the secretary of state in a form that meets the requirements of section 490.1622 within sixty days after it is due.   2. The foreign corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for sixty days or more.   3. The foreign corporation does not inform the secretary of state under section 490.1508 or 490.1509 that its registered agent or registered office has changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued within sixty days of the change, resignation, or discontinuance.   4. An incorporator, director, officer, or agent of the foreign corporation signed a document that person knew was false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing.   5. 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.  89 Acts, ch 288, §172; 90 Acts, ch 1205, §27; 96 Acts, ch 1170, §19; 97 Acts, ch 171, §17  Referred to in §490.1531
IA Code § 490.1531 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1531 - Procedure for and effect of revocation.

490.1531 Procedure for and effect of revocation.   1. If the secretary of state determines that one or more grounds exist under section 490.1530 for revocation of a certificate of authority, the secretary of state shall serve the foreign corporation with written notice of the secretary’s determination under section 490.1510.   2. If the foreign corporation does not correct each ground for revocation or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the secretary of state that each ground determined by the secretary of state does not exist within sixty days after service of the notice is perfected under section 490.1510, 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 490.1510.   3. 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.   4. 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 which 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 communication received from the corporation stating the current mailing address of its principal office, or, if none is on file, in its application for a certificate of authority.   5. Revocation of a foreign corporation’s certificate of authority does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation.  89 Acts, ch 288, §173; 97 Acts, ch 171, §18  Referred to in §490.1510, 490.1530
IA Code § 490.1532 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1532 - Appeal from revocation.

490.1532 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 service of the certificate of revocation is perfected under section 490.1510. The foreign corporation appeals by petitioning the court 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.  89 Acts, ch 288, §174
IA Code § 490.1533 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1533 - Reserved.

490.1533 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1534 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1534 - Reserved.

490.1534 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1535 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1535 - Reserved.

490.1535 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1536 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1536 - Reserved.

490.1536 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1537 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1537 - Reserved.

490.1537 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1538 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1538 - Reserved.

490.1538 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1539 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1539 - Reserved.

490.1539 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1540 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1540 - Reserved.

490.1540 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1541 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1541 - Reserved.

490.1541 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1542 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1542 - Reserved.

490.1542 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1543 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1543 - Reserved.

490.1543 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1544 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1544 - Reserved.

490.1544 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1545 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1545 - Reserved.

490.1545 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1546 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1546 - Reserved.

490.1546 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1547 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1547 - Reserved.

490.1547 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1548 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1548 - Reserved.

490.1548 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1549 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1549 - Reserved.

490.1549 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1550 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1550 - Reserved.

490.1550 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1551 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1551 - Reserved.

490.1551 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1552 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1552 - Reserved.

490.1552 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1553 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1553 - Reserved.

490.1553 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1554 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1554 - Reserved.

490.1554 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1555 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1555 - Reserved.

490.1555 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1556 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1556 - Reserved.

490.1556 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1557 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1557 - Reserved.

490.1557 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1558 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1558 - Reserved.

490.1558 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1559 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1559 - Reserved.

490.1559 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1560 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1560 - Reserved.

490.1560 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1561 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1561 - Reserved.

490.1561 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1562 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1562 - Reserved.

490.1562 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1563 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1563 - Reserved.

490.1563 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1564 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1564 - Reserved.

490.1564 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1565 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1565 - Reserved.

490.1565 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1566 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1566 - Reserved.

490.1566 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1567 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1567 - Reserved.

490.1567 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1568 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1568 - Reserved.

490.1568 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1569 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1569 - Reserved.

490.1569 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1570 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1570 - Reserved.

490.1570 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1571 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1571 - Reserved.

490.1571 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 490.1572 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 490 - BUSINESS CORPORATIONS|Section 490.1572 - Reserved.

490.1572 Reserved. Reserved.