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IA Code § 499.69 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 499.69 - Foreign and domestic mergers or consolidations.

499.69 Foreign and domestic mergers or consolidations.   1. One or more foreign cooperative associations and one or more domestic cooperative associations may be merged or consolidated in the following manner, if such merger or consolidation is permitted by the laws of the state under which each foreign cooperative association is organized:   a. Each domestic cooperative association shall comply with the provisions of this subchapter with respect to the merger or consolidation of domestic cooperative associations, and each foreign cooperative association shall comply with the applicable provisions of the laws of the state under which it is organized.   b. If the surviving or new association is to be governed by the laws of any state other than this state, it shall comply with the provisions of the laws of this state with respect to the qualifications of foreign cooperative associations if it is to transact business in this state, and in every case it shall file with the secretary of state of this state:   (1) An agreement that it may be served with process in this state in any proceeding for the enforcement of any obligation of any domestic cooperative association which is a party to the merger or consolidation, and in any proceeding for the enforcement of the rights of a dissenting shareholder of any such domestic cooperative association, against the surviving or new association.   (2) An irrevocable appointment of the secretary of state of this state as its agent to accept service of process in any proceeding.   (3) An agreement that it will promptly pay to the dissenting shareholders of any domestic cooperative association the amount to which they are entitled under the provisions of this subchapter with respect to the rights of dissenters.   2. The effect of such merger or consolidation shall be the same as the effect of the merger or consolidation of domestic cooperative associations, if the surviving or new association is to be governed by the laws of this state. If the surviving or new association is to be governed by the laws of any other state, the effect of merger or consolidation shall be the same as in the case of the merger or consolidation of domestic cooperative associations, except as the laws of the other state otherwise provide.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499.69]  2012 Acts, ch 1023, §96; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143  Referred to in §499.69A
IA Code § 499.70 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 499.70 - Abandonment before filing.

499.70 Abandonment before filing.   At any time prior to the filing of the articles of merger or consolidation, the merger or consolidation may be abandoned pursuant to provisions set forth in the plan of merger or consolidation.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499.70]
IA Code § 499.71 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 499.71 - Other laws applicable.

499.71 Other laws applicable.   The provisions of this subchapter shall also apply to cooperative associations organized under chapters 497 and 498.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499.71]  2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
IA Code § 499.72 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 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
IA Code § 499.73 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 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
IA Code § 499.73A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 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
IA Code § 499.74 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 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  Subsection 3 amended
IA Code § 499.75 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 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  Referred to in §499.77, 499.78, 499.78A
IA Code § 499.76 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 499.76 - Grounds for administrative dissolution.

499.76 Grounds for administrative dissolution.   The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under section 499.77 to administratively dissolve an association if any of the following apply:   1. The association has not delivered a biennial report to the secretary of state in a form that meets the requirements of section 499.49, within sixty days after it is due.   2. The association is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for sixty days or more.   3. The association does not notify the secretary of state within sixty days that its registered agent or registered office has been changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued.   4. The association’s period of duration stated in its articles of incorporation expires.  93 Acts, ch 126, §23; 97 Acts, ch 171, §32; 2000 Acts, ch 1022, §11  Referred to in §499.77
IA Code § 499.77 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 499.77 - Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution.

499.77 Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution.   1. If the secretary of state determines that one or more grounds exist under section 499.76 for dissolving an association, the secretary of state shall serve the association by ordinary mail with written notice of the secretary of state’s determination pursuant to section 499.75.   2. If the association does not correct each ground for dissolution 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 pursuant to section 499.75, the secretary of state shall administratively dissolve the association by signing a certificate of dissolution that recites the ground or grounds for dissolution and its effective date. The secretary of state shall file the original of the certificate and serve a copy on the association pursuant to section 499.75.   3. An association administratively dissolved continues its existence but shall not carry on any business except that necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs and notify claimants.   4. The administrative dissolution of an association does not terminate the authority of its registered agent.  93 Acts, ch 126, §24  Referred to in §499.76, 499.78
IA Code § 499.78 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 499.78 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.

499.78 Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.   1. An association administratively dissolved under section 499.77 may apply to the secretary of state for reinstatement at any time after the effective date of dissolution. The application must meet all of the following requirements:   a. Recite the name of the association at its date of dissolution and the effective date of its administrative dissolution.   b. State that the ground or grounds for dissolution have been eliminated.   2. If the secretary of state determines that the application contains the information required by subsection 1 and that the information is correct, the secretary of state shall cancel the certificate of dissolution and prepare a certificate of reinstatement that recites the secretary of state’s determination and the effective date of reinstatement, file the original of the certificate, and serve a copy on the association pursuant to section 499.75.   3. When the reinstatement is effective, it relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution as if the administrative dissolution had never occurred.  93 Acts, ch 126, §25; 97 Acts, ch 171, §33; 2006 Acts, ch 1089, §41
IA Code § 499.78A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 499.78A - Appeal from denial of reinstatement.

499.78A Appeal from denial of reinstatement.   1. If the secretary of state denies an association’s application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution, the secretary of state shall serve the association pursuant to section 499.75 with a written notice that explains the reason or reasons for denial.   2. The association may appeal the denial of reinstatement to the district court within thirty days after service of the notice of denial is perfected. The association appeals by petitioning the court to set aside the dissolution and attaching to the petition copies of the secretary of state’s certificate of dissolution, the association’s application for reinstatement, and the secretary of state’s notice of denial.   3. The court may summarily order the secretary of state to reinstate the dissolved association or may take other action the court considers appropriate.   4. The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.  93 Acts, ch 126, §26
IA Code § 499.79 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 499.79 - Statement to estate of members and stockholders.

499.79 Statement to estate of members and stockholders.   1. The board of directors, upon receiving actual notice of the death of a member or stockholder, shall provide a statement to the administrator or executor of the member’s or stockholder’s estate, or to the attorney representing such estate. The statement shall describe agricultural products owned by the member or stockholder which are in the possession of the association.   2. This section shall not require an association to conduct a search of the status of its members or stockholders. The association shall exercise reasonable diligence in determining to whom the statement must be delivered. The statement shall be delivered to the administrator, executor, or attorney, within thirty days following a determination as to whom the statement must be delivered. A statement is not required to be prepared or delivered, if the association is not notified of the member’s or stockholder’s death within one year after the date of death, or by the date that the member’s or stockholder’s estate is closed, whichever is later.  91 Acts, ch 230, §3; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 499.80 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS|Section 499.80 - Member information.

499.80 Member information.   1. If a member of a cooperative association intends to distribute information to other members of a cooperative association and the member does not have a list of the members of the cooperative association, the member may request the board of directors to distribute the information for the member.   2. The board of directors shall adopt a policy which permits the distribution of materials or information to members of a cooperative association by request of a member when the purpose of the request concerns directly the action of the board of directors of the cooperative association.   3. The board of directors shall distribute for a member such material or information requested, provided that the board of directors may charge the member for the mailing costs incurred by the cooperative association in distributing the information.   4. Cooperative associations subject to regulation under chapter 476 are exempt from the provisions of this section.  92 Acts, ch 1147, §4; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
IA Code § 499A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499A - MULTIPLE HOUSING|Section 499A.1 - Articles.

499A.1 Articles.   1. Any two or more persons of full age, a majority of whom are citizens of the state, may organize themselves for the following or similar purposes: Ownership of residential, business property on a cooperative basis. A corporation or limited liability company is a person within the meaning of this chapter. The organizers shall adopt, and sign and acknowledge the articles of incorporation, stating the name by which the cooperative shall be known, the location of its principal place of business, its business or objects, the number of directors to conduct the cooperative’s business or objects, the names of the directors for the first year, the time of the cooperative’s annual meeting, the time of the annual meeting of its directors, and the manner in which the articles may be amended. The articles of incorporation shall be filed with the secretary of state who shall, if the secretary approves the articles, endorse the secretary of state’s approval on the articles, record the articles, and forward the articles to the county recorder of the county where the principal place of business is to be located, and there the articles shall be recorded, and upon recording be returned to the cooperative. The articles shall not be filed by the secretary of state until a filing fee of five dollars together with a recording fee of fifty cents per page is paid, and upon the payment of the fees and the approval of the articles by the secretary of state, the secretary shall issue to the cooperative a certificate of incorporation as a cooperative not for pecuniary profit. The county recorder shall collect recording fees pursuant to section 331.604 for articles forwarded for recording under this section.   2. Amendments to the articles shall be filed and receive approval as provided in this chapter for articles, and the fee for amendments shall be five dollars in each instance. An amendment is not effective until the amendment is approved and the fee is paid.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499A.1]  91 Acts, ch 30, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 27, §27; 2014 Acts, ch 1095, §1, 6
IA Code § 499A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499A - MULTIPLE HOUSING|Section 499A.2 - Powers — duration.

499A.2 Powers — duration.   Upon filing such articles the persons signing and acknowledging the same and their associates and successors shall become a body corporate with the name therein stated and shall have power:   1. To have perpetual succession by its name, unless a limited period of duration is stated in its articles of incorporation, or they are sooner dissolved by three-fourths vote of all the members thereof, or by act of the general assembly or by operations of law.   2. To sue and be sued in its corporate name.   3. To build and construct apartment houses or dwellings.   4. To purchase, take, receive, lease as lessee, take by gift, devise or bequest, or otherwise acquire, and to own, hold, use and otherwise deal in and with any real or personal property or any interest therein.   5. To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease as lessor, and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property and assets.   6. To make contracts and incur liabilities which may be appropriate to enable it to accomplish any or all of its purposes; to borrow money for its corporate purposes at such rates of interest as the cooperative may determine, to issue its notes, bonds and other obligations; and to secure any of its obligations by mortgage, pledge, or deed of trust of all or any of its property.   7. To elect or appoint officers and agents of the cooperative, and to define their duties and fix their compensation.   8. To make and alter bylaws not inconsistent with its articles of incorporation or with the laws of this state, for the administration and the regulation of the affairs of the cooperative.   9. To cease its cooperative activities and surrender its cooperative franchise.   10. To have and exercise all powers necessary or convenient to effect any or all of the purposes for which the cooperative is organized.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499A.2]  91 Acts, ch 30, §16
IA Code § 499A.2A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499A - MULTIPLE HOUSING|Section 499A.2A - Bylaws.

499A.2A Bylaws.   1. The initial bylaws of the cooperative shall be adopted by the cooperative’s board of directors. Prior to the admission of members to the cooperative, the power to alter, amend, or repeal the bylaws or adopt new bylaws is vested in the board of directors. Following the admission of members to the cooperative, the power to alter, amend, or repeal the bylaws or adopt new bylaws is vested in the members in accordance with the method set forth in the bylaws.   2. The bylaws may contain any provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the cooperative not inconsistent with law or the articles of incorporation. However, the bylaws must provide for:   a. The number of members of the board of directors and the term of the members.   b. The election of a president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary by the board of directors.   c. The qualifications, powers and duties, terms of office, and manner of electing and removing board members and officers and filling vacancies of such members.   d. The method of amending the bylaws.  91 Acts, ch 30, §7; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
IA Code § 499A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499A - MULTIPLE HOUSING|Section 499A.3 - Members.

499A.3 Members.   A cooperative shall have only one class of members. The designation of that class and the rights of the members of the class shall be set forth in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. The cooperative must issue membership certificates evidencing the ownership interest of each member of the cooperative.  [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499A.3]  91 Acts, ch 30, §2
IA Code § 499A.3A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 499A - MULTIPLE HOUSING|Section 499A.3A - Meetings of members.

499A.3A Meetings of members.   1. Meetings of members may be held at such places as may be provided in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, or as may be fixed from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the articles or the bylaws. In the absence of any such provision, all meetings shall be held at the registered office of the cooperative.   2. An annual meeting of the members shall be held at such time as may be provided in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. Failure to hold the annual meeting at the designated time shall not work a forfeiture or dissolution of the cooperative.   3. Special meetings of the members may be called by the president or by the board of directors. Special meetings of the members may also be called by such officers or persons, or by a number or proportion of members as may be provided in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. In the absence of a provision fixing the number or proportion of members entitled to call a meeting, a special meeting of members may be called by members having one-twentieth of the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting.  91 Acts, ch 30, §8; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127