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IA Code § 488.113 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.113 - Dual capacity.

488.113 Dual capacity.   A person may be both a general partner and a limited partner. A person that is both a general and limited partner has the rights, powers, duties, and obligations provided by this chapter and the partnership agreement in each of those capacities. When the person acts as a general partner, the person is subject to the obligations, duties, and restrictions under this chapter and the partnership agreement for general partners. When the person acts as a limited partner, the person is subject to the obligations, duties, and restrictions under this chapter and the partnership agreement for limited partners.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §13, 118
IA Code § 488.114 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.114 - Registered office and registered agent for service of process.

488.114 Registered office and registered agent for service of process.   1. A limited partnership shall designate and continuously maintain in this state both of the following:   a. A registered office, which need not be a place of its activity in this state.   b. A registered agent for service of process.   2. A foreign limited partnership shall designate and continuously maintain in this state a registered agent for service of process.   3. A registered agent for service of process of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership must be an individual who is a resident of Iowa or other person authorized to do business in this state.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §14, 118; 2016 Acts, ch 1097, §4  Referred to in §488.102, 488.802, 488.803, 488.807A, 488.906
IA Code § 488.115 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.115 - Change of registered office or registered agent for service of process.

488.115 Change of registered office or registered agent for service of process.   1. In order to change its registered office, registered agent for service of process, or the address of its registered agent for service of process, a limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change containing all of the following:   a. The name of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership.   b. The street and mailing address of its current registered office.   c. If the current registered office is to be changed, the street and mailing address of the new registered office.   d. The name and street and mailing address of its current registered agent for service of process.   e. If the current registered agent for service of process or an address of the agent is to be changed, the new information.   2. Subject to section 488.206, subsection 3, a statement of change is effective when filed by the secretary of state.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §15, 118; 2016 Acts, ch 1097, §5  Referred to in §488.202, 488.208, 488.210, 488.906
IA Code § 488.116 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.116 - Resignation of registered agent for service of process.

488.116 Resignation of registered agent for service of process.   1. In order to resign as a registered agent for service of process of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership, the agent must deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of resignation containing the name of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership.   2. After receiving a statement of resignation, the secretary of state shall file it and mail a copy to the registered office of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership and another copy to the principal office if the address of the office appears in the records of the secretary of state and is different from the address of the registered 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 day on which it is filed with the secretary of state.   b. The designation of a new registered agent for the limited partnership.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §16, 118; 2016 Acts, ch 1097, §6; 2020 Acts, ch 1058, §2  Referred to in §488.206  Subsection 3 amended
IA Code § 488.117 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.117 - Service of process.

488.117 Service of process.   1. A registered agent for service of process appointed by a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership is a registered agent of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership for service of any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership.   2. If a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership does not appoint or maintain a registered agent for service of process in this state or the registered agent for service of process cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered agent’s address, the secretary of state is an agent of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership upon whom process, notice, or demand may be served.   3. Service of any process, notice, or demand on the secretary of state may be made by delivering to and leaving with the secretary of state duplicate copies of the process, notice, or demand. If a process, notice, or demand is served on the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall forward one of the copies by certified mail or restricted certified mail to the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership at its registered office.   4. Service is effected under subsection 3 at the earliest of any of the following:   a. The date the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership receives the process, notice, or demand.   b. The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership.   c. Five days after the process, notice, or demand is deposited in the mail, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.   5. The secretary of state shall keep a record of each process, notice, and demand served pursuant to this section and record the time of, and the action taken regarding, the service.   6. This section does not affect the right to serve process, notice, or demand in any other manner provided by law.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §17, 118; 2016 Acts, ch 1097, §7  Referred to in §488.1105, 488.1109
IA Code § 488.117A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.117A - Fees.

488.117A Fees.   1. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered to the secretary’s office for filing:   a. Certificate of limited partnership $100   b. Application for registration of foreign   limited partnership and for issuance of a   certificate of registration to transact business   in this state $100   c. Amendment to certificate of limited   partnership $100   d. Amendment to application for   registration of foreign limited partnership $100   e. Cancellation of certificate of limited   partnership $ 20   f. Cancellation of registration of foreign   limited partnership $ 20   g. A consent required to be filed under  this chapter $ 20   h. Application to reserve a limited   partnership name $ 10   i. A notice of transfer of reservation of   name $ 10   j. Articles of correction $ 5   k. Application for certificate of existence   or registration $ 5   l. A statement of dissociation $ 20   m. A statement of dissolution $ 20   n. A statement of termination $ 20   o. A statement of change $ 20   p. Any other document required or   permitted to be filed $ 5   2. The secretary of state shall collect a fee of five dollars each time process is served on the secretary under this chapter. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover this fee as costs if the party prevails in the proceeding.   3. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership:   a. One dollar per page for copying.   b. Five dollars for certification.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §107, 118  C2005, §488.1206  2019 Acts, ch 24, §104  C2020, §488.117A
IA Code § 488.118 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.118 - Consent and proxies of partners.

488.118 Consent and proxies of partners.   Action requiring the consent of partners under this chapter may be taken without a meeting, and a partner may appoint a proxy to consent or otherwise act for the partner by signing an appointment record, either personally or by the partner’s attorney in fact.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §18, 118
IA Code § 488.201 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.201 - Formation of limited partnership — certificate of limited partnership.

488.201 Formation of limited partnership — certificate of limited partnership.   1. In order for a limited partnership to be formed, a certificate of limited partnership must be delivered to the secretary of state for filing. The certificate must state all of the following:   a. The name of the limited partnership, which must comply with section 488.108.   b. The street and mailing address of the initial registered office and the name and street and mailing address of the initial registered agent for service of process.   c. The name and the street and mailing address of each general partner.   d. Whether the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership.   e. Any additional information required by article 11.   2. A certificate of limited partnership may also contain any other matters but shall not vary or otherwise affect the provisions specified in section 488.110, subsection 2, in a manner inconsistent with that subsection.   3. If there has been substantial compliance with subsection 1, subject to section 488.206, subsection 3, a limited partnership is formed when the secretary of state files the certificate of limited partnership. The secretary of state’s filing of the certificate is conclusive proof that all conditions precedent to formation of the limited partnership have been satisfied except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the certificate or involuntarily dissolve the limited partnership.   4. Subject to subsection 2, if any provision of a partnership agreement is inconsistent with the filed certificate of limited partnership or with a filed statement of dissociation, termination, or change or filed articles of conversion or merger, all of the following apply:   a. The partnership agreement prevails as to partners and transferees.   b. The filed certificate of limited partnership, statement of dissociation, termination, or change or articles of conversion or merger prevail as to persons, other than partners and transferees, that reasonably rely on the filed record to their detriment.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §19, 118; 2016 Acts, ch 1097, §8  Referred to in §488.102, 488.1104, 488.1204, 633A.4606
IA Code § 488.202 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.202 - Amendment or restatement of certificate.

488.202 Amendment or restatement of certificate.   1. In order to amend its certificate of limited partnership, a limited partnership must deliver to the secretary of state for filing an amendment or, pursuant to article 11, articles of merger stating all of the following:   a. The name of the limited partnership.   b. The date of filing of its initial certificate.   c. The changes the amendment makes to the certificate as most recently amended or restated.   2. A limited partnership shall promptly deliver to the secretary of state for filing an amendment to a certificate of limited partnership to reflect any of the following:   a. The admission of a new general partner.   b. The dissociation of a person as a general partner.   c. The appointment of a person to wind up the limited partnership’s activities under section 488.803, subsection 3 or 4.   3. A general partner that knows that any information in a filed certificate of limited partnership was false when the certificate was filed or has become false due to changed circumstances shall promptly do at least one of the following:   a. Cause the certificate to be amended.   b. If appropriate, deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change pursuant to section 488.115 or a statement of correction pursuant to section 488.207.   4. A certificate of limited partnership may be amended at any time for any other proper purpose as determined by the limited partnership.   5. A restated certificate of limited partnership may be delivered to the secretary of state for filing in the same manner as an amendment.   6. Subject to section 488.206, subsection 3, an amendment or restated certificate is effective when filed by the secretary of state.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §20, 118; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §376  Referred to in §488.208
IA Code § 488.203 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.203 - Statement of termination.

488.203 Statement of termination.   A dissolved limited partnership that has completed winding up may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of termination that states all of the following:   1. The name of the limited partnership.   2. The date of filing of its initial certificate of limited partnership.   3. Any other information as determined by the general partners filing the statement or by a person appointed pursuant to section 488.803, subsection 3 or 4.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §21, 118  Referred to in §488.803
IA Code § 488.205 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.205 - Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.

488.205 Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.   1. If a person required by this chapter to sign a record or deliver a record to the secretary of state for filing does not do so, any other person that is aggrieved may petition the appropriate court to order any of the following:   a. The person to sign the record.   b. The person to deliver the record to the secretary of state for filing.   c. The secretary of state to file the record unsigned.   2. If the person aggrieved under subsection 1 is not the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership to which the record pertains, the aggrieved person shall make the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership a party to the action. A person aggrieved under subsection 1 may seek the remedies provided in subsection 1 in the same action in combination or in the alternative.   3. A record filed unsigned pursuant to this section is effective without being signed.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §23, 118  Referred to in §488.208
IA Code § 488.207 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.207 - Correcting filed record.

488.207 Correcting filed record.   1. A limited partnership or foreign limited partnership may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of correction to correct a record previously delivered by the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership to the secretary of state and filed by the secretary of state, if at the time of filing the record contained false or erroneous information or was defectively signed.   2. A statement of correction shall not state a delayed effective date and must do all of the following:   a. Describe the record to be corrected, including its filing date, or attach a copy of the record as filed.   b. Specify the incorrect information and the reason it is incorrect or the manner in which the signing was defective.   c. Correct the incorrect information or defective signature.   3. When filed by the secretary of state, a statement of correction is effective retroactively as of the effective date of the record the statement corrects, but the statement is effective when filed for the following:   a. For the purposes of section 488.103, subsections 3 and 4.   b. As to persons relying on the uncorrected record and adversely affected by the correction.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §25, 118  Referred to in §488.202, 488.206, 488.208
IA Code § 488.208 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.208 - Liability for false information in filed record — penalty.

488.208 Liability for false information in filed record — penalty.   1. If a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this chapter and filed by the secretary of state contains false information, a person that suffers loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from any or all of the following:   a. A person that signed the record, or caused another to sign it on the person’s behalf, and knew the information to be false at the time the record was signed.   b. A general partner that has notice that the information was false when the record was filed or has become false because of changed circumstances, if the general partner has notice for a reasonably sufficient time before the information is relied upon to enable the general partner to effect an amendment under section 488.202, file a petition pursuant to section 488.205, or deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change pursuant to section 488.115 or a statement of correction pursuant to section 488.207.   2. Signing a record authorized or required to be filed under this chapter that the signer knows to be false in material respect constitutes a serious misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §26, 118
IA Code § 488.209 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.209 - Certificate of existence or authorization.

488.209 Certificate of existence or authorization.   1. The secretary of state, upon request and payment of the requisite fee, shall furnish a certificate of existence for a limited partnership if the records filed in the office of the secretary of state show that the secretary of state has filed a certificate of limited partnership and has not filed a statement of termination. A certificate of existence must state all of the following:   a. The limited partnership’s name.   b. That it was duly formed under the laws of this state and the date of formation.   c. Whether all fees, taxes, and penalties under this chapter or other law due the secretary of state have been paid.   d. Whether the limited partnership’s most recent biennial report required by section 488.210 has been filed by the secretary of state.   e. Whether the secretary of state has administratively dissolved the limited partnership.   f. Whether the limited partnership’s certificate of limited partnership has been amended to state that the limited partnership is dissolved.   g. That a statement of termination has not been filed by the secretary of state.   h. Other facts of record in the office of the secretary of state which may be requested by the applicant.   2. The secretary of state, upon request and payment of the requisite fee, shall furnish a certificate of authorization for a foreign limited partnership if the records filed in the office of the secretary of state show that the secretary of state has filed a certificate of authority, has not revoked the certificate of authority, and has not filed a notice of cancellation. A certificate of authorization must state all of the following:   a. The foreign limited partnership’s name and any alternate name adopted under section 488.905, subsection 1, for use in this state.   b. That it is authorized to transact business in this state.   c. Whether all fees, taxes, and penalties under this chapter or other law due the secretary of state have been paid.   d. Whether the foreign limited partnership’s most recent biennial report required by section 488.210 has been filed by the secretary of state.   e. That the secretary of state has not revoked its certificate of authority and has not filed a notice of cancellation.   f. Other facts of record in the office of the secretary of state which may be requested by the applicant.   3. Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or authorization issued by the secretary of state may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §27, 118; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §377, 378
IA Code § 488.210 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.210 - Biennial report for secretary of state.

488.210 Biennial report for secretary of state.   1. A limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in this state shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a biennial report that states all of the following:   a. The name of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership.   b. The street and mailing address of its registered office and the name and street and mailing address of its registered agent for service of process in this state.   c. In the case of a limited partnership, the street and mailing address of its principal office.   d. In the case of a foreign limited partnership, the state or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is formed and any alternate name adopted under section 488.905, subsection 1.   2. Information in a biennial report must be current as of the date the biennial report is delivered to the secretary of state for filing.   3. If a biennial report does not contain the information required in subsection 1, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting limited partnership or foreign limited partnership and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required in subsection 1 and delivered to the secretary of state within thirty days after the effective date of the notice, it is timely delivered.   4. If a filed biennial report contains an address of a registered office or the name or address of a registered agent for service of process which differs from the information shown in the records of the secretary of state immediately before the filing, the differing information in the biennial report is considered a statement of change under section 488.115.   5. 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 limited partnership was formed or a foreign limited partnership 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. A filing fee for the biennial report shall be determined by the secretary of state. 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.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §28, 118; 2016 Acts, ch 1097, §9, 10  Referred to in §488.111, 488.209, 488.906
IA Code § 488.301 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES|Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT|Section 488.301 - Becoming limited partner.

488.301 Becoming limited partner.   A person becomes a limited partner according to any of the following:   1. As provided in the partnership agreement.   2. As the result of a conversion or merger under article 11.   3. With the consent of all the partners.  2004 Acts, ch 1021, §29, 118  Referred to in §488.102