Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 721 - Secretary of State › Division IV - Corporations › Chapter 40 - Corporations › Rule 721-40.1 - Filing of Documents

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Documents pertaining to profit corporations, nonprofit corporations,
											  limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and cooperative associations shall be delivered for filing
											  to the office of Secretary of State, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.
(1) A copy of a signature, however made, is acceptable with regard to
										documents delivered to the secretary of state for filing pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 490.
(2) A document pertaining to a profit corporation, a nonprofit corporation,
										a limited liability company, a limited partnership, or a cooperative association delivered to the secretary
										of state for filing must be captioned to describe the record's purpose and be in a medium permitted by the
										secretary of state.
(3) A document submitted for same-day
										preclearance service as provided in Iowa Code chapter 9 may be delivered by fax or in person. Preclearance
										service speed is not guaranteed on a document delivered by any other method.
(4) Where the secretary of state prescribes and furnishes a form for the
										filing of a document pertaining to a profit corporation, a nonprofit corporation, a limited liability
										company, a limited partnership, or a cooperative association, the secretary requires the use of that form as
										permitted by Iowa law.
(5) A document pertaining to a profit
										corporation, a nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company, a limited partnership, or a cooperative
										association delivered to the secretary of state for filing may be delivered by fax to
										(515)242-5953.
(6) A document delivered by fax may be delivered
										at any time of day. The date and time of receipt printed on the document by the fax machine constitutes the
										date and time endorsement required by Iowa Code section 490.125(2).
(7) A document delivered by fax shall be printed on paper measuring
										8½ by 11", unless a copy of a larger document, reduced to 8½ by 11" paper, is acceptable to the
										filing party. The document received by the secretary of state via fax shall constitute the copy that is filed
										and returned to the corporation pursuant to Iowa Code section 490.125(2).
(8) A document delivered by fax shall be accompanied by a cover sheet that
										provides the name, address, and telephone number of the filing party, and instructions as to the manner by
										which the filing fee will be paid. The filing fee may be billed to an account maintained by the filing party
										pursuant to rule 721-2.3 (9,631). The filing fee may be paid by any other means authorized by the secretary of
										state.
(9) A document delivered by fax for filing may be rejected
										if the print quality of the document is deemed by agency personnel to be unacceptable for scanning purposes.
										The secretary of state will notify the filing party by telephone, email, or regular mail of the rejection of
										a document pursuant to this subrule. The secretary of state will accept for filing the original copy of the
										document, effective on the date of the transmission by fax, if the original document is received in the
										office of the secretary of state within ten days of date of the notification of the rejection.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 9 and
											  490.