Iowa Code Title XII. Business Entities [Chs. 486-504C] § 489.210. Duty of secretary of state to file--review of refusal to file--delivery of record by secretary of state

1. The secretary of state shall file a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing which satisfies this chapter. The duty of the secretary of state under this section is ministerial.

2. When the secretary of state files a record, the secretary of state shall record it as filed on the date and at the time of its delivery. After filing a record, the secretary of state shall deliver to the person that submitted the record a copy of the record with an acknowledgment of the date and time of filing and, in the case of a statement of denial, also to the limited liability company to which the statement pertains.

3. If the secretary of state refuses to file a record, the secretary of state shall, not later than fifteen business days after the record is delivered, do all of the following:

4. If the secretary of state refuses to file a record, the person that submitted the record may petition the district court of Polk county to compel filing of the record. The record and the explanation of the secretary of state of the refusal to file must be attached to the petition. The court may decide the matter in a summary proceeding. If the court orders the record to be filed, the court may order it filed with an effective date that is the date on which it was submitted to the secretary of state for filing.

5. The filing of or refusal to file a record does not do any of the following:

6. Except as otherwise provided by section 489.116 or by law other than this chapter, the secretary of state may deliver any record to a person by delivering it by any of the following: