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Iowa Code Title XII. Business Entities [Chs. 486-504C] § 501B.11. Appointment of agent to receive service of process

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

1. An unincorporated nonprofit association may file in the office of the secretary of state a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process.

2. A statement appointing an agent must set forth all of the following:

a. The name of the unincorporated nonprofit association.

b. The name of the person in this state authorized to receive service of process and the person's address, including the street address, in this state.

3. A statement appointing an agent must be signed and acknowledged by a person authorized to manage the affairs of the unincorporated nonprofit association and by the person appointed as the agent. By signing and acknowledging the statement the person becomes the agent.

4. a. An amendment to or cancellation of a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process must meet the requirements for executing an original statement. An agent may resign by filing a resignation in the office of the secretary of state and giving notice to the association.

b. A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of the following:

(1) 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the day on which it is filed with the secretary of state.

(2) The designation of a new registered agent for the association.

5. The secretary of state may collect a fee for filing a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process, an amendment, a cancellation, or a resignation in the amount charged for filing similar documents.

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