Iowa Code 488.905 – Noncomplying name of foreign limited partnership
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1. A foreign limited partnership whose name does not comply with section 488.108 shall not obtain a certificate of authority until it adopts, for the purpose of transacting business in this state, an alternate name that complies with section 488.108. A foreign limited partnership that adopts an alternate name under this subsection and then obtains a certificate of authority with the name need not also comply with chapter 547. After obtaining a certificate of authority with an alternate name, a foreign limited partnership shall transact business in this state under the name unless the foreign limited partnership is authorized under chapter 547 to transact business in this state under another name.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 488.905
- Foreign limited partnership: means a partnership formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than Iowa and required by those laws to have one or more general partners and one or more limited partners. See Iowa Code 488.102
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Iowa Code 488.102
2. If a foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in this state changes its name to one that does not comply with section 488.108, it shall not thereafter transact business in this state until it complies with subsection 1 and obtains an amended certificate of authority.