Iowa Code 489.115 – Registered agent
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1. Each limited liability company and each registered foreign limited liability company shall designate and maintain a registered agent in this state. The designation of a registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company that the agent has consented to serve.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 489.115
- Certificate of organization: means the certificate required by section 489. See Iowa Code 489.102
- Foreign limited liability company: means an unincorporated entity formed under the law of a jurisdiction other than this state which would be a limited liability company if formed under the law of this state. See Iowa Code 489.102
- Registered agent: means an agent of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company which is authorized to receive service of any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the company. See Iowa Code 489.102
- Registered foreign limited liability company: means a foreign limited liability company that is registered to do business in this state pursuant to a statement of registration filed by the secretary of state. See Iowa Code 489.102
- 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 489.102
2. A registered agent for a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company must have a place of business in this state.
3. The only duties under this chapter of a registered agent that has complied with this chapter are as follows:
a. To forward to the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company any process, notice, or demand pertaining to the company or foreign company which is served on or received by the agent.
b. If the registered agent resigns, to provide the notice required by section 489.117, subsection 3, to the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company.
c. To keep current the information with respect to the agent in the certificate of organization or foreign registration statement.