1. A foreign limited liability company whose name does not comply with section 489.112 shall not register to do business in this state until it adopts, for the purpose of doing business in this state, an alternate name that complies with section 489.112 by filing a foreign registration statement under section 489.903, or if applicable, a transfer of registration statement under section 489.910, setting forth that alternate name. After registering to do business in this state with an alternate name, a foreign limited liability company shall do business in this state under any of the following:

 a. The alternate name.
 b. The foreign limited liability company’s name, with the addition of its jurisdiction of formation.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 489.906

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Transfer: includes any of the following:
 2. If a registered foreign limited liability company changes its name after registration to a name that does not comply with section 489.112, it shall not do business in this state until it complies with subsection 1 by amending its registration statement to adopt an alternate name that complies with section 489.112.