1. a. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish on request any of the following forms:

 (1) An application for a certificate of existence or certificate of registration.
 (2) A foreign corporation‘s registration statement.
 (3) A foreign corporation’s statement of withdrawal.
 (4) A foreign corporation’s transfer of registration statement.
 (5) The biennial report required by section 490.1621.
 b. If the secretary of state so requires, use of the forms provided in paragraph “a” is mandatory.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 490.121

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under section 490. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed pursuant to this chapter but their use is not mandatory.