Iowa Code 490.1501 – Governing law
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1. The law of the jurisdiction of formation of a foreign corporation governs all of the following:
a. The internal affairs of the foreign corporation.
b. The interest holder liability of its shareholders.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 490.1501
- 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
- Interest: means either or both of the following rights under the organic law governing an unincorporated entity:a. See Iowa Code 490.140
- 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.
- Jurisdiction of formation: means the state or country the law of which includes the organic law governing a domestic or foreign corporation or eligible entity. 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. A foreign corporation is not precluded from registering to do business in this state because of any difference between the law of the foreign corporation’s jurisdiction of formation and the law of this state.3. Registration of a foreign corporation to do business in this state does not permit the foreign corporation to engage in any business or affairs or exercise any power that a domestic corporation cannot lawfully engage in or exercise in this state.