Iowa Code 499.73 – Change of registered office or registered agent
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1. An association may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth all of the following:
a. The name of the association.
b. The street address of its current registered office.
c. If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered office.
d. The name of its current registered agent.
e. If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent and the new agent’s written consent, either on the statement or attached to it, to the appointment.
f. That after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 499.73
- Association: means a corporation formed under this chapter. See Iowa Code 499.2
- 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
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- 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. If a registered agent changes the street address of the registered agent’s business office, the registered agent may change the street address of the registered office of any association for which the person is the registered agent by notifying the association in writing of the change and signing, either manually or in facsimile, and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 and recites that the association has been notified of the change.
3. If a registered agent changes the registered agent’s business address to another place, the registered agent may change the business address and the address of the registered agent by filing a statement as required in subsection 2 for each association, or a single statement for all associations named in the notice, except that it need be signed only by the registered agent or agents and need not be responsive to subsection 1, paragraph “e”, and must recite that a copy of the statement has been mailed to each association named in the notice.
4. An association may also appoint or change its registered office or registered agent in its biennial report.