Iowa Code 501B.11 – Appointment of agent to receive service of process
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1. An unincorporated nonprofit association may file in the office of the secretary of state a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 501B.11
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- association: means an unincorporated organization consisting of two or more members joined under an agreement that is oral, in a record, or implied from conduct, for one or more common, nonprofit purposes. See Iowa Code 501B.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 an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory entity trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, cooperative, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Iowa Code 501B.2
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Iowa Code 501B.2
2. A statement appointing an agent must set forth all of the following:
a. The name of the unincorporated nonprofit association.
b. The name of the person in this state authorized to receive service of process and the person’s address, including the street address, in this state.
3. A statement appointing an agent must be signed and acknowledged by a person authorized to manage the affairs of the unincorporated nonprofit association and by the person appointed as the agent. By signing and acknowledging the statement the person becomes the agent.
4. a. An amendment to or cancellation of a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process must meet the requirements for executing an original statement. An agent may resign by filing a resignation in the office of the secretary of state and giving notice to the association.
b. A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of the following:
(1) 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the day on which it is filed with the secretary of state.
(2) The designation of a new registered agent for the association.
5. The secretary of state may collect a fee for filing a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process, an amendment, a cancellation, or a resignation in the amount charged for filing similar documents.