Iowa Code 504.1613 – Biennial report for secretary of state
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 504.1613
- board of directors: means the board of directors of a corporation except that no person or group of persons are the board of directors because of powers delegated to that person or group pursuant to section 504. See Iowa Code 504.141
- 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.
- Corporation: means a public benefit, mutual benefit, or religious corporation. See Iowa Code 504.141
- Domestic corporation: means a corporation. See Iowa Code 504.141
- filing: means filed in the office of the secretary of state. See Iowa Code 504.141
- 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 corporation: means a corporation organized under laws other than the laws of this state which would be a nonprofit corporation if formed under the laws of this state. See Iowa Code 504.141
- Member: means a person who on more than one occasion, pursuant to the provisions of a corporation's articles or bylaws, has a right to vote for the election of a director or directors of a corporation, irrespective of how a member is defined in the articles or bylaws of the corporation. See Iowa Code 504.141
- Person: includes any individual or entity. See Iowa Code 504.141
- Principal office: means the office in or out of this state so designated in the biennial report filed pursuant to section 504. See Iowa Code 504.141
- Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under section 504. See Iowa Code 504.141
- 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
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
504.1613 Biennial report for secretary of state.
1. Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a biennial report on a form prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state that sets forth all of the following:
a. The name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.
b. The address of the corporation’s registered office and the name of the corporation’s registered agent at that office in this state, together with the consent of any new registered agent.
c. The address of the corporation’s principal office.
d. The names and addresses of the president, secretary, treasurer, and one member of the board of directors.
e. Whether or not the corporation has members.
2. The information in the biennial report must be current on the date the biennial report is executed on behalf of the corporation.
3. The first biennial report shall be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the first odd-numbered year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business. Subsequent biennial reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the following odd-numbered calendar years.
4. a. If a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to the corporation for correction.
b. A filing fee for the biennial report shall be determined by the secretary of state.
c. For purposes of this section, each biennial report shall contain information related to the two-year period immediately preceding the calendar year in which the report is filed.
5. The secretary of state may provide for the change of registered office or registered agent on the form prescribed by the secretary of state for the biennial report, provided that the form contains the information required in § 504.502 or 504.503. If the secretary of state determines that a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section but otherwise meets the requirements of § 504.502 or 504.503 for the purpose of changing the registered office or registered agent, the secretary of state shall file the statement of change of registered office or registered agent, effective as provided in § 504.114, before returning the biennial report to the corporation as provided in this section. A statement of change of registered office or agent pursuant to this subsection shall be executed by a person authorized to execute the biennial report.
2004 Acts, ch 1049, §175, 192
Referred to in §497.22, 498.24, 499.49, 504.111, 504.116, 504.119, 504.141, 504.504, 504.1421, 504.1508, 504.1510, 504.1531, 504.1601
1. Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a biennial report on a form prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state that sets forth all of the following:
a. The name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated.
b. The address of the corporation’s registered office and the name of the corporation’s registered agent at that office in this state, together with the consent of any new registered agent.
c. The address of the corporation’s principal office.
d. The names and addresses of the president, secretary, treasurer, and one member of the board of directors.
e. Whether or not the corporation has members.
2. The information in the biennial report must be current on the date the biennial report is executed on behalf of the corporation.
3. The first biennial report shall be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the first odd-numbered year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business. Subsequent biennial reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the following odd-numbered calendar years.
4. a. If a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to the corporation for correction.
b. A filing fee for the biennial report shall be determined by the secretary of state.
c. For purposes of this section, each biennial report shall contain information related to the two-year period immediately preceding the calendar year in which the report is filed.
5. The secretary of state may provide for the change of registered office or registered agent on the form prescribed by the secretary of state for the biennial report, provided that the form contains the information required in § 504.502 or 504.503. If the secretary of state determines that a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section but otherwise meets the requirements of § 504.502 or 504.503 for the purpose of changing the registered office or registered agent, the secretary of state shall file the statement of change of registered office or registered agent, effective as provided in § 504.114, before returning the biennial report to the corporation as provided in this section. A statement of change of registered office or agent pursuant to this subsection shall be executed by a person authorized to execute the biennial report.
2004 Acts, ch 1049, §175, 192
Referred to in §497.22, 498.24, 499.49, 504.111, 504.116, 504.119, 504.141, 504.504, 504.1421, 504.1508, 504.1510, 504.1531, 504.1601