Iowa Code § 489.113
Reservation of name
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2012
A limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company that has a certificate of authority under section 489.802 shall designate and continuously maintain in this state all of the following:
1. A registered office, which need not be a place of its activity in this state.
2. A registered agent for service of process who may be any of the following:
a. An individual who resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office.
b. A domestic corporation, limited liability company, or not-for-profit domestic corporation whose business office is identical with the registered office.
c. A foreign corporation, foreign limited liability company, or not-for-profit foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is identical with the registered office.
Referred to in
1. A person may reserve the exclusive use of a name that complies with section 489.112 by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application must state the name and address of the applicant and the name to be reserved. If the secretary of state finds that the name is available, the secretary of state shall reserve the name for the applicant’s exclusive use for one hundred twenty days.
2. The owner of a reserved name may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the secretary of state a signed notice in a record of the transfer which states the name and address of the person to which the reservation is being transferred.
C2009, §489.109
C2024, §489.113
Former §489.113 repealed effective January 1, 2024, by
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