Iowa Code § 489.116
Change of registered agent or address for registered agent by limited liability company
Redline — January 1, 2012 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2012
1. A limited liability company’s or foreign limited liability company’s registered agent is the company’s agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the company.
1. A limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company may change its registered agent or the address of its registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that states all of the following:
2. If a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company has no registered agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the company may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the company at its principal office. Service is perfected under this subsection at the earliest of any of the following:
a. The date the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company receives the mail.
a. The name of the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company.
b. The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the company.
c. Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.
3. A limited liability company or foreign limited liability company may be served pursuant to this section, as provided in another provision of this chapter, or as provided in sections 617.3 through 617.6, unless the manner of service is otherwise specifically provided for by another provision of law.
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b. The information that is to be in effect as a result of the filing of the statement of change.
2. The members or managers of a limited liability company need not approve the delivery to the secretary of state for filing of any of the following:
a. A statement of change under this section.
b. A similar filing changing the registered agent or address of the registered agent, if any, of the limited liability company in any other jurisdiction.
3. A statement of change under this section designating a new registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company that the agent has consented to serve.
4. As an alternative to using the procedure in this section, a limited liability company may amend its certificate of organization.
5. Subject to section 489.205, subsection 3, a statement of change is effective when filed by the secretary of state.
C2009, §489.114
C2024, §489.116
Former §489.116 transferred to §489.119;
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.