Iowa Code § 489.117
Resignation of registered agent
Redline — January 1, 2012 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2012
1. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees when documents described in this subsection are delivered to the secretary’s office for filing:
a. Certificate of organization $ 50
b. Application for use of
indistinguishable name $ 10
c. Application for reserved name $ 10
d. Notice of transfer of reserved name $ 10
e. Statement of change of registered
agent or registered office or both No fee
f. Registered agent’s statement of
change of registered office for each
affected limited liability company No fee
g. Registered agent’s statement
of resignation No fee
h. Amendment to certificate of
organization $ 50
i. Restatement of certificate of
organization with amendment
of certificate $ 50
j. Articles of merger $ 50
k. Statement of dissolution $ 5
l. Declaration of administrative
dissolution No fee
m. Application for reinstatement
following administrative dissolution $ 5
n. Certificate of reinstatement No fee
o. Application for certificate
of authority $100
p. Application for amended
certificate of authority $100
q. Statement of cancellation $ 10
r. Certificate of revocation
of authority to transact business No fee
s. Statement of correction $ 5
t. Application for certificate of
existence or authorization $ 5
u. Any other document required or
permitted to be filed by this chapter $ 5
2. The secretary of state shall collect a fee of five dollars each time process is served on the secretary under this chapter. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover this fee as costs if the party prevails in the proceeding.
3. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign limited liability company:
a. One dollar a page for copying.
b. Five dollars for the certificate.
4. The secretary of state may impose, assess, and collect a filing fee as a condition to accepting a biennial report as provided in section 489.209.
Referred to in
1. A registered agent may resign as an agent for a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of resignation that states all of the following:
a. The name of the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company.
b. The name of the agent.
c. That the agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company.
d. The address of the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company to which the agent will send the notice required by subsection 3.
2. A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of the following:
a. The thirty-first day after the day on which it is filed with the secretary of state.
b. The designation of a new registered agent for the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company.
3. A registered agent promptly shall furnish to the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company notice in a record of the date on which a statement of resignation was filed.
4. When a statement of resignation takes effect, the registered agent ceases to have responsibility under this chapter for any matter thereafter tendered to it as agent for the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company. The resignation does not affect any contractual rights the company or foreign company has against the agent or that the agent has against the company or foreign company.
5. A registered agent may resign with respect to a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company whether or not the company or foreign company is in good standing.
C2009, §489.115
C2024, §489.117
Former §489.117 transferred to §489.122;
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.