Iowa Chapter 504 — Revised Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act
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- Iowa Code § 504.101— Short title
- Iowa Code § 504.102— Reservation of power to amend or repeal
- Iowa Code § 504.103— Limitation on requirements imposed on corporations
- Iowa Code § 504.111— Filing requirements
- Iowa Code § 504.111A— Secretary of state — extra services — surcharge
- Iowa Code § 504.112— Forms
- Iowa Code § 504.113— Filing, service, and copying fees
- Iowa Code § 504.114— Effective date of document
- Iowa Code § 504.115— Correcting filed document
- Iowa Code § 504.116— Filing duty of secretary of state
- Iowa Code § 504.117— Appeal from secretary of state’s refusal to file document
- Iowa Code § 504.118— Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
- Iowa Code § 504.119— Certificate of existence
- Iowa Code § 504.120— Penalty for signing false document
- Iowa Code § 504.131— Powers
- Iowa Code § 504.132— Secretary of state — internet site
- Iowa Code § 504.141— Chapter definitions
- Iowa Code § 504.142— Notice
- Iowa Code § 504.151— Judicial relief
- Iowa Code § 504.201— Incorporators
- Iowa Code § 504.202— Articles of incorporation
- Iowa Code § 504.203— Incorporation
- Iowa Code § 504.204— Liability for preincorporation transactions
- Iowa Code § 504.205— Organization of corporation
- Iowa Code § 504.206— Bylaws
- Iowa Code § 504.207— Emergency bylaws and powers
- Iowa Code § 504.208— Foreign-trade zone corporation
- Iowa Code § 504.301— Purposes
- Iowa Code § 504.302— General powers
- Iowa Code § 504.303— Emergency powers
- Iowa Code § 504.304— Ultra vires
- Iowa Code § 504.401— Corporate name
- Iowa Code § 504.402— Reserved name
- Iowa Code § 504.403— Registered name
- Iowa Code § 504.501— Registered office and registered agent
- Iowa Code § 504.502— Change of registered office or registered agent
- Iowa Code § 504.503— Resignation of registered agent
- Iowa Code § 504.504— Service on corporation
- Iowa Code § 504.601— Admission
- Iowa Code § 504.602— Consideration
- Iowa Code § 504.603— No requirement of members
- Iowa Code § 504.611— Differences in rights and obligations of members
- Iowa Code § 504.612— Transfers
- Iowa Code § 504.613— Member’s liability to third parties
- Iowa Code § 504.614— Member’s liability for dues, assessments, and fees
- Iowa Code § 504.615— Creditor’s action against member
- Iowa Code § 504.621— Resignation
- Iowa Code § 504.622— Termination, expulsion, or suspension
- Iowa Code § 504.623— Purchase of memberships
- Iowa Code § 504.631— Derivative proceedings — definition
- Iowa Code § 504.632— Standing
- Iowa Code § 504.633— Demand
- Iowa Code § 504.634— Stay of proceedings
- Iowa Code § 504.635— Dismissal
- Iowa Code § 504.636— Discontinuance or settlement
- Iowa Code § 504.637— Payment of expenses
- Iowa Code § 504.638— Applicability to foreign corporations
- Iowa Code § 504.641— Delegates
- Iowa Code § 504.701— Annual and regular meetings
- Iowa Code § 504.702— Special meeting
- Iowa Code § 504.702A— Remote participation in meetings of members
- Iowa Code § 504.703— Court-ordered meeting
- Iowa Code § 504.704— Action by written consent
- Iowa Code § 504.705— Notice of meeting
- Iowa Code § 504.706— Waiver of notice
- Iowa Code § 504.707— Record date — determining members entitled to notice and vote
- Iowa Code § 504.708— Action by written ballot
- Iowa Code § 504.709— Conduct of meetings
- Iowa Code § 504.711— Members’ list for meeting
- Iowa Code § 504.712— Voting entitlement generally
- Iowa Code § 504.713— Quorum requirements
- Iowa Code § 504.714— Voting requirements
- Iowa Code § 504.715— Proxies
- Iowa Code § 504.716— Cumulative voting for directors
- Iowa Code § 504.717— Other methods of electing directors
- Iowa Code § 504.718— Corporation’s acceptance of votes
- Iowa Code § 504.719— Inspectors of election
- Iowa Code § 504.721— Voting agreements
- Iowa Code § 504.801— Requirement for and duties of board
- Iowa Code § 504.802— Qualifications of directors
- Iowa Code § 504.803— Number of directors
- Iowa Code § 504.804— Election, designation, and appointment of directors
- Iowa Code § 504.805— Terms of directors generally
- Iowa Code § 504.806— Staggered terms for directors
- Iowa Code § 504.807— Resignation of directors
- Iowa Code § 504.808— Removal of directors elected by members or directors
- Iowa Code § 504.809— Removal of designated or appointed directors
- Iowa Code § 504.810— Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
- Iowa Code § 504.811— Vacancy on board
- Iowa Code § 504.812— Compensation of directors
- Iowa Code § 504.821— Regular and special meetings
- Iowa Code § 504.822— Action without meeting
- Iowa Code § 504.823— Call and notice of meetings
- Iowa Code § 504.824— Waiver of notice
- Iowa Code § 504.825— Quorum and voting
- Iowa Code § 504.826— Committees of the board
- Iowa Code § 504.831— General standards for directors
- Iowa Code § 504.832— Standards of liability for directors
- Iowa Code § 504.833— Director conflict of interest
- Iowa Code § 504.834— Loans to or guarantees for directors and officers
- Iowa Code § 504.835— Liability for unlawful distributions
- Iowa Code § 504.836— Business opportunities
- Iowa Code § 504.841— Required officers
- Iowa Code § 504.842— Duties and authority of officers
- Iowa Code § 504.843— Standards of conduct for officers
- Iowa Code § 504.844— Resignation and removal of officers
- Iowa Code § 504.845— Contract rights of officers
- Iowa Code § 504.846— Officers’ authority to execute documents
- Iowa Code § 504.851— Definitions
- Iowa Code § 504.852— Permissible indemnification
- Iowa Code § 504.853— Mandatory indemnification
- Iowa Code § 504.854— Advance for expenses
- Iowa Code § 504.855— Court-ordered indemnification
- Iowa Code § 504.856— Determination and authorization of indemnification
- Iowa Code § 504.857— Indemnification of officers
- Iowa Code § 504.858— Insurance
- Iowa Code § 504.859— Application of part
- Iowa Code § 504.860— Exclusivity of part
- Iowa Code § 504.901— Personal liability
- Iowa Code § 504.1001— Authority to amend
- Iowa Code § 504.1002— Amendment by directors
- Iowa Code § 504.1003— Amendment by directors and members
- Iowa Code § 504.1004— Class voting by members on amendments
- Iowa Code § 504.1005— Articles of amendment
- Iowa Code § 504.1006— Restated articles of incorporation
- Iowa Code § 504.1007— Amendment pursuant to judicial reorganization
- Iowa Code § 504.1008— Effect of amendment and restatement
- Iowa Code § 504.1021— Amendment by directors
- Iowa Code § 504.1022— Amendment by directors and members
- Iowa Code § 504.1023— Class voting by members on amendments
- Iowa Code § 504.1031— Approval by third persons
- Iowa Code § 504.1032— Amendment terminating members or redeeming or canceling memberships
- Iowa Code § 504.1101— Approval of plan of merger
- Iowa Code § 504.1102— Limitations on mergers by public benefit or religious corporations
- Iowa Code § 504.1103— Action on plan by board, members, and third persons
- Iowa Code § 504.1104— Articles of merger
- Iowa Code § 504.1105— Effect of merger
- Iowa Code § 504.1106— Merger with foreign corporation or foreign unincorporated entity
- Iowa Code § 504.1107— Bequests, devises, and gifts
- Iowa Code § 504.1108— Conversion
- Iowa Code § 504.1201— Sale of assets in regular course of activities and mortgage of assets
- Iowa Code § 504.1202— Sale of assets other than in regular course of activities
- Iowa Code § 504.1301— Prohibited distributions
- Iowa Code § 504.1302— Authorized distributions
- Iowa Code § 504.1401— Dissolution by incorporators or directors and third persons
- Iowa Code § 504.1402— Dissolution by directors, members, and third persons
- Iowa Code § 504.1403— Articles of dissolution
- Iowa Code § 504.1404— Revocation of dissolution
- Iowa Code § 504.1405— Effect of dissolution
- Iowa Code § 504.1406— Known claims against dissolved corporation
- Iowa Code § 504.1407— Unknown claims against dissolved corporation
- Iowa Code § 504.1421— Grounds for administrative dissolution
- Iowa Code § 504.1422— Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution
- Iowa Code § 504.1423— Reinstatement following administrative dissolution
- Iowa Code § 504.1424— Appeal from denial of reinstatement
- Iowa Code § 504.1431— Grounds for judicial dissolution
- Iowa Code § 504.1432— Procedure for judicial dissolution
- Iowa Code § 504.1433— Receivership or custodianship
- Iowa Code § 504.1434— Decree of dissolution
- Iowa Code § 504.1441— Deposit with state treasurer
- Iowa Code § 504.1501— Authority to transact business required
- Iowa Code § 504.1502— Consequences of transacting business without authority
- Iowa Code § 504.1503— Application for certificate of authority
- Iowa Code § 504.1504— Amended certificate of authority
- Iowa Code § 504.1505— Effect of certificate of authority
- Iowa Code § 504.1506— Corporate name of foreign corporation
- Iowa Code § 504.1507— Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation
- Iowa Code § 504.1508— Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation
- Iowa Code § 504.1509— Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation
- Iowa Code § 504.1510— Service on foreign corporation
- Iowa Code § 504.1521— Withdrawal of foreign corporation
- Iowa Code § 504.1531— Grounds for revocation
- Iowa Code § 504.1532— Procedure for and effect of revocation
- Iowa Code § 504.1533— Appeal from revocation
- Iowa Code § 504.1601— Corporate records
- Iowa Code § 504.1602— Inspection of records by members
- Iowa Code § 504.1603— Scope of inspection right
- Iowa Code § 504.1604— Court-ordered inspection
- Iowa Code § 504.1605— Limitations on use of corporate records
- Iowa Code § 504.1606— Inspection of records by directors
- Iowa Code § 504.1607— Exception to notice requirement
- Iowa Code § 504.1611— Financial statements for members
- Iowa Code § 504.1612— Report of indemnification to members
- Iowa Code § 504.1613— Biennial report for secretary of state
- Iowa Code § 504.1701— Application to existing domestic corporations
- Iowa Code § 504.1702— Application to qualified foreign corporations
- Iowa Code § 504.1703— Savings provisions
- Iowa Code § 504.1704— Severability
- Iowa Code § 504.1705— Public benefit, mutual benefit, and religious corporations