Iowa Code
Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT
Section 488.114 - Registered office and registered agent for service of process.

488.114 Registered office and registered agent for service of process.
1. A limited partnership shall designate and continuously maintain in this state both of the following:
a. A registered office, which need not be a place of its activity in this state.
b. A registered agent for service of process.
2. A foreign limited partnership shall designate and continuously maintain in this state a registered agent for service of process.
3. A registered agent for service of process of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership must be an individual who is a resident of Iowa or other person authorized to do business in this state.
2004 Acts, ch 1021, §14, 118; 2016 Acts, ch 1097, §4
Referred to in §488.102, 488.802, 488.803, 488.807A, 488.906

Structure Iowa Code

Iowa Code

Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES

Chapter 488 - UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT

Section 488.101 - Short title.

Section 488.102 - Definitions.

Section 488.103 - Knowledge and notice.

Section 488.104 - Nature, purpose, and duration of entity.

Section 488.105 - Powers.

Section 488.106 - Governing law.

Section 488.107 - Supplemental principles of law — rate of interest.

Section 488.108 - Name.

Section 488.109 - Reservation of name.

Section 488.110 - Effect of partnership agreement — nonwaivable provisions.

Section 488.111 - Required information.

Section 488.112 - Business transactions of partner with partnership.

Section 488.113 - Dual capacity.

Section 488.114 - Registered office and registered agent for service of process.

Section 488.115 - Change of registered office or registered agent for service of process.

Section 488.116 - Resignation of registered agent for service of process.

Section 488.117 - Service of process.

Section 488.117A - Fees.

Section 488.118 - Consent and proxies of partners.

Section 488.201 - Formation of limited partnership — certificate of limited partnership.

Section 488.202 - Amendment or restatement of certificate.

Section 488.203 - Statement of termination.

Section 488.204 - Signing of records.

Section 488.205 - Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.

Section 488.206 - Delivery to and filing of records by secretary of state — effective time and date.

Section 488.206A - Secretary of state — extra services — surcharge.

Section 488.207 - Correcting filed record.

Section 488.208 - Liability for false information in filed record — penalty.

Section 488.209 - Certificate of existence or authorization.

Section 488.210 - Biennial report for secretary of state.

Section 488.301 - Becoming limited partner.

Section 488.302 - No right or power as limited partner to bind limited partnership.

Section 488.303 - No liability as limited partner for limited partnership obligations.

Section 488.304 - Right of limited partner and former limited partner to information.

Section 488.305 - Limited duties of limited partners.

Section 488.306 - Person erroneously believing self to be limited partner.

Section 488.401 - Becoming general partner.

Section 488.402 - General partner agent of limited partnership.

Section 488.403 - Limited partnership liable for general partner’s actionable conduct.

Section 488.404 - General partner’s liability.

Section 488.405 - Actions by and against partnership and partners.

Section 488.406 - Management rights of general partner.

Section 488.407 - Right of general partner and former general partner to information.

Section 488.408 - General standards of general partner’s conduct.

Section 488.501 - Form of contribution.

Section 488.502 - Liability for contribution.

Section 488.503 - Sharing of distributions.

Section 488.504 - Interim distributions.

Section 488.505 - No distribution on account of dissociation.

Section 488.506 - Distribution in kind.

Section 488.507 - Right to distribution.

Section 488.508 - Limitations on distribution.

Section 488.509 - Liability for improper distributions.

Section 488.601 - Dissociation as limited partner.

Section 488.602 - Effect of dissociation as limited partner.

Section 488.603 - Dissociation as general partner.

Section 488.604 - Person’s power to dissociate as general partner — wrongful dissociation.

Section 488.605 - Effect of dissociation as general partner.

Section 488.606 - Power to bind — liability to limited partnership before dissolution of partnership of person dissociated as general partner.

Section 488.607 - Liability to other persons of person dissociated as general partner.

Section 488.701 - Partner’s transferable interest.

Section 488.702 - Transfer of partner’s transferable interest.

Section 488.703 - Rights of creditor of partner or transferee.

Section 488.704 - Power of estate of deceased partner.

Section 488.801 - Nonjudicial dissolution.

Section 488.802 - Judicial dissolution.

Section 488.803 - Winding up.

Section 488.804 - Power of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to bind partnership after dissolution.

Section 488.805 - Liability after dissolution of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to limited partnership, other general partners, and persons dissociated as general partner.

Section 488.806 - Known claims against dissolved limited partnership.

Section 488.807 - Other claims against dissolved limited partnership.

Section 488.807A - Court proceedings.

Section 488.808 - Liability of general partner and person dissociated as general partner when claim against limited partnership barred.

Section 488.809 - Administrative dissolution.

Section 488.810 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.

Section 488.811 - Appeal from denial of reinstatement.

Section 488.812 - Disposition of assets — when contributions required.

Section 488.901 - Governing law.

Section 488.902 - Application for certificate of authority.

Section 488.903 - Activities not constituting transacting business.

Section 488.904 - Approval of application for certificate of authority — notification.

Section 488.905 - Noncomplying name of foreign limited partnership.

Section 488.906 - Revocation of certificate of authority.

Section 488.907 - Cancellation of certificate of authority — effect of failure to have certificate.

Section 488.908 - Action by attorney general.

Section 488.1001 - Direct action by partner.

Section 488.1002 - Derivative action.

Section 488.1003 - Proper plaintiff.

Section 488.1004 - Pleading.

Section 488.1005 - Proceeds and expenses.

Section 488.1101 - Definitions.

Section 488.1102 - Conversion.

Section 488.1103 - Action on plan of conversion by converting limited partnership.

Section 488.1104 - Filings required for conversion — effective date.

Section 488.1105 - Effect of conversion.

Section 488.1106 - Mergers.

Section 488.1107 - Action on plan of merger by constituent limited partnership.

Section 488.1108 - Filings required for merger — effective date.

Section 488.1109 - Effect of merger.

Section 488.1110 - Restrictions on approval of conversions and mergers and on relinquishing limited liability limited partnership status.

Section 488.1111 - Liability of general partner after conversion or merger.

Section 488.1112 - Power of general partners and persons dissociated as general partners to bind organization after conversion or merger.

Section 488.1113 - Article not exclusive.

Section 488.1201 - Uniformity of application and construction.

Section 488.1202 - Severability.

Section 488.1203 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

Section 488.1204 - Application to existing relationships.

Section 488.1205 - Savings clause.

Section 488.1206 - Fees.

Section 488.1207 - Effective date.