491.15 Service of original notice — secretary of state.
Any corporation organized under the laws of this state that does not maintain an office in the county of its organization may file with the secretary of state a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of said corporation giving name and address in Iowa of a resident agent on whom the service of original notice of civil suit in the courts of this state may be served, or file with the secretary of state a written instrument duly signed and acknowledged authorizing the secretary of state to acknowledge service of notice or process for and in behalf of such corporation in this state and consenting that service of notice or process may be made upon the secretary of state. Failing which, or in the event such agent may not be found within the state, service of such process may then be made upon said corporation through the secretary of state by sending the original and two copies thereof to the secretary, and the secretary shall immediately upon its receipt acknowledge service thereon in behalf of the defendant corporation by writing thereon, giving the date thereof, and shall immediately return such notice or process by certified mail to the clerk of the court in which the suit is pending, addressed by the clerk’s official title, and shall also forthwith mail a copy with a copy of the secretary’s acknowledgment of service written thereon, by certified mail addressed to the corporation at the address of its principal place of business as shown by the records in the secretary of state’s office, and shall retain the second copy for the secretary’s files.
[C97, §1612; S13, §1612; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8355, 8356; C46, 50, §491.15, 491.16; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §491.15]
Referred to in §9.11
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 491 - CORPORATIONS FOR PECUNIARY PROFIT
Section 491.1 - Who may incorporate.
Section 491.2 - Single person.
Section 491.5 - Articles adopted and filed — recording.
Section 491.5A - Secretary of state — extra services — surcharge.
Section 491.6 - Filing or refusal to file.
Section 491.7 - Question of legality submitted.
Section 491.8 - Action on opinion.
Section 491.9 - Submission to executive council.
Section 491.10 - Interpretative clause.
Section 491.11 - Incorporation fee.
Section 491.12 - Exemption from fee.
Section 491.13 - Place of business.
Section 491.14 - Custody of office — business maintained.
Section 491.15 - Service of original notice — secretary of state.
Section 491.16 - Indemnification of officers, directors, employees, and agents — insurance.
Section 491.16A - Directors and officers — duties and liabilities.
Section 491.17 - Remote participation in meetings of shareholders.
Section 491.18 - Proof of publication — filing.
Section 491.19 - Commencement of business.
Section 491.20 - Amendments — fees.
Section 491.21 - Signing and acknowledging of amendments.
Section 491.22 - Individual property liable.
Section 491.23 - Dissolution — filing a statement with secretary of state.
Section 491.25 - Renewal — conditions.
Section 491.26 - Stock of dissenting holders.
Section 491.27 - Execution of renewal — record required.
Section 491.28 - Filing with secretary of state — fees — certificate of renewal.
Section 491.29 - Erroneous certificate — correction.
Section 491.32 - Notice of renewal — publication.
Section 491.33 - Foreign insurance companies becoming domestic.
Section 491.36 - Foreign-trade zone corporation.
Section 491.38 - Consolidation of interstate bridge companies.
Section 491.39 - Legislative control.
Section 491.40 - Fraud — penalty for.
Section 491.41 - Diversion of funds — unlawful dividends.
Section 491.43 - Keeping false accounts.
Section 491.46 - Books to show names of stockholders.
Section 491.47 - Names exhibited at meetings.
Section 491.48 - Stock certificates — signing.
Section 491.50 - Examination by stockholder.
Section 491.54 - Liability of collateral holder.
Section 491.55 - Right to vote stock — attachment.
Section 491.56 - Expiration and closing of business.
Section 491.57 - Sinking fund and loaning thereof.
Section 491.58 - Liability of stockholders.
Section 491.59 - Levy on private property.
Section 491.60 - Suit by creditor — measure of recovery.
Section 491.61 - Corporate property exhausted.
Section 491.62 - Indemnity — contribution.
Section 491.63 - Franchise sold on execution.
Section 491.64 - Production of books.
Section 491.66 - Dissolution — receivership.
Section 491.68 - False statements or pretenses.
Section 491.101 - Definitions.
Section 491.101A - Poison pill defense authorized.
Section 491.101B - Consideration of community interests in consideration of acquisition proposals.
Section 491.102 - Procedure for merger.
Section 491.103 - Procedure for consolidation.
Section 491.104 - Meetings of shareholders.
Section 491.105 - Approval by shareholders.
Section 491.106 - Articles of merger or consolidation.
Section 491.107 - Filing articles of merger or consolidation.
Section 491.108 - Effective date of merger or consolidation.
Section 491.110 - Effect of merger or consolidation.
Section 491.111 - Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporations.
Section 491.112 - Rights of dissenting shareholders.