499.73 Change of registered office or registered agent.
1. An association may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth all of the following:
a. The name of the association.
b. The street address of its current registered office.
c. If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered office.
d. The name of its current registered agent.
e. If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent and the new agent’s written consent, either on the statement or attached to it, to the appointment.
f. That after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical.
2. If a registered agent changes the street address of the registered agent’s business office, the registered agent may change the street address of the registered office of any association for which the person is the registered agent by notifying the association in writing of the change and signing, either manually or in facsimile, and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 and recites that the association has been notified of the change.
3. If a registered agent changes the registered agent’s business address to another place, the registered agent may change the business address and the address of the registered agent by filing a statement as required in subsection 2 for each association, or a single statement for all associations named in the notice, except that it need be signed only by the registered agent or agents and need not be responsive to subsection 1, paragraph “e”, and must recite that a copy of the statement has been mailed to each association named in the notice.
4. An association may also appoint or change its registered office or registered agent in its biennial report.
93 Acts, ch 126, §20; 2000 Acts, ch 1022, §10
Referred to in §9.11
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 499 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS
Section 499.3 - Dealing with nonmembers.
Section 499.4 - Use of term “cooperative” restricted.
Section 499.5 - Permissible organizers.
Section 499.5A - Water utilities — members of federated associations.
Section 499.8 - Contracts authorized.
Section 499.9 - Penalties — performance — injunction — arbitration.
Section 499.10 - Cooperative agreements.
Section 499.11 - Legality declared.
Section 499.12 - Exemption of private property.
Section 499.13 - Membership — eligibility.
Section 499.14 - Membership in nonstock associations.
Section 499.14A - Electric cooperative association memberships.
Section 499.15 - Certificates of membership or stock.
Section 499.16 - Subscriptions — stock or membership.
Section 499.17 - Transfer of stock or membership.
Section 499.18 - Expulsion of members.
Section 499.19 - Cancellation of membership or stock.
Section 499.20 - Withdrawal of members.
Section 499.21 - Obligations not affected.
Section 499.22 - Capital stock.
Section 499.23 - Dividends on common stock.
Section 499.24 - Preferred stock.
Section 499.25 - Issuing preferred stock in purchases.
Section 499.26 - Service charges.
Section 499.27A - Remote participation in meetings of members.
Section 499.28 - Number of votes.
Section 499.29 - Manner of voting.
Section 499.30 - Distribution of earnings.
Section 499.30A - Reversion of disbursements.
Section 499.31 - Control of allocation by members.
Section 499.32 - Patronage dividends of subscribers.
Section 499.33 - Use of revolving fund.
Section 499.34 - Patronage dividend certificates.
Section 499.35 - Time of payment.
Section 499.36A - Standards of conduct for directors.
Section 499.37A - Standards of conduct for officers.
Section 499.38 - Removal of officers and directors.
Section 499.41A - Greater voting or quorum requirements.
Section 499.43 - Existing corporations — option.
Section 499.43A - Existing cooperatives organized under chapter 497 or 498 — conversion option.
Section 499.43B - Existing cooperatives organized under chapter 490 or 491 — option.
Section 499.44 - Execution and filing of documents.
Section 499.44A - Secretary of state — extra services — surcharge.
Section 499.47B - Sale or other disposition of assets other than in regular course of business.
Section 499.47C - Sale or other disposition of assets in exchange for common stock.
Section 499.47D - Consideration of acquisition proposals — community interests.
Section 499.48 - Distribution in liquidation.
Section 499.49 - Biennial report.
Section 499.50 - Notice of delinquent reports.
Section 499.53 - Quo warranto.
Section 499.54 - Foreign associations.
Section 499.55 - Individual exemptions applicable.
Section 499.56 - Conflicting laws.
Section 499.57 - State powers.
Section 499.59 - Personal liability.
Section 499.59A - Indemnification.
Section 499.60 - Chapters inapplicable.
Section 499.63 - Consolidation.
Section 499.64 - Vote of members.
Section 499.65 - Objection of members — purchase of shares upon demand.
Section 499.66 - Value determined.
Section 499.67 - Articles of merger or consolidation.
Section 499.68 - When effective — effect.
Section 499.69 - Foreign and domestic mergers or consolidations.
Section 499.69A - Qualified mergers.
Section 499.70 - Abandonment before filing.
Section 499.71 - Other laws applicable.
Section 499.72 - Registered office and registered agent.
Section 499.73 - Change of registered office or registered agent.
Section 499.73A - Change of principal office.
Section 499.74 - Resignation of registered agent.
Section 499.75 - Service on association.
Section 499.76 - Grounds for administrative dissolution.
Section 499.77 - Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution.
Section 499.78 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
Section 499.78A - Appeal from denial of reinstatement.
Section 499.79 - Statement to estate of members and stockholders.