501.105 Execution and filing of documents.
1. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish on request forms for the proper administration of this chapter. If the secretary of state has prescribed a mandatory form for a document, then that form must be on the prescribed form.
2. Articles must be signed by all of the organizers; and all other documents filed with the secretary of state must be signed by one of the cooperative’s officers. The printed name and capacity of each signatory must appear in proximity to the signatory’s signature. The secretary of state may accept a document containing a copy of the signature. A document is not required to contain a seal, an acknowledgment, or a verification.
3. The secretary of state shall collect the following fees:
a. Twenty dollars upon the filing of original or amended articles or articles of merger.
b. Five dollars upon the filing of all other required documents.
c. Five dollars per document and fifty cents per page for copying and certifying a document.
4. A document is effective at the later of the following times:
a. The time of filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the secretary of state’s date and time endorsement on the original document.
b. The delayed effective time and date specified in the document. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified in the document, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document shall not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed.
5. A document filed under this section may be corrected if the document contains an incorrect statement or the execution of the document was defective. A document is corrected by filing with the secretary of state articles of correction which describe the document to be corrected, including its filing date or a copy of the document. The articles must specify and correct the incorrect statement or defective execution. Articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document it corrects except as to persons relying on the original document and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, articles of correction are effective when filed.
6. The secretary of state shall forward for recording a copy of each original, amended, and restated articles, articles of merger, articles of consolidation, and articles of dissolution to the recorder of the county in which the cooperative has its principal place of business, or in the case of a merger or consolidation, to the recorders of each of the counties in which the merging or consolidating cooperatives have their principal offices. The county recorder shall collect recording fees pursuant to section 331.604 for documents forwarded for recording under this subsection.
96 Acts, ch 1010, §7; 98 Acts, ch 1152, §9, 69; 2009 Acts, ch 27, §30
Referred to in §9.11, 9.14, 501.617, 501.713
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 501 - CLOSED COOPERATIVES
Section 501.101 - Definitions.
Section 501.102 - Purposes and powers.
Section 501.103 - Permissible members — limited farming activities.
Section 501.105 - Execution and filing of documents.
Section 501.105A - Secretary of state — extra services — surcharge.
Section 501.106 - Registered office and registered agent.
Section 501.108 - Quo warranto.
Section 501.201 - Cooperative formation.
Section 501.202 - Documents of organization.
Section 501.203 - Amended and restated documents of organization.
Section 501.301 - Liability of members.
Section 501.302 - Calling and notice of meetings.
Section 501.303 - Conduct of meetings.
Section 501.303A - Remote participation in meetings of members.
Section 501.304 - Member information.
Section 501.305 - Multiple membership prohibited.
Section 501.306 - Number of votes.
Section 501.307 - Financial information.
Section 501.401 - Number and election.
Section 501.403 - Board action.
Section 501.404 - Director conflict of interest.
Section 501.406 - Standards of conduct.
Section 501.407 - Personal liability — indemnification.
Section 501.411 - Definitions.
Section 501.412 - Permissible indemnification.
Section 501.413 - Mandatory indemnification.
Section 501.414 - Advance for expenses.
Section 501.415 - Court-ordered indemnification.
Section 501.416 - Determination and authorization of indemnification.
Section 501.417 - Indemnification of officers.
Section 501.419 - Variation by corporate action — application of this part.
Section 501.420 - Exclusivity.
Section 501.501 - Issuance and transfer of interests.
Section 501.502 - Termination of membership.
Section 501.503 - Distribution of net savings.
Section 501.601 - Existing associations.
Section 501.603 - Sale of assets.
Section 501.611 - Definitions.
Section 501.613 - Consolidation.
Section 501.614 - Vote of members.
Section 501.615 - Objection of members — purchase of interests upon demand.
Section 501.616 - Value determined.
Section 501.617 - Articles of merger or consolidation.
Section 501.618 - Effective date — effect.
Section 501.619 - Abandonment before filing.
Section 501.702 - Inspection of records by interest holders.
Section 501.703 - Scope of inspection right.
Section 501.704 - Court-ordered inspection.
Section 501.711 - Financial statements for interest holders.
Section 501.712 - Other reports to interest holders.
Section 501.713 - Biennial report for secretary of state.
Section 501.801 - Dissolution by organizers or initial directors.
Section 501.802 - Dissolution by board of directors and members.
Section 501.803 - Articles of dissolution.
Section 501.804 - Revocation of dissolution.
Section 501.805 - Effect of dissolution.
Section 501.806 - Distribution of assets.
Section 501.807 - Known claims against dissolved cooperative.
Section 501.808 - Unknown claims against dissolved cooperative.
Section 501.811 - Grounds for administrative dissolution.
Section 501.812 - Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution.
Section 501.813 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
Section 501.814 - Appeal from denial of reinstatement.
Section 501.821 - Grounds for judicial dissolution.
Section 501.822 - Procedure for judicial dissolution.
Section 501.823 - Receivership or custodianship.