501B.11 Appointment of agent to receive service of process.
1. An unincorporated nonprofit association may file in the office of the secretary of state a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process.
2. A statement appointing an agent must set forth all of the following:
a. The name of the unincorporated nonprofit association.
b. The name of the person in this state authorized to receive service of process and the person’s address, including the street address, in this state.
3. A statement appointing an agent must be signed and acknowledged by a person authorized to manage the affairs of the unincorporated nonprofit association and by the person appointed as the agent. By signing and acknowledging the statement the person becomes the agent.
4. a. An amendment to or cancellation of a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process must meet the requirements for executing an original statement. An agent may resign by filing a resignation in the office of the secretary of state and giving notice to the association.
b. A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of the following:
(1) 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the day on which it is filed with the secretary of state.
(2) The designation of a new registered agent for the association.
5. The secretary of state may collect a fee for filing a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process, an amendment, a cancellation, or a resignation in the amount charged for filing similar documents.
2010 Acts, ch 1112, §11, 33; 2020 Acts, ch 1058, §9
Referred to in §501B.12
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 501B - REVISED UNIFORM UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION ACT
Section 501B.3 - Relation to other law.
Section 501B.4 - Governing law.
Section 501B.5 - Legal entity — perpetual existence — powers.
Section 501B.6 - Ownership and transfer of property.
Section 501B.7 - Statement of authority as to real property.
Section 501B.9 - Assertion and defense of claims.
Section 501B.10 - Effect of judgment or order.
Section 501B.11 - Appointment of agent to receive service of process.
Section 501B.12 - Service of process.
Section 501B.13 - Action or proceeding not abated by change.
Section 501B.15 - Member not agent.
Section 501B.16 - Approval by members.
Section 501B.17 - Meetings of members — voting, notice, and quorum requirements.
Section 501B.18 - Duties of member.
Section 501B.19 - Admission, suspension, dismissal, or expulsion of members.
Section 501B.20 - Member’s resignation.
Section 501B.21 - Membership interest not transferable.
Section 501B.22 - Selection of managers — management rights of managers.
Section 501B.23 - Duties of managers.
Section 501B.24 - Notice and quorum requirements for meetings of managers.
Section 501B.25 - Right of member or manager to information.
Section 501B.26 - Distributions prohibited — compensation and other permitted payments.
Section 501B.27 - Reimbursement — indemnification — advancement of expenses.
Section 501B.28 - Dissolution.
Section 501B.29 - Winding up and termination.
Section 501B.31 - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 501B.32 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.