524.523 Certificates representing shares.
1. The shares of a state bank incorporated as a stock corporation shall be represented by certificates signed by such officers, employees, or agents as are authorized by the articles of incorporation or bylaws to sign. If no contrary provisions are made in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, the certificates shall be signed by the president or a vice president and the cashier or an assistant cashier of the state bank.
2. Each share certificate must state on its face, at a minimum, all of the following:
a. The name of the issuing state bank and that it is organized under the laws of this state.
b. The name of the person to whom issued.
c. The number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents.
d. The par value of each share represented by the certificate.
3. A state bank which is authorized to issue different classes of shares or different series within a class must do one of the following:
a. Summarize on the front or back of each certificate the designations, relative rights, preferences, and limitations applicable to each class; the variations in rights, preferences, and limitations determined for each series; and the authority of the board of directors to determine variations for future series.
b. State conspicuously on the front or back of each certificate that the state bank will furnish the shareholder this information on request in writing and without charge.
4. Each share certificate must be signed either manually or in facsimile by two officers as set forth in subsection 1, and may bear the corporate seal or its facsimile.
5. If the person who signed a share certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nevertheless valid.
6. A certificate shall not be issued for any share until such share is fully paid.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.502]
95 Acts, ch 148, §40
CS95, §524.523
2012 Acts, ch 1017, §9, 18
Referred to in §524.521, 524.526
Structure Iowa Code
Section 524.101 - Short title.
Section 524.102 - Statement of intent.
Section 524.103 - Definitions.
Section 524.104 - Rules of construction.
Section 524.105 - Effect on existing banks.
Section 524.106 - Renewal of the corporate existence of an existing state bank.
Section 524.107 - Persons authorized to engage in banking business — educational bank.
Section 524.108 - Applicability of safe deposit provisions.
Section 524.109 - Bankers’ bank authorized — authority to hold shares of bankers’ bank.
Section 524.201 - Superintendent of banking.
Section 524.202 - Superintendent — salary.
Section 524.203 - Superintendent — vacancy.
Section 524.204 - Deputy superintendent of banking.
Section 524.205 - State banking council.
Section 524.206 - Banking division created.
Section 524.207 - Expenses of the banking division — fees.
Section 524.208 - Examiners and other employees.
Section 524.210 - Insurance and surety bonds.
Section 524.211 - Prohibitions relating to banking division personnel.
Section 524.212 - Prohibition against disclosure of regulatory information.
Section 524.213 - Duties and powers of superintendent.
Section 524.214 - Subpoena — contempt.
Section 524.215 - Records of division of banking.
Section 524.215A - Preservation of division of banking records.
Section 524.216 - Annual report of superintendent.
Section 524.217 - Examinations.
Section 524.218 - Regulation and examination of services.
Section 524.220 - Reports to superintendent.
Section 524.221 - Preservation of bank records — statute of limitations.
Section 524.222 - Meetings of the board of directors called by superintendent.
Section 524.223 - Power of superintendent to issue orders.
Section 524.224 - Grounds for management of state bank by superintendent.
Section 524.225 - Procedures — judicial review.
Section 524.226 - Management of state bank by superintendent.
Section 524.227 - Enforcement of Iowa consumer credit code.
Section 524.228 - Interim cease and desist order — final order — suspension.
Section 524.229 - Emergency powers of superintendent.
Section 524.301 - Incorporators — organizers.
Section 524.302 - Articles of incorporation.
Section 524.302A - Articles of incorporation — limited liability company.
Section 524.303 - Application for approval.
Section 524.304 - Publication of notice.
Section 524.305 - Approval by superintendent.
Section 524.306 - Incorporation or organization of state bank.
Section 524.307 - Initial organization of state bank.
Section 524.308 - Issuance of authorization to do business.
Section 524.309 - Publication of authorization to do business.
Section 524.310 - Name of state bank.
Section 524.311 - Commission for organizing state banks.
Section 524.312 - Location of state bank — exceptions.
Section 524.314 - Renewal of corporate existence of existing state bank.
Section 524.315 - State banks as limited liability companies.
Section 524.316 - State banks as mutual corporations.
Section 524.401 - Minimum capital.
Section 524.404 - Capital notes and debentures.
Section 524.405 - Increase or decrease of capital structure.
Section 524.518 - Redemption of preferred shares.
Section 524.521 - Authorized shares.
Section 524.522 - Terms of class or series determined by board of directors.
Section 524.523 - Certificates representing shares.
Section 524.524 - Consideration for shares.
Section 524.525 - Subscription for shares before incorporation or organization.
Section 524.526 - Fractional shares.
Section 524.527 - Liability of shareholders or members.
Section 524.528 - Shareholders’ preemptive rights.
Section 524.529 - Preemptive rights for existing state banks.
Section 524.530 - State bank’s acquisition of its own shares.
Section 524.531 - Loaning on its own shares.
Section 524.532 - Meetings of shareholders.
Section 524.533 - Notice of shareholder meetings — waiver of notice generally.
Section 524.534 - Action without meeting.
Section 524.535 - Transfer books — fixing record date.
Section 524.536 - Voting list.
Section 524.537 - Quorum of shareholders.
Section 524.538 - Voting of shares.
Section 524.538A - Voting by member of mutual corporation.
Section 524.539 - Voting trust.
Section 524.540 - Voting agreements.
Section 524.541 - Lists — filing with superintendent.
Section 524.543 - Distribution of shares of state bank.
Section 524.544 - Change of control — certificate of approval — shares as security — reports.
Section 524.545 - Options for shares.
Section 524.601 - Board of directors.
Section 524.602 - Board of directors — election.
Section 524.604 - Duties and responsibilities.
Section 524.605 - Liability of directors in certain cases.
Section 524.606 - Removal of directors.
Section 524.607 - Meetings — waiver of notice — quorum.
Section 524.607A - Action without meeting.
Section 524.608 - Auditing procedures.
Section 524.609 - Executive and other committees.
Section 524.610 - Compensation of directors.
Section 524.611 - Oath of directors.
Section 524.612 - Director dealing with state bank.
Section 524.613 - Prohibitions applicable to certain financial transactions involving directors.
Section 524.614 - Honorary and advisory directors.
Section 524.701 - Officers and employees.
Section 524.702 - Officers — duties and liability.
Section 524.703 - Officers and employees — employment and compensation.
Section 524.704 - Employee — employment and compensation.
Section 524.705 - Bonds of officers and employees.
Section 524.706 - Officer dealing with state bank.
Section 524.707 - Removal of officers or employees.
Section 524.708 - Report of change in officer personnel.
Section 524.709 - Duty to make records available to superintendent.
Section 524.801 - General powers.
Section 524.802 - Additional powers of a state bank.
Section 524.803 - Business property of state bank.
Section 524.804 - Data processing services.
Section 524.806 - Deposit in the names of two or more individuals.
Section 524.807 - Payment of deposited funds.
Section 524.808 - Adverse claims to deposits.
Section 524.809 - Authority to lease safe deposit boxes.
Section 524.810 - Search procedure on death.
Section 524.810A - Safe deposit box access.
Section 524.811 - Adverse claims to property in safe deposit and safekeeping.
Section 524.812 - Remedies and proceedings for nonpayment of rent on safe deposit box.
Section 524.813 - Authority to receive property for safekeeping.
Section 524.814 - Loan or pledge of assets.
Section 524.815 - Deposits by a state bank.
Section 524.816 - Account insurance.
Section 524.818 - Indebtedness of state bank.
Section 524.819 - Clearing checks at par.
Section 524.820 - Money received for transmission.
Section 524.821 - Electronic transmission of funds — restrictions.
Section 524.825 - Securities activities.