591.17 Nonprofit corporations legalized.
1. In all instances where corporations not for pecuniary profit have heretofore adopted renewal articles of incorporation or articles of reincorporation and there has been a failure to set forth therein the time of the annual meeting or the time of the annual meeting of the trustees or directors and such renewal articles of incorporation or articles of reincorporation are otherwise complete and in compliance with the law as set forth in section 504.1, Code 1989, such renewal articles of incorporation or articles of reincorporation are hereby legalized and validated and shall be held to have the same force and effect as though all of such provisions had been complied with in all respects.
2. In all instances where corporations not for pecuniary profit have adopted renewal articles of incorporation or articles of reincorporation and the certificate thereof shall not have been signed and acknowledged by the three or more persons who shall have adopted the same but such documents shall have been signed and acknowledged by one or more officers of the corporation or of its board of directors or trustees, such certificates of renewal are hereby legalized and validated and shall be held to be in full force and effect.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §591.17]
2004 Acts, ch 1086, §95; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
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Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 591 - CORPORATIONS LEGALIZED
Section 591.1 - Defective publication.
Section 591.2 - Publication after required time.
Section 591.3 - Filing of renewals after required time.
Section 591.4 - Defective notice or acknowledgment, etc.
Section 591.5 - Notices of incorporation.
Section 591.6 - Amended articles and change of name.
Section 591.7 - Cooperative associations or corporations.
Section 591.8 - Defective organization or renewal.
Section 591.9 - Interstate bridges — merger and consolidation.
Section 591.10 - Failure to publish notice of renewal.
Section 591.11 - Failure to publish notice of amendment.
Section 591.12 - Effect of foregoing statutes.
Section 591.13 - Corporation stock — certificates of information.
Section 591.14 - Failure to file certificate — penalty.
Section 591.15 - Failure to publish notice of incorporation or amendment.