§ 489.902 — Registration to do business in this state

Iowa § 489.902

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XII: BUSINESS ENTITIES
• Ch. 489: UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT

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1. A foreign limited liability company shall not do business in this state until it registers
with the secretary of state under this chapter.
2. A foreign limited liability company doing business in this state shall not maintain a
proceeding in any court of this state until it is registered to do business in this state.
3. The failure of a foreign limited liability company to register to do business in this state
does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the foreign company or preclude it from
defending a proceeding in this state.
4. A limitation on the liability of a member or manager of a foreign limited liability
company is not waived solely because the foreign company does business in this state
without registering.
5. Section 489.901, subsection 1, applies even if a foreign limited liability company fails
to register under this subchapter.