§ 499.73 — Change of registered office or registered agent

Iowa § 499.73

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XII: BUSINESS ENTITIES
• Ch. 499: COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS

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1. An association may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the
secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth all of the following:
a. The name of the association.
b. The street address of its current registered office.
c. If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered
office.
d. The name of its current registered agent.
e. If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered
agent and the new agent’s written consent, either on the statement or attached to it, to the
appointment.
f. That after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office
and the business office of its registered agent will be identical.
2. Ifaregisteredagentchangesthestreetaddressoftheregisteredagent’sbusinessoffice,
the registered agent may change the street address of the registered office of any association
for which the person is the registered agent by notifying the association in writing of the
change and signing, either manually or in facsimile, and delivering to the secretary of state
for filing a statement that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 and recites that the
association has been notified of the change.
3. If a registered agent changes the registered agent’s business address to another place,
the registered agent may change the business address and the address of the registered agent
by filing a statement as required in subsection 2 for each association, or a single statement
for all associations named in the notice, except that it need be signed only by the registered
agent or agents and need not be responsive to subsection 1, paragraph “e”, and must recite
that a copy of the statement has been mailed to each association named in the notice.

4. An association may also appoint or change its registered office or registered agent in
its biennial report.