Iowa § 501A.231 Biennial report for secretary of state

Iowa Statutes

§ 501A.231 — Biennial report for secretary of state

Iowa § 501A.231

Title XIIBUSINESS ENTITIES

Ch. 501ACOOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS ACT

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Iowa Code § 501A.231 (2026).

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1.A cooperative authorized to transact business in this state shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a biennial report that sets forth all of the following:

a.The name of the cooperative.

b.The address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state, together with the consent of any new registered agent.

c.The address of its principal office.

d.The names and addresses of the president, secretary, treasurer, and one member of the board of directors.

2.Information in the biennial report must be current as of the first day of January of the year in which the report is due. The report shall be executed on behalf of the cooperative and signed as provided in section 501A.103 or by any other person authorized by the board of directors o

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1. A cooperative authorized to transact business in this state shall deliver to the secretary
of state for filing a biennial report that sets forth all of the following:
a. The name of the cooperative.
b. The address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in
this state, together with the consent of any new registered agent.
c. The address of its principal office.
d. The names and addresses of the president, secretary, treasurer, and one member of the
board of directors.
2. Information in the biennial report must be current as of the first day of January of the
year in which the report is due. The report shall be executed on behalf of the cooperative
and signed as provided in section 501A.103 or by any other person authorized by the board
of directors of the cooperative.
3. The first biennial report shall be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1
andApril1ofthefirsteven-numberedyearfollowingthecalendaryearinwhichacooperative
is organized. Subsequent biennial reports shall be delivered to the secretary of state between
January 1 and April 1 of the following even-numbered calendar years. A filing fee for the
biennial report shall be determined by the secretary of state.
4. If a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section, the
secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting cooperative in writing and return the
report to the cooperative for correction.
5. Thesecretaryofstatemayprovideforthechangeofregisteredofficeorregisteredagent
on the form prescribed by the secretary of state for the biennial report, provided that the form
contains the information required by section 501A.402. If the secretary of state determines
that a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section but otherwise
meets the requirements of section 501A.402 for the purpose of changing the registered office
orregisteredagent, thesecretaryofstateshallfilethestatementofchangeofregisteredoffice
or registered agent, effective as provided in section 501A.203, before returning the biennial
reporttothecooperativeasprovidedinthissection. Astatementofchangeofregisteredoffice
or agent pursuant to this subsection shall be executed by a person authorized to execute the
biennial report.