Iowa § 554.8201 Issuer

Iowa Statutes

§ 554.8201 — Issuer

Iowa § 554.8201

Title XIIICOMMERCE

Ch. 554UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

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Bluebook

Iowa Code § 554.8201 (2026).

Text

1.With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an “issuer” includes a person that:

a.places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or the like, to evidence a share, participation, or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation represented by the certificate;

b.creates a share, participation, or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an obligation, that is an uncertificated security;

c.directlyorindirectlycreatesafractionalinterestinitsrightsorproperty,ifthefractional interest is represented by a security certificate; or

d.becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person described as an issu

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1. With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an “issuer” includes a person
that:
a. places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as
authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or the like, to evidence a share, participation,
or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or to evidence its duty to perform an
obligation represented by the certificate;
b. creates a share, participation, or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or
undertakes an obligation, that is an uncertificated security;
c. directlyorindirectlycreatesafractionalinterestinitsrightsorproperty,ifthefractional
interest is represented by a security certificate; or
d. becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person described as an issuer in this
section.
2. With respect to an obligation on or defense to a security, a guarantor is an issuer to the
extent of its guaranty, whether or not its obligation is noted on a security certificate.
3. With respect to a registration of a transfer, issuer means a person on whose behalf
transfer books are maintained.

Legislative History

[S13, §3060-a29, -a60, -a61, -a62; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9489, 9520 – 9522; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §541.29, 541.60 – 541.62; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.8201]