Iowa Code 489.116 – Service of process
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1. A limited liability company’s or foreign limited liability company‘s registered agent is the company’s agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the company.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 489.116
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Foreign limited liability company: means an unincorporated entity formed under the law of a jurisdiction other than this state and denominated by that law as a limited liability company. See Iowa Code 489.102
- Principal office: means the principal executive office of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company, whether or not the office is located in this state. See Iowa Code 489.102
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. If a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company has no registered agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the company may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the company at its principal office. Service is perfected under this subsection at the earliest of any of the following:
a. The date the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company receives the mail.
b. The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the company.
c. Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.
3. A limited liability company or foreign limited liability company may be served pursuant to this section, as provided in another provision of this chapter, or as provided in sections 617.3 through 617.6, unless the manner of service is otherwise specifically provided for by another provision of law.