1. A foreign limited liability company whose name does not comply with section 489.108 shall not obtain a certificate of authority until it adopts, for the purpose of transacting business in this state, an alternate name that complies with section 489.108. After obtaining a certificate of authority with an alternate name, a foreign limited liability company shall transact business in this state under the alternate name.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 489.805

  • 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
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Iowa Code 489.102
 2. If a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state changes its name to one that does not comply with section 489.108, it may not thereafter transact business in this state until it complies with subsection 1 and obtains an amended certificate of authority.