Iowa Code > Chapter 591 – Corporations Legalized


§ 591.1	Defective publication
§ 591.2	Publication after required time
§ 591.3	Filing of renewals after required time
§ 591.4	Defective notice or acknowledgment, etc
§ 591.5	Notices of incorporation
§ 591.6	Amended articles and change of name
§ 591.7	Cooperative associations or corporations
§ 591.8	Defective organization or renewal
§ 591.9	Interstate bridges — merger and consolidation
§ 591.10	Failure to publish notice of renewal
§ 591.11	Failure to publish notice of amendment
§ 591.12	Effect of foregoing statutes
§ 591.13	Corporation stock — certificates of information
§ 591.14	Failure to file certificate — penalty
§ 591.15	Failure to publish notice of incorporation or amendment
§ 591.16	Nonprofit corporate renewal legalized
§ 591.17	Nonprofit corporations legalized

Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 4.1
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
week: means seven consecutive days. See Iowa Code 4.1