Iowa Code 486A.1206 – Appeal from secretary of state’s refusal to file document
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1. If the secretary of state refuses to file a document delivered to the secretary of state’s office for filing, the domestic or foreign partnership may appeal the refusal, within thirty days after the return of the document, to the district court for the county in which the partnership‘s principal office is located or, if none is located in this state, for the county in which its registered office is or will be located. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the secretary of state’s explanation of the refusal to file.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 486A.1206
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Partnership: means an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit formed under section 486A. See Iowa Code 486A.101
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 486A.101
2. The court may summarily order the secretary of state to file the document or take other action the court considers appropriate.
3. The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.