1. A partnership may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth all of the following:

 a. The name of the partnership.
 b. The street address of its current registered office.
 c. If the registered office is to be changed, the street address of the new registered office.
 d. The name of its current registered agent.
 e. If the registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent and the new registered agent’s written consent to the appointment, either on the statement of change or in an accompanying document.
 f. That, after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and of the business office of its registered agent will be identical.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 486A.1212

  • Business: includes every trade, occupation, and profession. See Iowa Code 486A.101
  • 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
  • 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
  • Statement: means a statement of partnership authority under section 486A. See Iowa Code 486A.101
 2. If a registered agent changes the street address of the registered agent’s business office, the registered agent may change the street address of the registered office of any partnership for which the registered agent is the registered agent by giving written notice to the partnership of the change and executing, either manually or in facsimile, and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 and recites that notice of the change has been given to the partnership.
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