1. The registered agent of a partnership may resign the agency by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of resignation, which shall be accompanied by two exact or conformed copies of such statement. The statement of resignation may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 486A.1213

  • 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. After filing the statement of resignation, the secretary of state shall deliver one copy to the registered office of the partnership and the other copy to the chief executive office of the partnership.
 3. A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of the following:

 a. 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the date on which it is filed with the secretary of state.
 b. The designation of a new registered agent for the partnership.