Iowa Code 488.114 – Registered office and registered agent for service of process
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1. A limited partnership shall designate and continuously maintain in this state both of the following:
a. A registered office, which need not be a place of its activity in this state.
b. A registered agent for service of process.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 488.114
- 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
- Foreign limited partnership: means a partnership formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than Iowa and required by those laws to have one or more general partners and one or more limited partners. See Iowa Code 488.102
- 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.
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, or government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity. See Iowa Code 488.102
- Registered office: means :a. See Iowa Code 488.102
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- 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 488.102
2. A foreign limited partnership shall designate and continuously maintain in this state a registered agent for service of process.3. A registered agent for service of process of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership must be an individual who is a resident of Iowa or other person authorized to do business in this state.