Iowa Code 488.116 – Resignation of registered agent for service of process
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1. In order to resign as a registered agent for service of process of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership, the agent must deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of resignation containing the name of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 488.116
- 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.
- Principal office: means the office where the principal executive office of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership is located, whether or not the office is located in this state. 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. After receiving a statement of resignation, the secretary of state shall file it and mail a copy to the registered office of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership and another copy to the principal office if the address of the office appears in the records of the secretary of state and is different from the address of the registered office.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 day on which it is filed with the secretary of state.b. The designation of a new registered agent for the limited partnership.