A limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company that has a certificate of authority under section 489.802 shall designate and continuously maintain in this state all of the following:
 1. A registered office, which need not be a place of its activity in this state.
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 489.113

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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 liability company: means an unincorporated entity formed under the law of a jurisdiction other than this state and denominated by that law as a limited liability company. See Iowa Code 489.102
  • Registered office: means the office that a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company is required to designate and maintain under section 489. See Iowa Code 489.102
  • 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 489.102
 2. A registered agent for service of process who may be any of the following:

 a. An individual who resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office.
 b. A domestic corporation, limited liability company, or not-for-profit domestic corporation whose business office is identical with the registered office.
 c. A foreign corporation, foreign limited liability company, or not-for-profit foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is identical with the registered office.