1. If a person required by this chapter to sign a record or deliver a record to the secretary of state for filing under this chapter does not do so, any other person that is aggrieved may petition the district court to order one or more of the following:

 a. The person to sign the record.
 b. The person to deliver the record to the secretary of state for filing.
 c. The secretary of state to file the record unsigned.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 489.204

  • 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
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Iowa Code 489.102
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Iowa Code 489.102
  • Sign: means , with the present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to do any of the following:
  • 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. If a petitioner under subsection 1 is not the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company to which the record pertains, the petitioner shall make the company a party to the action.
 3. If a district court orders an unsigned record to be delivered to the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall file the record and the court order upon receipt.