1. A certificate of authority of a foreign limited liability company to transact business in this state may be revoked by the secretary of state in the manner provided in subsections 2 and 3 if the company does not do any of the following:

 a. Pay, within sixty days after the due date, any fee, tax, or penalty due the secretary of state under this chapter or law other than this chapter.
 b. Deliver, within sixty days after the due date, its biennial report required under section 489.209.
 c. Appoint and maintain a registered agent and registered office as required by section 489.113, subsections 1 and 2.
 d. Deliver for filing a statement of a change under section 489.114 within thirty days after a change has occurred in the name of its registered agent or the address of its registered office.
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 489.806

  • 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
  • Principal office: means the principal executive office of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company, whether or not the office is located in this state. 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
  • 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.
  • 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. To revoke a certificate of authority of a foreign limited liability company, the secretary of state must prepare, sign, and file a notice of revocation and send a copy to the company’s registered agent for service of process in this state or, if the company does not appoint and maintain a proper registered agent in this state, to the company’s principal office. The notice must state all of the following:

 a. The revocation’s effective date, which must be at least sixty days after the date the secretary of state sends the copy.
 b. The grounds for revocation under subsection 1.
 3. The authority of a foreign limited liability company to transact business in this state ceases on the effective date in the notice of revocation unless before that date the company cures each ground for revocation stated in the notice filed under subsection 2. If the company cures each ground, the secretary of state shall file a record so stating.