1. To cancel its certificate of authority to transact business in this state, a foreign limited liability company must deliver to the secretary of state for filing a notice of cancellation stating all of the following:

 a. The name of the foreign limited liability company and that the company desires to cancel its certificate of authority.
 b. That the foreign limited liability company revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the secretary of state as its agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to transact business in this state.
 c. A mailing address to which the secretary of state may mail a copy of any process served on the secretary of state under paragraph “b”.
 d. A commitment to notify the secretary of state in the future of any change in the mailing address of the foreign limited liability company.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 489.807

  • 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
  • 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. The certificate is canceled when the notice becomes effective.