1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a derivative action under section 489.902 may be maintained only by a person that is a member at the time the action is commenced and remains a member while the action continues.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 489.903

  • Member: means a person that has become a member of a limited liability company under section 489. 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
 2. If the sole plaintiff in a derivative action dies while the action is pending, the court may permit another member of the limited liability company to be substituted as plaintiff.