Terms Used In Iowa Code 498.32

  • 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.
 No corporation or association hereafter organized shall be entitled to use the term “cooperative” as part of its corporate or other business name or title, unless it has complied with the provisions of this chapter or of chapter 497, and any corporation or association violating the provisions of this chapter may be enjoined from doing business under such name at the instance of any stockholder of any association legally organized under the provisions of this chapter.