1. A registered agent may resign the agent’s agency appointment by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing the signed original and two exact or conformed copies of a statement of resignation. The statement may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 499.74

  • Association: means a corporation formed under this chapter. See Iowa Code 499.2
  • 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
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. After filing the statement the secretary of state shall mail one copy to the registered office, if not discontinued, and the other copy to the association at its principal office.
 3. A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of the following:

 a. 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the date on which it is filed with the secretary of state.
 b. The designation of a new registered agent for the association.