1. A registered agent may resign the agent’s agency appointment by signing and delivering to the secretary for filing an original statement of resignation. The statement may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued. The registered agent shall send a copy of the statement of resignation to the registered office, if not discontinued, and to the cooperative at its principal office. The agent shall certify to the secretary that the copy has been sent to the cooperative, including the date the copy was sent.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 501A.403

  • Cooperative: means a business association organized under this chapter. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • 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
  • Secretary: means the secretary of state. See Iowa Code 501A.102
  • 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. A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of the following:

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