Iowa Code 504.115 – Correcting filed document
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1. A domestic or foreign corporation may correct a document filed by the secretary of state if the document satisfies one of the following:
a. The document contains an inaccuracy.
b. The document was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified, or acknowledged.
c. The electronic transmission was defective.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 504.115
- articles: includes amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Iowa Code 504.141
- filing: means filed in the office of the secretary of state. See Iowa Code 504.141
- 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 corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under section 504. See Iowa Code 504.141
- 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 document is corrected by doing both of the following:
a. By preparing articles of correction that satisfy all of the following requirements:
(1) Describe the document, including its filing date, or attach a copy of the document to the articles.
(2) Specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected.
(3) Correct the incorrect statement or defective execution.
b. By delivering the articles of correction to the secretary of state for filing.
3. Articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document they correct except as to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, articles of correction are effective when filed.