Iowa Code 504.119 – Certificate of existence
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1. Any person may apply to the secretary of state to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic or foreign corporation.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 504.119
- articles: includes amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Iowa Code 504.141
- Corporation: means a public benefit, mutual benefit, or religious corporation. See Iowa Code 504.141
- 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.
- Domestic corporation: means a corporation. See Iowa Code 504.141
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- Foreign corporation: means a corporation organized under laws other than the laws of this state which would be a nonprofit corporation if formed under the laws of this state. See Iowa Code 504.141
- Person: includes any individual or entity. See Iowa Code 504.141
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Iowa Code 504.141
- 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. The certificate of existence shall set forth all of the following:
a. The domestic corporation‘s corporate name or the foreign corporation‘s corporate name used in this state.
b. That the domestic corporation is duly incorporated under the laws of this state, the date of its incorporation, and the period of its duration if less than perpetual; or that the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state.
c. That all fees have been paid.
d. That its most recent biennial report required by section 504.1613 has been delivered to the secretary of state.
e. That articles of dissolution have not been filed.
f. Other facts of record in the office of the secretary of state that may be requested by the applicant.
3. Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence issued by the secretary of state may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic or foreign corporation is in good standing in this state.