The following fees shall be paid to the commissioner for services required under this chapter, which shall be accounted for by the commissioner in the same manner as other fees received in the discharge of the duties of the office:
 1. For filing and examination of amendments to the articles of incorporation in this state and the accompanying general plan of operation of any benevolent association, and the issuing of the permission to do business, twenty dollars.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 512A.5

  • benevolent association: shall mean any person, firm, company, partnership, association or corporation, organized to enroll persons as members of a group for the purpose of providing an agency by which persons so enrolled may in the event of the death of any other member of the group make voluntary contributions to be distributed in whole or in part by the benevolent association to the beneficiary of the deceased member, or to members as contribution towards expense incurred by accident or sickness. See Iowa Code 512A.1
  • Commissioner: when used in this chapter shall mean the commissioner of insurance. See Iowa Code 512A.1
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • 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. For filing an annual statement of a benevolent association, and issuing the renewal of the permission required by law to authorize continuance in business, twenty-five dollars per existing unit, not to exceed three hundred dollars in the aggregate.