1. Upon the request of the filer of a document, the secretary shall provide an expedited filing service. As part of the service, the secretary shall file a document submitted by a filer on an expedited basis.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 9.15

  • Document: means a document for filing by the secretary as provided in the relevant filing statute as follows:
  • Secretary: means the secretary of state. See Iowa Code 9.11
  • service: means an advanced review by the secretary of the proposed filing of a document to determine the sufficiency of the actual filing of the document to meet all applicable statutory requirements as required in section 9. See Iowa Code 9.11
 2. The secretary shall implement, assess, and collect a surcharge for providing the expedited filing service based on the period of service as follows:

 a. For a two-day service, the surcharge shall be fifty dollars.
 b. For a five-day service, the surcharge shall be fifteen dollars.
 3. The surcharge shall be added to the amount of the fee implemented, assessed, and collected for the actual filing of the document.
 4. Any moneys collected by the secretary under this section shall be deposited in the business administration fund created in section 9.13.