Iowa Code § 488.210 (2026)

1. A limited partnership or a foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in this state shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a biennial report that states all of the following:

a. The name of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership.

b. The street and mailing address of its registered office and the name and street and mailing address of its registered agent for service of process in this state.

c. In the case of a limited partnership, the street and mailing address of its principal office.

d. In the case of a foreign limited partnership, the state or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is formed and any alternate name adopted under section 488.905, subsection 1.

2. Information in a biennial report must be current as of the date the biennial report is delivered to the secretary of state for filing.

3. If a biennial report does not contain the information required in subsection 1, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting limited partnership or foreign limited partnership and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required in subsection 1 and delivered to the secretary of state within thirty days after the effective date of the notice, it is timely delivered.

4. If a filed biennial report contains an address of a registered office or the name or address of a registered agent for service of process which differs from the information shown in the \n Tue Dec 09 22:07:20 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 488 (38, 0) 17 UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT, §488.304\n\nrecords of the secretary of state immediately before the filing, the differing information in the biennial report is considered a statement of change under section 488.115.

5. The first biennial report shall be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the first odd-numbered year following the calendar year in which a limited partnership was formed or a foreign limited partnership was authorized to transact business. Subsequent biennial reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the following odd-numbered calendar years. A filing fee for the biennial report shall be determined by the secretary of state. For purposes of this section, each biennial report shall contain information related to the two-year period immediately preceding the calendar year in which the report is filed. 2004 Acts, ch 1021, §28, 118; 2016 Acts, ch 1097, §9, 10 Referred to in §9.11, 488.111, 488.209, 488.906\n\n 488.211 through 488.300 Reserved.\n\n ARTICLE 3 LIMITED PARTNERS\n\n 488.301 Becoming limited partner. A person becomes a limited partner according to any of the following:

1. As provided in the partnership agreement.

2. As the result of a conversion or merger under article 11.

3. With the consent of all the partners. 2004 Acts, ch 1021, §29, 118 Referred to in §488.102 \n