Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 490.501 (2026)

Registered office and agent of domestic and registered foreign corporations

✓ current as of July 2026

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1. Each corporation shall continuously maintain in this state all of the following:

a. A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business.

b. A registered agent, which may be any of the following:

(1) An individual who resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office.

(2) A domestic or foreign corporation or eligible entity whose business office is identical with the registered office and, in the case of a foreign corporation or foreign eligible entity, is registered to do business in this state.

2. As used in this subchapter, “corporation” means both a domestic corporation and a registered foreign corporation. 89 Acts, ch 288, §32; 2015 Acts, ch 45, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §39, 230 Referred to in §491.111, 624.23 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Harley Kelchner, an individual, individually & on behalf of all others similarly situated v. CRST Expedited, Inc., CRST Specialized Transp., Inc., CRST Lincoln Sales, Inc., & John Smith, an individual (Iowa 2025).

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Harley Kelchner, an individual, individually & on behalf of all others similarly situated v. CRST Expedited, Inc., CRST Specialized Transp., Inc., CRST Lincoln Sales, Inc., & John Smith, an individual (Iowa 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 490.501(1)(b). With these requirements in mind, we finally turn to the ultimate question: If a foreign corporation complies with these requirements by registering and appointing an agent, does that corporation consent to personal jurisdiction in Iowa for any and all…”

Minger Constr., Inc. v. Clark Farms, Ltd., & Kevin W. Clark, AKA K.W. \Casey\" Clark" (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 490.501 . There was no evidence 22 establishing the company failed to hold an annual meeting or take other appropriate action.”

— Iowa Code § 490.501(1)(b) — 1 case

Harley Kelchner, an individual, individually & on behalf of all others similarly situated v. CRST Expedited, Inc., CRST Specialized Transp., Inc., CRST Lincoln Sales, Inc., & John Smith, an individual (Iowa 2025). “§ 490.501(1)(b). With these requirements in mind, we finally turn to the ultimate question: If a foreign corporation complies with these requirements by registering and appointing an agent, does that corporation consent to personal jurisdiction in Iowa for any and all…”

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