501A.201 - GENERAL FILING REQUIREMENTS.

        501A.201  GENERAL FILING REQUIREMENTS.         1.  A document must satisfy the requirements of this section, and      of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements, to be      entitled to filing.         2.  The document must be one that this chapter requires or permits      to be filed with the secretary.         3.  The document must contain the information required by this      chapter.  The document may contain other information as well.         4.  The document must be typewritten or printed.  The typewritten      or printed portion shall be in black ink.  Manually signed      photocopies, or other reproduced copies, including facsimiles and      other electronically or computer-generated copies of typewritten or      printed documents may be filed.         5.  The document must be in the English language.  A cooperative's      name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic      or Roman numerals.  The articles, duly authenticated by the official      having custody of the applicable records in the state or country      under whose law the cooperative is formed, which are required of      cooperatives, need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably      authenticated English translation.         6.  The document must be executed by one of the following persons:         a.  An officer of the cooperative, or if no officer has been      selected, by any patron member of the cooperative.         b.  If the cooperative has not been organized, by the      organizers of the cooperative as provided in subchapter V.         c.  If the cooperative is in the hands of a receiver, trustee,      or other court-appointed fiduciary, that fiduciary.         7.  The person executing the document shall sign the document and      state beneath or opposite the person's signature, the person's name,      and the capacity in which the person signs.         8.  If, pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the secretary      has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document shall      be in or on the prescribed form.         9.  The document must be delivered to the secretary for filing and      must be accompanied by the correct filing fee as provided in this      subchapter.  
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         2005 Acts, ch 135, §4         Referred to in § 501A.202, 501A.504