501A.231 - BIENNIAL REPORT FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.

        501A.231  BIENNIAL REPORT FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.         1.  A cooperative authorized to transact business in this state      shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a biennial report      that sets forth all of the following:         a.  The name of the cooperative.         b.  The address of its registered office and the name of its      registered agent at that office in this state, together with the      consent of any new registered agent.         c.  The address of its principal office.         d.  The names and addresses of the president, secretary,      treasurer, and one member of the board of directors.         2.  Information in the biennial report must be current as of the      first day of January of the year in which the report is due.  The      report shall be executed on behalf of the cooperative and signed as      provided in section 501A.103 or by any other person authorized by the      board of directors of the cooperative.         3.  The first biennial report shall be delivered to the secretary      of state between January 1 and April 1 of the first even-numbered      year following the calendar year in which a cooperative is organized.      Subsequent biennial reports shall be delivered to the secretary of      state between January 1 and April 1 of the following even-numbered      calendar years.  A filing fee for the biennial report shall be      determined by the secretary of state.         4.  If a biennial report does not contain the information required      by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the      reporting cooperative in writing and return the report to the      cooperative for correction.         5.  The secretary of state may provide for the change of      registered office or registered agent on the form prescribed by the      secretary of state for the biennial report, provided that the form      contains the information required by section 501A.402.  If the      secretary of state determines that a biennial report does not contain      the information required by this section but otherwise meets the      requirements of section 501A.402 for the purpose of changing the      registered office or registered agent, the secretary of state shall      file the statement of change of registered office or registered      agent, effective as provided in section 501A.203, before returning      the biennial report to the cooperative as provided in this section.      A statement of change of registered office or agent pursuant to this      subsection shall be executed by a person authorized to execute the      biennial report.  
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         2005 Acts, ch 135, §17; 2005 Acts, ch 179, §133