Section 504.1533 – Appeal from revocation.
504.1533 Appeal from revocation. 1. A foreign corporation may appeal the secretary of state’s revocation of its certificate of authority to the district court within thirty days after the service of the certificate of revocation is perfected under section 504.1510 by petitioning to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of its […]
Section 504.1601 – Corporate records.
504.1601 Corporate records. 1. A corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its members and board of directors, a record of all actions taken by the members or directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by committees of the board of directors as authorized by section 504.826, […]
Section 504.1441 – Deposit with state treasurer.
504.1441 Deposit with state treasurer. Assets of a dissolved corporation which should be transferred to a creditor, claimant, or member of the corporation who cannot be found or who is not competent to receive them shall be reduced to cash subject to known trust restrictions and deposited with the treasurer of state for safekeeping. However, […]
Section 504.1602 – Inspection of records by members.
504.1602 Inspection of records by members. 1. Subject to subsection 5, a member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and location specified by the corporation, any of the records of the corporation described in section 504.1601, subsection 5, if the member gives the corporation written notice or a written demand at […]
Section 504.1501 – Authority to transact business required.
504.1501 Authority to transact business required. 1. A foreign corporation shall not transact business in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the secretary of state. 2. The following activities, among others, do not constitute transacting business within the meaning of subsection 1: a. Maintaining, defending, or settling any proceeding. b. Holding […]
Section 504.1603 – Scope of inspection right.
504.1603 Scope of inspection right. 1. A member’s agent or attorney has the same inspection and copying rights as the member the agent or attorney represents. 2. The right to copy records under section 504.1602 includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by photographic, xerographic, or other means. 3. The corporation may impose […]
Section 504.1502 – Consequences of transacting business without authority.
504.1502 Consequences of transacting business without authority. 1. A foreign corporation transacting business in this state without a certificate of authority shall not maintain a proceeding in any court in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority. 2. The successor to a foreign corporation that transacted business in this state without a certificate […]
Section 504.1604 – Court-ordered inspection.
504.1604 Court-ordered inspection. 1. If a corporation does not allow a member who complies with section 504.1602, subsection 1, to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the district court in the county where the corporation’s principal office is located or, if none is located in this state, […]
Section 504.1503 – Application for certificate of authority.
504.1503 Application for certificate of authority. 1. A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the secretary of state. The application must set forth all of the following: a. The name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for […]
Section 504.1605 – Limitations on use of corporate records.
504.1605 Limitations on use of corporate records. Without consent of the board, no corporate record may be obtained or used by any person for any purpose unrelated to a member’s interest as a member. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, without the consent of the board, corporate records, including without limitation a membership list […]