Jurisdiction record

Iowa

Everything this record holds on Iowa: 68 fee cells, 10 verified registered-agent statute citations, 26 good-standing status strings, 7 governance rules, a state-level DBA regime, 16 official statute files in the verification corpus, and 4 monitored sources.

Filing agency: Office of the Secretary of State. Official sites: agency home (opens the official source) · forms and fees (opens the official source) · fee schedule (opens the official source) · entity search (opens the official source) · annual report filing (opens the official source) · statutes (opens the official source)

Filing fees

Statutory fee is the amount fixed by statute or the agency schedule. Effective remittance is what actually leaves the bank once any e-payment surcharge or bundled component is included. Partnership entity types are covered too: LP is a limited partnership, LLP a limited liability partnership, LLLP a limited liability limited partnership. A row reading not offered or no report required is a verified positive finding cited to the statute that proves it - not a gap.

Iowa filing fees by transaction and entity type
Transaction	Statutory fee	Effective remittance	Components and changes	Status
Formation - LLC	$50	$50	none	Verified
Formation - Corporation	$50	$50	none	Verified
Formation - LP	$100	not yet published	none	Verified
Formation - LLP	$50	not yet published	none	Verified
Formation - LLLP	$100	not yet published	none	Verified
Annual report - LLC	$30	$30	none	Verified
Annual report - Corporation	$60	$60	none	Verified
Annual report - LP	$30	not yet published	none	Verified
Annual report - LLLP	$30	not yet published	none	Verified
Annual report - LLP	no report required		Iowa Code ch. 486A contains no periodic-report provision (486A.1001(5): LLP status 'remains effective, regardless of changes in the partnership, until the statement is canceled'); Iowa Admin. Code r. 721-40.7 imposes biennial-report fees only under chapters 488, 489, and 490 · source (opens the official source)	Verified
Certificate of good standing - All entity types	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
Change of registered agent - Corporation	$0	not yet published	none	Verified
Change of registered agent - LLC	$0	not yet published	none	Verified
Change of registered agent - Nonprofit	$0	not yet published	none	Verified
Change of registered agent - LLP	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
Change of registered agent - LP	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
Change of registered agent - LLLP	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
amendment - Corporation	$50	not yet published	none	Verified
amendment - Nonprofit	$10	not yet published	none	Verified
amendment - LLC	$50	not yet published	none	Verified
amendment - LP	$100	not yet published	none	Verified
amendment - LLP	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
amendment - LLLP	$100	not yet published	none	Verified
amendment - corp_foreign	$100	not yet published	none	Verified
amendment - nonprofit_foreign	$25	not yet published	none	Verified
amendment - llc_foreign	$100	not yet published	none	Verified
merger - Corporation	$50	not yet published	none	Verified
merger - Nonprofit	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
merger - LLC	$50	not yet published	none	Verified
merger - LP	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
merger - LLP	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
merger - LLLP	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
conversion - Corporation	$50	not yet published	none	Verified
conversion - LLC	$50	not yet published	none	Verified
conversion - LP	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
conversion - LLP	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
conversion - LLLP	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_qualification - Corporation	$100	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_qualification - Nonprofit	$25	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_qualification - LLC	$100	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_qualification - LP	$100	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_qualification - LLP	$100	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_qualification - LLLP	$100	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_withdrawal - Corporation	$10	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_withdrawal - Nonprofit	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_withdrawal - LLC	$10	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_withdrawal - LP	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_withdrawal - LLP	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
foreign_withdrawal - LLLP	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
dissolution - Corporation	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
dissolution - Nonprofit	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
dissolution - LLC	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
dissolution - LP	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
dissolution - LLP	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
dissolution - LLLP	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
cancellation - LLC	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
cancellation - LP	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
cancellation - LLP	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
cancellation - LLLP	$20	not yet published	none	Verified
dissolution_by_incorporators - Corporation	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
dissolution_by_incorporators - Nonprofit	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
revocation_of_dissolution - Corporation	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
revocation_of_dissolution - Nonprofit	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
revocation_of_dissolution - LLC	$0	not yet published	none	Verified
reinstatement - Corporation	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
reinstatement - Nonprofit	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
reinstatement - LLC	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
reinstatement - LP	$5	not yet published	none	Verified
reinstatement - LLLP	$5	not yet published	none	Verified

Provenance - Iowa fee scheduleVerified

Every fee datum on this page is verified against the agency's own published schedule or statute (independent re-verification, 2026-09-04); the origin of each value is kept in its record as evidence.

Records: 68 fee cells
Retrieved: 2026-08-04 to 2026-09-21
Official schedule: the agency's own published schedule (opens the official source)

Values were first corroborated across independent internal records; verified cells now also carry the agency's own published schedule or statute as their authority, which is what promotion to verified requires.

Cost position

Ranked 10 of 54 on first-year state filing cost, at $80.00 against a national median of $185.00. Recurring annual cost $30. See the full ranking.

Where Iowa sits among its neighbours in the first-year cost ranking (USD)

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Registered-agent statutes, quoted verbatim

The one section on this page that clears the publication gate in full. 10 citations, verified, quoted from the official code with every elision marked.

Iowa Code § 490.501 Verified

Iowa Code Chapter 490 - Business Corporations · applies to corporations

Registered office and agent of domestic and registered foreign corporations.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.

retrieved 2026-07-29 · confidence medium · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/law/statutory (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 489.115 Verified

Iowa Code Chapter 489 - Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act · applies to LLCs

Registered agent.1. Each limited liability company and each registered foreign limited liability company shall designate and maintain a registered agent in this state. The designation of a registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company that the agent has consented to serve. 2. A registered agent for a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company must have a place of business in this state.

retrieved 2026-07-29 · confidence medium · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/law/statutory (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 490.202 Verified

Iowa Code Chapter 490 - Business Corporations · applies to corp

Articles of incorporation.1. The articles of incorporation must set forth all of the following: a. A corporate name for the corporation that satisfies the requirements of section 490.401. b. The number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue. c. The street and mailing addresses of the corporation's initial registered office and the name of its initial registered agent at that office. d. The name and address of each incorporator.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/law/statutory (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 489.201 Verified

Iowa Code Chapter 489 - Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act · applies to LLCs

Formation of limited liability company - certificate of organization.1. One or more persons may act as organizers to form a limited liability company by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a certificate of organization. 2. A certificate of organization must state all of the following: a. The name of the limited liability company, which must comply with section 489.112. b. The street and mailing addresses of the limited liability company's principal office. c. The name and street and mailing addresses in this state of the limited liability company's registered agent. [...] 4. A limited liability company is formed when the certificate of organization becomes effective.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/law/statutory (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 490.1621 Verified

Iowa Code Chapter 490 - Business Corporations · applies to corp

Biennial report for secretary of state.1. Each domestic corporation shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a biennial report that sets forth all of the following: a. The name of the corporation. [...] 4. 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 domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was registered to do business in this state. Subsequent biennial reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the following even-numbered calendar years.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/law/statutory (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 489.212 Verified

Iowa Code Chapter 489 - Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act · applies to LLCs

Biennial report for secretary of state.1. A limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company registered to do 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 company. [...] 3. The first biennial report in this state must 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 liability company was formed or a foreign limited liability company was registered to do business. A subsequent biennial report must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of each following odd-numbered calendar year.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/law/statutory (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 490.1420 Verified

Iowa Code Chapter 490 - Business Corporations · applies to corp

Grounds for administrative dissolution.The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under section 490.1421 to dissolve a corporation administratively, if any of the following apply: 1. The corporation does not pay within sixty days after they are due any fees, taxes, interest, or penalties imposed by this chapter or other laws of this state. 2. The corporation does not deliver its biennial report required by section 490.1621 to the secretary of state within sixty days after it is due. 3. The corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for sixty days or more. [...]

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/law/statutory (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 489.708 Verified

Iowa Code Chapter 489 - Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act · applies to LLCs

Grounds for administrative dissolution.The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under section 489.709 to dissolve a limited liability company administratively, if any of the following apply: 1. The limited liability company does not pay within sixty days after they are due any fees, taxes, interest, or penalties imposed by this chapter or other laws of this state. 2. The limited liability company does not deliver its biennial report required by section 489.212 to the secretary of state within sixty days after it is due. 3. The limited liability company is without a registered agent or the registered agent does not have a place of business in this state for sixty days or more. [...]

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/law/statutory (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 490.401 Verified

Iowa Code Chapter 490 - Business Corporations · applies to corp

Corporate name.1. A corporate name is subject to all of the following: a. It must contain the word "corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", or words or abbreviations of like import in another language. [...] 2. Except as authorized by subsections 3 and 4, a corporate name must be distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from all of the following: a. The corporate name of a corporation incorporated in this state which is not administratively dissolved, or if such corporation has been administratively dissolved, within five years after the effective date of dissolution. [...]

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/law/statutory (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 489.112 Verified

Iowa Code Chapter 489 - Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act · applies to LLCs

Permitted names.1. The name of a limited liability company must contain the phrase "limited liability company" or "limited company" or the abbreviation "L.L.C.", "LLC", "L.C.", or "LC". "Limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd.", and "company" may be abbreviated as "Co.". 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the name of a limited liability company, and the name under which a foreign limited liability company may register to do business in this state, must be distinguishable on the records of the secretary of state from any of the following: a. The name of an existing person whose formation required the filing of a record by the secretary of state [...]

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/law/statutory (opens the official source)

Registered-agent rules in practice

Who may serve as the agent

Pending review

For corporations, the agent must be an Iowa-resident individual whose business office is identical with the registered office, or a domestic or foreign corporation or eligible entity with an identical business office (foreign entities must be registered in Iowa). The LLC Act is looser: the agent need only 'have a place of business in this state' (Iowa Code § 489.115(2)).

Is the agent's consent required

Pending review

Consent required: yes.

What happens when the agent cannot be served

Pending review

If a corporation has no registered agent or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, service is by registered or certified mail addressed to the secretary at the corporation's principal office; if service still cannot be perfected (or the foreign registration was withdrawn or terminated), the Secretary of State becomes the corporation's agent for service, with a $5 fee (Iowa Code § 490.122(2)). The LLC Act (Iowa Code § 489.119(2)-(3)) uses mail to the principal office and then hand delivery to the individual in charge of a regular place of business, with no SOS-as-agent step.

What happens if there is no agent

Pending review

Administrative Dissolution. A corporation without a registered agent or registered office for 60 days or more, or that fails to notify the Secretary of State of an agent change, resignation, or office discontinuance within 60 days, may be administratively dissolved (60-day cure window after notice under Iowa Code § 490.1421).
Administrative Dissolution. The LLC Act carries the same grounds: an LLC without a registered agent (or whose agent has no Iowa place of business) for 60 days or more, or that fails to give 60-day notice of agent changes, may be administratively dissolved.
Revocation Foreign. A registered foreign corporation's registration may be administratively terminated for being without a registered agent or registered office for 60 days or more, or for failing to give 60-day notice of agent changes; the LLC parallel is Iowa Code § 489.911(1)(c)-(d).
No Court Access. A foreign corporation doing business in Iowa cannot maintain a proceeding in any Iowa court until registered - the downstream consequence once registration is terminated for registered agent failure. The LLC parallel is Iowa Code § 489.902(2).
Reinstatement Fee. Reinstatement may be sought at any time after administrative dissolution for a $5 application fee (corporation and LLC alike); a name change is required if more than 5 years have passed and the old name is no longer available.

Dollar amounts named in the registered-agent statutes
What	Amount	Status
Fee collected each time process is served on the Secretary of State under the corporation chapter (recoverable as costs by a prevailing party)	$5	Pending review
Fee collected each time process is served on the Secretary of State under the LLC chapter (recoverable as costs by a prevailing party)	$5	Pending review
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution (corporation)	$5	Pending review
Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution (LLC)	$5	Pending review
Corporation's statement of change of registered agent or registered office, agent's statement of change, and agent's statement of resignation	No fee	Pending review
LLC statement of change of registered agent or address, registered agent's statement of change, and registered agent's statement of resignation	No fee	Pending review
Biennial report filing fee (corporation) - failure to file within 60 days of due date is an administrative dissolution ground	$60	Pending review

15 statutory citations and their supporting verbatim quotations sit behind this section in the record and are withheld from public display until the review pass lands, because a citation presented as authority is a verification claimed. Statutory references appearing inside the summaries above are part of the recorded text rather than an authority claim, and they are not rendered as citations, linked, or emitted in this page's structured data. How the gate works.

Governance rules

7 governance rules are recorded for Iowa - the organizational and annual meetings, action by written consent, and whether bylaws or an operating agreement are mandatory. Each verified rule links to the statutory text it was verified against, quoted verbatim below.

Iowa corporate and LLC governance rules
Rule	Entity	Applies	Citation	Status
Organizational meeting required	Corporation	yes	Iowa Code § 490.205	Verified
Annual meeting required	Corporation	yes	Iowa Code § 490.701	Verified
Action by written consent allowed	Corporation	yes	Iowa Code § 490.704	Verified
Bylaws required	Corporation	yes	Iowa Code § 490.206(1)	Verified
Operating agreement required	LLC	no	Iowa Code § 489.102(19)	Verified
Annual meeting required	LLC	no	Iowa Code § 489.407(4)	Verified
Action by written consent allowed	LLC	yes	Iowa Code § 489.407	Verified

The statutory text behind each rule

Iowa Code § 490.205 Verified

Organizational meeting required · applies to corporations · yes

the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the directors, to complete the organization of the corporation by appointing officers, adopting bylaws

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/490.205.pdf (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 490.701 Verified

Annual meeting required · applies to corporations · yes

a corporation shall hold a meeting of shareholders annually, at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, at which directors shall be elected.

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/490.701.pdf (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 490.704 Verified

Action by written consent allowed · applies to corporations · yes

signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than ninety percent of the votes entitled to be cast at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote on the action were present and voted

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/490.704.pdf (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 490.206(1) Verified

Bylaws required · applies to corporations · yes

The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt initial bylaws for the corporation.

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/490.206.pdf (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 489.102(19) Verified

Operating agreement required · applies to LLCs · no

"Operating agreement" means the agreement, whether or not referred to as an operating agreement and whether oral, implied, in a record, or in any combination thereof, of all the members

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/489.102.pdf (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 489.407(4) Verified

Annual meeting required · applies to LLCs · no

An action requiring the vote or consent of members under this chapter may be taken without a meeting

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/489.407.pdf (opens the official source)

Iowa Code § 489.407 Verified

Action by written consent allowed · applies to LLCs · yes

A difference arising among members as to a matter in the ordinary course of the activities and affairs of the limited liability company may be decided by a majority of the members.

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/489.407.pdf (opens the official source)

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Doing business as

State-level regime

Verified

Filing office: Iowa Secretary of State (fictitious name resolution for entities, filed via Fast Track Filing); county recorder only for sole proprietors/co-partnerships (Iowa Code ch. 547 trade names)
State fee: $5 fictitious name filing (form 635_9999; applicable to ch. 488, 489, 490, 499, 501A, 504 entities - LPs, LLCs, corporations, cooperatives, nonprofits)
Term: Perpetual - no expiration stated; effective until changed/cancelled
Renewal: None required. Iowa Code 490.401(5): a corporation using a fictitious name simply delivers a certified board resolution adopting the name to the SOS for filing; no renewal provision
Publication: Not required. None
Online filing: Available
The regime: Iowa requires any person conducting business under a trade name or assumed name that is not the true surname of each person with an interest in the business to first record a verified statement with the county recorder of the county where the business is to be conducted (Iowa Code § 547.1). Registered entities of the listed types (LPs, LLCs, corporations, professional corporations, cooperatives, nonprofits) are exempt from the county filing; instead, the entity statutes require a corporation or LLC that uses a fictitious name to deliver a certified resolution adopting the name to the Secretary of State (e.g., Iowa Code §§ 490.401(5), 489.112(8)).
Where it is filed: County recorder of the county in which the business is to be conducted (for persons subject to chapter 547); Secretary of State for the entity-side fictitious-name resolution filings under the entity chapters.
Publication: Chapter 547 (§§ 547.1 to 547.6, reviewed in full) contains no newspaper-publication requirement; recording the verified statement with the county recorder completes the filing.
Assumed names for registered entities: Iowa's entity chapters state that they do not control the use of fictitious names but require a corporation (or LLC, under the parallel § 489.112(8)) that uses a fictitious name in Iowa to deliver a certified copy of the adopting resolution to the Secretary of State. Separately, a foreign corporation whose true name does not comply with Iowa's corporate-name standards must adopt an alternate name in its registration statement before registering to do business.
Penalties: Violating the chapter is a simple misdemeanor.
Each day of violation is a separate and distinct offense.
When ownership changes, the original owners remain liable for all obligations until the certificate of change is recorded.
Official source: sos.iowa.gov/business/formsandfees.html (opens the official source)

Fees stated in or alongside the act

1 fee records held for Iowa
Fee	Amount	Authority	Status
Filing fee (published by the filing office)	$5 fictitious name filing (form 635_9999) for LPs, LLCs, corporations, cooperatives and nonprofits.	Official filing-office page / fee schedule official source (opens the official source)	Verified

Known gaps in the record

Term: ch. 547 states no duration, expiration, or renewal for the verified statement (full chapter reviewed)
Exclusiverights: ch. 547 is silent on whether recording grants exclusive rights to the name
Namerestrictions: ch. 547 contains no name-content restrictions beyond the true-surname trigger for filing

County filing offices and fees

99 county records held for Iowa
County	Fee	Detail	Status
Adair	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7.00 1st page, plus $5.00 for each additional page (general non-conveyance recording fee; trade name form listed on the Recorder Forms page, no separate trade-	Verified
Adams	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Allamakee	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 per page + $1.00 record management fee per transaction + $1.00 e-commerce fee per transaction (= $7 first page, $5 each additional); schedule effective Ju	Verified
Appanoose	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Audubon	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7 for the first page ($5.00 plus $1.00 record management fee per transaction plus $1.00 E-Commerce fee per transaction) and $5 per additional page; schedule ef	Verified
Benton	7 first page + 5 per additional page	Trade Names: $7.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page	Verified
Black Hawk	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7 for the first page (includes fees for recording, preservation, and electronic commerce), and $5 for each additional page	Verified
Boone	7 first page + 5 per additional page	Trade Names: $7.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page; documents with more than one transaction charged an additional $7.00 per transaction; non-conforming	Verified
Bremer	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page; documents not to exceed 8 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches; certification $5.00 + $.50/page copies	Verified
Buchanan	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Buena Vista	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Butler	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Calhoun	7 first page + 5 per additional page	Recording Fees $7.00 for 1st page, $5.00 for each additional page (list includes Trade Names); $10 additional fee for documents not meeting formatting standards	Verified
Carroll	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Cass	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Cedar	7 first page + 5 per additional page	First Page $7.00, Each Add'l Page $5.00 (fee table applies to trade names and other recorded documents)	Verified
Cerro Gordo	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7.00 1st page, plus $5.00 for each additional page (non-conveyance documents; no separate trade-name line)	Verified
Cherokee	7 first page + 5 per additional page	Trade Names: $7.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page	Verified
Chickasaw	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7.00 for the first page and $5.00 each additional page (all non-conveyance documents); extra $7.00 per additional transaction; certification $5.00 + $0.50/page	Verified
Clarke	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Clay	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Clayton	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Clinton	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page	Verified
Crawford	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Dallas	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7 for the first page and $5 for each additional page; form must be notarized; sole proprietorships / co-partnerships only	Verified
Davis	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7.00 first, $5.00 each additional page; transfer documents $5.00 per section or block	Verified
Decatur	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7 for the first page and $5 for each additional page (Trade Names listed under Land and Records Management)	Verified
Delaware	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Des Moines	7 first page + 5 per additional page	Trade Names: $7.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page	Verified
Dickinson	7 first page + 5 per additional page	Trade Name: First page or fraction thereof $7.00, Each Add'l Page $5.00; certified copies $5 + $1/page; schedule updated 9.1.2020	Verified
Dubuque	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7 for the first page and $5 for each additional page	Verified
Emmet	7 first page + 5 per additional page	First page $7.00 (All Others); $5.00 for each additional page (All); Trade Names listed among recorded documents	Verified
Fayette	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Floyd	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Franklin	7 first page + 5 per additional page	First page $7.00; each additional page $5.00; Auditor's transfer fee $5.00 per Section or Block for conveyances; Trade Names must print as legal size docum	Verified
Fremont	7 first page + 5 per additional page	TRADE NAME $7 first page, $5 each additional page; $10.00 non-standard document fee; certification $5.00 + .50/page	Verified
Greene	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Grundy	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7.00 for the first page and $5.00 for every page thereafter (standard recording fee; Trade Names listed under Lands and Records Management on the Recorder page	Verified
Guthrie	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Hamilton	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Hancock	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Hardin	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Harrison	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Henry	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7 for the first page ($5.00 plus $1.00 record management fee per transaction plus $1.00 E-Commerce fee per transaction), $5 per additional page; plus $5.00 Aud	Verified
Howard	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7.00 for 1st page, plus $5.00 for each additional page; copies $.50/page; certified copies $5.00 + $.50/page	Verified
Humboldt	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Ida	7 first page + 5 per additional page	First page or fraction thereof $7.00; Each Additional Page $5.00 (trade names listed); UCC fixture $12.00 first page; certified copies $5.00 + $1.00/page	Verified
Iowa	7 first page + 5 per additional page	Trade Names: $7.00 first page, $5.00 each additional page	Verified
Jackson	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page (Trade Name documents listed among recorded documents)	Verified
Jasper	7 first page + 5 per additional page	All other documents $7.00 for the first page and $5.00 each additional page	Verified
Jefferson	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Johnson	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$7 first page; $5 each additional page (general recording fee schedule on same page); form must be notarized	Verified
Jones	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page	Verified
Keokuk	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Kossuth	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Lee	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Linn	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5 per additional page; certification $5.00; copies $1.00/page	Verified
Louisa	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; $10.00 non-standard document fee; trade name form must be printed on legal size paper (8 1/2 x 14)	Verified
Lucas	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5 each additional page; copies $0.50/page; certified copy add $5; $10 non-standard document fee	Verified
Lyon	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page	Verified
Madison	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page	Verified
Mahaska	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Marion	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; +$7.00 per additional transaction in one document; $10.00 non-standard fee	Verified
Marshall	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; page also lists a '$2.00 transaction surcharge (per document)' under Standard Fees - unclear whether it is already include	Verified
Mills	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5 each additional page; certified copies $5 + $1/page; $10 non-standard document fee	Verified
Mitchell	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Monona	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; +$7.00 per additional transaction; certified copies $6.00 + $1.00/page	Verified
Monroe	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Montgomery	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Muscatine	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page (2 pages = $12.00, 3 = $17.00 ...); certified copy $5.00/document + $.50/page; card fee applies	Verified
O'Brien	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; certified copies $5 + $1/page	Verified
Osceola	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Page	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Palo Alto	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; certified copies $5.00 + $1.00/page	Verified
Plymouth	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; first-page fee includes $1.00 record management fee and $1.00 e-commerce fee; copies $.50/page; certification $5.00	Verified
Pocahontas	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Polk	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; must be notarized before filing	Verified
Pottawattamie	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; must be notarized before submitting	Verified
Poweshiek	7 first page + 5 per additional page	stated as $5 per page + $1 record management fee + $1 e-commerce fee per transaction (= $7 first page, $5 each additional); $10 non-standard document fee	Verified
Ringgold	7 first page + 5 per additional page	stated as $5 per page + $1 record management fee per transaction + $1 e-commerce fee per transaction (= $7 first page, $5 each additional); certification $5 + c	Verified
Sac	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Scott	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Shelby	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; +$7.00 per additional transaction; certification $6.00 + $1.00/page	Verified
Sioux	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page	Verified
Story	7 first page + 5 per additional page	stated as $5 per page + $1 record management fee + $1 e-commerce fee per transaction (= $7 first page, $5 each additional); certification $5	Verified
Tama	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; +$7.00 per additional transaction; certification $5.00 + $.50/page	Verified
Taylor	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Union	7 first page + 5 per additional page	stated as $5 per page + $1 record management fee per transaction + $1 e-commerce fee per transaction (= $7 first page, $5 each additional); certification $5	Verified
Van Buren	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Wapello	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page	Verified
Warren	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page	Verified
Washington	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; verified statement per Iowa Code 547.1	Verified
Wayne	7 first page + 5 per additional page		Pending review
Webster	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; fillable PDF Trade Name Form must be printed on legal sized paper	Verified
Winnebago	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5 each additional page; certified copies $5 per document	Verified
Winneshiek	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; $7.00 = $5.00 per page + $1.00 recorder management fee + $1.00 e-commerce fee per transaction	Verified
Woodbury	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page (2 pages = $12.00 ...); certified copy $5.00/document + $.50/page; fees paid in advance	Verified
Worth	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 every additional page; $7.00 includes $1.00 E-Commerce Fee and $1.00 Record Management Fee; certified copy $5.00 + copy cost	Verified
Wright	7 first page + 5 per additional page	$5.00 each additional page; $10.00 non-standard document fee	Verified

Common questions

Where is an Iowa trade name (DBA) filed?

For individuals and partnerships, Iowa Code § 547.1 requires a verified statement to be recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the business is to be conducted, before engaging in business. The statement must show the name, post office address, and residence address of each person owning or having an interest in the business, and the address where the business is to be conducted.

Do Iowa corporations and LLCs file under chapter 547?

No. Iowa Code § 547.1 expressly exempts limited partnerships (ch. 488), LLCs (ch. 489), corporations (ch. 490), professional corporations (ch. 496C), cooperatives, and nonprofits (ch. 504). Instead, the entity statutes require a corporation or LLC that uses a fictitious name in Iowa to deliver a certified copy of the resolution adopting the fictitious name to the Secretary of State for filing (Iowa Code §§ 490.401(5), 489.112(8)).

What is the penalty for using an unregistered trade name in Iowa?

Under Iowa Code § 547.4, violating the chapter is a simple misdemeanor, and under § 547.5 each day of violation is deemed a separate and distinct offense.

What happens if the ownership of an Iowa business with a recorded trade name changes?

Iowa Code § 547.2 requires a like verified statement to be recorded for any change in ownership or in the persons interested in the business, and the original owners remain liable for all obligations until the certificate of change is recorded.

Recurring entity-level tax

No franchise or privilege tax in this jurisdiction

Verified

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Filing-office closures, 2026

Stored as a delta against the federal baseline: 1 day this state closes that the federal government does not, and 3 federal holidays its filing office works through.

Iowa 2026 closure delta
Date	Day	Filing office
2026-02-16	Washington's Birthday (Presidents Day)	OPEN - federal holiday not observed
2026-06-19	Juneteenth	OPEN - federal holiday not observed
2026-10-12	Columbus Day	OPEN - federal holiday not observed
2026-11-27	Day after Thanksgiving	Filing office closed

Provenance - Iowa 2026 closuresVerified

Citation withheld: this record did not clear the publication gate.

Source: das.iowa.gov/state-employees/state-accounting/centralized-payroll/state-holidays (opens the official source)
Retrieved: 2026-07-29
Confidence: high
Review: verified

Good-standing status decoder

26 distinct status strings observed for Iowa: 1 mean in good standing, 17 mean not in good standing, and 8 are deliberately unresolved. How this decoder is derived and why it can never be marked verified.

Iowa observed status strings and their verdict
Observed status	Verdict	Confidence
(BLANK)	Unresolved - do not automate on this	medium
ACTIVE	In good standing	high
ACTIVE (REGISTERED AGENT RESIGNED)	Not in good standing	medium
DISSOLVED	Not in good standing	high
FILED IN <YEAR>	Unresolved - do not automate on this	medium
INACTIVE	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE (ACTIVE)	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE (ANNUAL/BIENNIAL REPORT NOT FILED)	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE (CONSOLIDATION)	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE (DELETED)	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE (DISSOLUTION)	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE (EXPIRED)	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE (MERGED)	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE (NO REGISTERED AGENT ON FILE)	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE (OTHER)	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE (REVOKED)	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE (WITHDRAWAL)	Not in good standing	high
INACTIVE-REVOKED	Not in good standing	high
NON SOS	Unresolved - do not automate on this	medium
NOT FILED	Unresolved - do not automate on this	medium
NOT FILED / NON SOS	Unresolved - do not automate on this	medium
NOT SOS FILED	Unresolved - do not automate on this	low
NOT YET FILED	Unresolved - do not automate on this	medium
RA RESIGNATION	Unresolved - do not automate on this	low
REVOKED	Not in good standing	high
WITHDRAWN	Not in good standing	high

Restricted entity-name words

5 restricted entity-name word entries are recorded for Iowa, the rest requiring an agency's consent or licensure before the word may appear in a name.

Governing law: Iowa Code 490.401 (corporations) / 489.108 (LLCs) - generic name rules with no word list; word restrictions in Iowa Code 524.107(2) (bank words), 533.212(2) (credit union), 524.310(1) (trust, state banks).

Iowa restricted entity-name words
Treatment	Word or phrase	Authority	Citation	Status
License required	credit union	Iowa Division of Credit Unions (organization/authorization under Iowa Code ch. 533)	Iowa Code 533.212(2)(a): 'A person other than a credit union shall not use a name or title containing the words credit union, or any derivation, and shall not represent in advertising or otherwise that the person is conducting business as a credit union'; exceptions in 533.212(3) for state/foreign/federal credit unions, the Iowa credit union league, joint service centers, and educational credit unions	Verified
Restricted	Bank		Iowa Code 524.107(2): 'A person doing business in this state shall not use the words bank or use any derivative, plural, or compound of the words bank, banking, or bankers in any manner which would tend to create the impression that the person is authorized to engage in the business of banking or to act in a fiduciary capacity', except authorized state banks, out-of-state banks, national banks, bank/S&L holding companies, and federal savings associations	Verified
Restricted	Bankers		Iowa Code 524.107(2)	Verified
Restricted	Banking		Iowa Code 524.107(2)	Verified
Restricted	Trust	Iowa Superintendent of Banking (fiduciary authorization under Iowa Code ch. 524)	Iowa Code 524.310(1): 'A state bank using the word trust in its name must be authorized under this chapter to act in a fiduciary capacity'	Verified

Filing channels

Accepted filing channels, 8 filing types
Filing type	Online	Email	Fax	Mail	Walk in	Source
formation - LLC	●	?	?	●	?	source (opens the official source)
formation - Corporation	●	?	?	●	?	source (opens the official source)
annual report - All entity types	●	?	?	●	●	source (opens the official source)
amendment - All entity types	●	?	?	●	?	source (opens the official source)
dissolution - All entity types	●	?	?	●	?	source (opens the official source)
ra change - All entity types	●	?	?	●	?	source (opens the official source)
cogs order - All entity types	●	?	?	●	●	source (opens the official source)
name reservation - All entity types	●	?	?	●	?	source (opens the official source)

● accepted · ○ not accepted · ? unknown or conditional (hover for the recorded condition). Channel data covers 54 jurisdictions (2026-08-15 wave). Source links render on verified rows only.

Contact the filing office

Verified against the agency's own contact page 2026-08-13. Source links render on verified rows only.

Reaching the filing office

Verified

Phone: (515) 281-5204
Email: [email protected]
Mailing address: Secretary of State, Business Services Division, First Floor, Lucas Building, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319
Courier / walk-in: Same - 321 E. 12th Street is a street address (Lucas State Office Building), so mail and courier converge

The Business Services direct line and dedicated mailbox, not the Secretary's capitol administration office or the elections line; the Lucas Building street address covers mail and overnight alike. Most filings should go through Fast Track Filing online.

Purposed contact channels, Iowa
Kind	Value	What it is for	Purpose	Source
phone	(515) 281-5204	Business Services	Business filings	source (opens the official source)
email	[email protected]	Business Services (contact page email, decoded from the page's obfuscated mailto)	Business filings	source (opens the official source)
email	[email protected]	Administration (Secretary's office, State Capitol)	general_switchboard	source (opens the official source)
mailing_address	Secretary of State, Business Services Division, First Floor, Lucas Building, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319	Business Services (contact page); form footers print 'Lucas Building, 1st Floor, Des Moines, IA 50319'	Business filings	source (opens the official source)
fax	(515) 242-5953	Business Services Division FAX (printed on division filing forms, e.g. form 635_0101)	Business filings	source (opens the official source)
phone	(515) 281-0145	Elections & Voter Registration (same building - do NOT use for filings)	Other	source (opens the official source)
phone	(515) 281-5204	Business Services	UCC	source (opens the official source)
fax	(515) 242-5953	Business Services	UCC	source (opens the official source)
email	[email protected]	Business Services	UCC	source (opens the official source)
mailing_address	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services, First Floor, Lucas Building, 321 E. 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319	Business Services	UCC	source (opens the official source)
email	[email protected]	Iowa Secretary of State - Administration (general)	UCC	pending review

UCC records

Where to search Iowa's UCC (Article 9) financing statements, on what terms, and what the office charges to file one. Verified against the filing office's own pages 2026-09-11. UCC division contacts are listed with the other filing-office contacts above.

UCC records - IowaVerified

Filing office: Iowa Secretary of State - Business Services Division
Filing-office statute: Iowa Code 554.9501(1)(b): 'the office of the secretary of state in all other cases' (read from https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/554.9501.pdf, Iowa Code 2026)
Official search: https://filings.sos.iowa.gov/UCCSearch/UCC (opens the official source)
Access: free public search
Search fees, as the office states them: Online UCC Certified/Federal Liens Search: no fee or login stated on the form (a 'Login to Fast Track Filing' link is offered for filers). Paper UCC-11 Information Request Form fees on the UCC page: 'Lien search - $5 per debtor', 'UCC Copies - $1 per page', 'UCC Certified Copies - $3, plus copy charge per page', 'Federal Lien search - $6 per debtor', 'Federal Lien copies - $5 per page', 'Federal C
UCC program page: the office's UCC page (opens the official source)
Online filing: filing portal (opens the official source)
Filing a UCC-1, as the office states the fee: $5 per filing online through Fast Track Filing; $10 on paper for 1 to 2 pages, $20 for 3 or more pages.
Filing channels: online or paper; Online through the Secretary of State's own Fast Track Filing portal (https://filings.sos.iowa.gov); paper accepted (one copy; national UCC forms required) at $10/$20 - Business Services, First Floor,
Filing expedite: Expedited service is not available for UCC filings; the office directs UCC filers to file directly online through Fast Track Filing.
UCC-3 amendments, as the office states the fees: UCC3 amendment (any action, including assignment, continuation and termination): $5 online through Fast Track Filing; $10 on paper for 1 to 2 pages, $20 for 3 or more pages. Terminations are not free. Information Statement (UCC5) same schedule; Affidavit of Wrongful Filing no fee.
Effective for: 5 years from filing - Iowa Code 554.9515(1)
Bulk data: no bulk-data product - No published UCC bulk program at any price. Official UCC page lists only retail services: lien search $5/debtor, UCC copies $1/page, certified $3 + copies, federal lien search $6/debtor, federal lien

Source: the office's UCC page (opens the official source)

State business license

Whether Iowa requires a general state-level business license, and on what terms. A "None" is a verified finding cited to the agency's own pages, not a gap. Which of the state's filings ask for an industry code is in the next section.

State business license - IowaVerified

General state license: None - the state issues no general business license; licensing is occupation-specific and local
Where a new business registers: Iowa Department of Revenue (tax permit registration) - no general license issuer exists agency page (opens the official source)
Revenue-department registration: required - Iowa Department of Revenue register (opens the official source)
Occupational licensing hub: https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses (opens the official source)

5 of 5 fields verified against the agency's own pages (2026-09-11). Sources: dial.iowa.gov (opens the official source) · opportunityiowa.gov (opens the official source) · revenue.iowa.gov (opens the official source) · revenue.iowa.gov (opens the official source)

Industry code on filings

Which of Iowa's business filings ask the filer for an industry classification, and in what form. "No industry information" is a positive finding cited to the form. Where the state uses its own category list and the list was captured, it is expandable below. The NAICS and SIC reference lists are on their own page.

Industry code on Iowa filings, 8 of 8 rows verified
Filing	Entity scope	Asks for	Required	Where on the form	Source
Formation	corporation	no industry information	not asked	Fast Track Filing 'Articles of Incorporation - Profit'	source (opens the official source)
Formation	LLC	no industry information	not asked	Fast Track Filing 'Certificate of Organization - LLC'	source (opens the official source)
Foreign registration	corporation	no industry information	not asked	Items 1-10 (name, jurisdiction, date, duration, principal office, home office, registered agent, directors/officers, certificate of existence, signature)	source (opens the official source)
Foreign registration	LLC	no industry information	not asked	Items 1-8 (name, jurisdiction, principal office, registered agent, series contact, foreign office, certificate of existence, effective date)	source (opens the official source)
Annual report	corporation (biennial report; LLC biennial governed by Iowa Code 489.212, not read)	no industry information	not asked	Fast Track Filing Biennial Report (name, registered agent/office, principal office, officers; LLC version adds agricultural-land and family-farm questions)	source (opens the official source)
State business license	all	no industry information	not asked		source (opens the official source)
Tax registration	all	NAICS code	mandatory	78-005 Section 2 'Ownership Information' - 'NAICS Code: ... Provide a code or description of your business'	source (opens the official source)
Entity-tax return	all	no industry information	not asked		source (opens the official source)

Counties

Iowa has 99 county-equivalents: 99 countyies. Names and codes are the U.S. Census Bureau's (2020 national county codes); county seats and official sites are not yet published here.

All 99 county-equivalents

Iowa county-equivalents
Name	Type	FIPS
Adair County	county	19001
Adams County	county	19003
Allamakee County	county	19005
Appanoose County	county	19007
Audubon County	county	19009
Benton County	county	19011
Black Hawk County	county	19013
Boone County	county	19015
Bremer County	county	19017
Buchanan County	county	19019
Buena Vista County	county	19021
Butler County	county	19023
Calhoun County	county	19025
Carroll County	county	19027
Cass County	county	19029
Cedar County	county	19031
Cerro Gordo County	county	19033
Cherokee County	county	19035
Chickasaw County	county	19037
Clarke County	county	19039
Clay County	county	19041
Clayton County	county	19043
Clinton County	county	19045
Crawford County	county	19047
Dallas County	county	19049
Davis County	county	19051
Decatur County	county	19053
Delaware County	county	19055
Des Moines County	county	19057
Dickinson County	county	19059
Dubuque County	county	19061
Emmet County	county	19063
Fayette County	county	19065
Floyd County	county	19067
Franklin County	county	19069
Fremont County	county	19071
Greene County	county	19073
Grundy County	county	19075
Guthrie County	county	19077
Hamilton County	county	19079
Hancock County	county	19081
Hardin County	county	19083
Harrison County	county	19085
Henry County	county	19087
Howard County	county	19089
Humboldt County	county	19091
Ida County	county	19093
Iowa County	county	19095
Jackson County	county	19097
Jasper County	county	19099
Jefferson County	county	19101
Johnson County	county	19103
Jones County	county	19105
Keokuk County	county	19107
Kossuth County	county	19109
Lee County	county	19111
Linn County	county	19113
Louisa County	county	19115
Lucas County	county	19117
Lyon County	county	19119
Madison County	county	19121
Mahaska County	county	19123
Marion County	county	19125
Marshall County	county	19127
Mills County	county	19129
Mitchell County	county	19131
Monona County	county	19133
Monroe County	county	19135
Montgomery County	county	19137
Muscatine County	county	19139
O'Brien County	county	19141
Osceola County	county	19143
Page County	county	19145
Palo Alto County	county	19147
Plymouth County	county	19149
Pocahontas County	county	19151
Polk County	county	19153
Pottawattamie County	county	19155
Poweshiek County	county	19157
Ringgold County	county	19159
Sac County	county	19161
Scott County	county	19163
Shelby County	county	19165
Sioux County	county	19167
Story County	county	19169
Tama County	county	19171
Taylor County	county	19173
Union County	county	19175
Van Buren County	county	19177
Wapello County	county	19179
Warren County	county	19181
Washington County	county	19183
Wayne County	county	19185
Webster County	county	19187
Winnebago County	county	19189
Winneshiek County	county	19191
Woodbury County	county	19193
Worth County	county	19195
Wright County	county	19197

Other records held

Other records held for Iowa
Record	Value	Status
Change of registered agent	$0	Pending review
Who must be named in public filings	LLC: excellent privacy - the certificate of organization (Iowa Code 489.201(2), verified in corpus PDF) requires only the company name, principal office street/mailing address, and registered agent name/address; the LLC biennial report (489.212(1), verified in corpus PDF) requires only name, RA name/address + new-agent	Pending review

These come from a research pass its own author graded CANDIDATES. They are shown because they are useful and withheld from every ranking on this site because they are not ratified.

The record itself

What backs this page
Artefact	Held
Official statute files in the verification corpus	16 files, retrieved 2026-07-07
Monitored sources	4 sources under scheduled recheck
Official URLs on file	10 agency URL slots populated of 20 possible
Datasets held	see the coverage matrix

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