P
AUL D. PATE
Secretary of
St
a
t
e
State of
I
owa
TO THE
SECRETARY
OF
STATE
OF THE
STATE
OF IOWA:
LIMITED LIABILITY C
O
M
P
AN
Y
APPLICATION F
O
R
CERTIFICATE OF AUTH
O
R
I
TY
Pursuant to section 802 of the Iowa Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, the undersigned applies
for a certificate of authority to transact business in Iowa and hereby states:
1
.
T
he name o
f
t
he limi
t
ed liabili
t
y company
:
1A. The name the limited liability company will use in Iowa, if different than the legal name of the company named above:
(Refer to note #6 on the back of this form)
2. The limited liability company is formed under the laws of the state (or foreign country) of:
3
.
T
he dura
t
ion o
f
t
he limi
t
ed liabili
t
y company is
:
4. The street and mailing address of its registered office in Iowa and the name of its registered agent at that office:
Name
Address City State
Z
ip
The registered office and registered agent comply with the requirements of section 489.113.*
5. The address of the office required to be maintained in the state of its formation by the law of that state
(if such an address is not required, the address of the principal office of the limited liability company)
:
Address
City State Zip
6. (A) This foreign limited liability company is governed by an operating agreement that establishes or provides for the
establishment of designated series of transferable interests having separate rights, powers, or duties with respect
to specified property or obligations of the foreign limited liability company, or profits and losses associated with the
specified property or obligations. YES NO
(B) All debts, liabilities, and obligations incurred, contracted for, or otherwise existing with respect to a particular
series, if any, are enforceable against the assets of such series only, and not against the assets of the foreign
limited liability company generally. YES NO
7. The effective date and time of this application, if different than the date and time of filing:
(Refer to note #5 on the back of t
his form)
Da
t
e
T
ime
8. A certificate of existence or a record of similar import, signed by the secretary of state or other
official having custody of the company's publicly filed report in the state or other jurisdiction
under whose law the company is formed, accompanies this application.
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NOTES:
1. The filing fee is $100.00. Make checks payable to SECRETARY OF STATE.
2. A certificate of existence or a record of similar import, signed by the secretary of state or other official
having custody of the company's publicly filed report in the state or other jurisdiction under whose law
the company is formed, must accompany this application.
3. The application is to be signed by a person authorized by the company.
4. One copy of the application is to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing.
5. The effective time and date of the application is the later of the following:
a. the time of filing on the date it is filed;
b. the time specified in the application on the date it is filed.
c. the time & date specified in the application, not later than 90 days after the date it is filed.
6. If the name of the limited liability company does not satisfy the requirements of section 801 of the Iowa
Revised Uniform Limited Company Act, the limited liability company may do either of the following in
applying for a certificate of authority:
a. add one of the following words limited liability companyor “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.”.
o
r
b. use a fictitious name to transact business in Iowa if the limited liability company's real name is
unavailable and the limited liability company delivers to the secretary of state for filing a copy of
the resolution of its members if it is a member-managed or its managers if it is a manager-managed,
adopting the fictitious name.
7. The information you provide will be open to public inspection under Iowa Code chapter 22.11.
SECRETARY OF STATE
Business Services Division
Lucas Building, 1st Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-5204
Fax: (515) 242-5953
W
ebsite: sos.iowa.gov
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