{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-486a.1103","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 486A.1103","heading":"Effect of failure to qualify.","body":"1. A foreign limited liability partnership transacting business in this state may not maintain an action or proceeding in this state unless it has in effect a statement of foreign qualification.\n2. The failure of a foreign limited liability partnership to have in effect a statement of foreign qualification does not impair the validity of a contract or act of the foreign limited liability partnership or preclude it from defending an action or proceeding in this state.\n3. A limitation on personal liability of a partner is not waived solely by transacting business in this state without a statement of foreign qualification.\n4. If a foreign limited liability partnership transacts business in this state without a statement of foreign qualification, the secretary of state is its agent for service of process with respect to a right of action arising out of the transaction of business in this state.","path":["Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES (Ch. 486 - 504C)","Chapter 486A - UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT","Article 11 - FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/486A.1103.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"b3535f884e3053913fa0433b4ec5fb1b8ed158f4b5089a784f3aa760f5ded9a5","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-486a.1102","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-486a.1104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}