{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-497.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 497.3","heading":"Filing — certificate of incorporation.","body":"The original articles of incorporation of associations organized under this chapter shall be filed with the secretary of state, and be by the secretary recorded in a book kept for that purpose; and if such articles comply with the provisions of sections 497.1 and 497.2, the secretary shall issue a certificate of incorporation to the association. No publication of notice of the incorporation of such an association shall be required.","path":["Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES (Ch. 486 - 504C)","Chapter 497 - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/497.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"582162534a99cdf75692103144eb313a3b2a29e4e808f9c318b00057f60a655e","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-497.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-497.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}