{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-501a.401","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 501A.401","heading":"Registered office and registered agent.","body":"A cooperative must continuously maintain in this state each of the following:\n1. A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business.\n2. A registered agent who may be any of the following:\na. An individual who is a resident of this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office.\nb. A cooperative, domestic corporation, domestic limited liability company, or not-for-profit domestic corporation whose business office is identical with the registered office.\nc. A foreign cooperative, foreign corporation, foreign limited liability company, or not-for-profit foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state whose business office is identical with the registered office.","path":["Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES (Ch. 486 - 504C)","Chapter 501A - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS ACT","Subchapter IV - REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/501A.401.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"33b608a0ad3d0f7fd44d7c9628502d6119be41306372124fe024d976bc7d155a","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-501a.302","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-501a.402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}