{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-501a.505","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 501A.505","heading":"Existence.","body":"1. The existence of a cooperative shall commence on or after the filing of articles of organization as provided in section 501A.503.\n2. A cooperative shall have a perpetual duration unless the cooperative provides for a limited period of duration in the articles or the cooperative is dissolved as provided in subchapter XII.","path":["Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES (Ch. 486 - 504C)","Chapter 501A - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS ACT","Subchapter V - ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/501A.505.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"035747206462a6a040054ab0d23c0381be24f3d7cd95daa3f20456acf7b166ef","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-501a.504","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-501a.506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}