{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-501a.702","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 501A.702","heading":"Number of directors.","body":"The board shall not have less than five directors, except that a cooperative with fifty or fewer members may have three or more directors as prescribed in the cooperative’s articles or bylaws.","path":["Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES (Ch. 486 - 504C)","Chapter 501A - COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS ACT","Subchapter VII - DIRECTORS — LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION — OFFICERS","Part 1 - DIRECTORS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/501A.702.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"b1af84097e90c09166ad727ca86a7ee7ff4472196d90adbef4dffc793cd424f7","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-501a.701","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-501a.703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}