{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-554.8201","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 554.8201","heading":"Issuer.","body":"1. With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an “issuer” includes a person that:\na. places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or the like, to evidence a share, participation, or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation represented by the certificate;\nb. creates a share, participation, or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an obligation, that is an uncertificated security;\nc. directly or indirectly creates a fractional interest in its rights or property, if the fractional interest is represented by a security certificate; or\nd. becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person described as an issuer in this section.\n2. With respect to an obligation on or defense to a security, a guarantor is an issuer to the extent of its guaranty, whether or not its obligation is noted on a security certificate.\n3. With respect to a registration of a transfer, issuer means a person on whose behalf transfer books are maintained.","path":["Title XIII - COMMERCE (Ch. 505 - 554I)","Chapter 554 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","Article 8 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES","Part 2 - ISSUE AND ISSUER"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/554.8201.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"3912f3614c9a85b1b39369e597ca5c96aa1bdee083df292ac0a2ef99238209e9","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-554.8116","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-554.8202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}