Chapter 504. Revised Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act

Subchapter I. General Provisions

• Part 1. Short Title and Applications
• Part 2. Filing Documents
• Part 3. Secretary of State
• Part 4. Definitions
• Part 5. Judicial Relief

Subchapter II. Organization

• Iowa Code § 504.201 Incorporators
• Iowa Code § 504.202 Articles of Incorporation
• Iowa Code § 504.203 Incorporation
• Iowa Code § 504.204 Liability For Preincorporation Transactions
• Iowa Code § 504.205 Organization of Corporation
• Iowa Code § 504.206 Bylaws
• Iowa Code § 504.207 Emergency Bylaws and Powers
• Iowa Code § 504.208 through 504.300 Reserved

Subchapter III. Purposes and Powers

• Iowa Code § 504.301 Purposes
• Iowa Code § 504.302 General Powers
• Iowa Code § 504.303 Emergency Powers
• Iowa Code § 504.304 Ultra Vires
• Iowa Code § 504.305 through 504.400 Reserved

Subchapter IV. Names

• Iowa Code § 504.401 Corporate Name
• Iowa Code § 504.402 Reserved Name
• Iowa Code § 504.403 Registered Name
• Iowa Code § 504.404 through 504.500 Reserved

Subchapter V. Office and Agent

• Iowa Code § 504.501 Registered Office and Registered Agent
• Iowa Code § 504.502 Change of Registered Office Or Registered Agent
• Iowa Code § 504.503 Resignation of Registered Agent
• Iowa Code § 504.504 Service On Corporation
• Iowa Code § 504.505 through 504.600 Reserved

Subchapter VI. Members and Memberships

• Part 1. Admission of Members
• Part 2. Types of Memberships - Members' Rights and Obligations
• Part 3. Resignation and Termination
• Part 4. Derivative Proceedings
• Part 5. Delegates

Subchapter VII. Members' Meetings and Voting

• Part 1. Meetings and Action Without Meetings
• Part 2. Voting
• Part 3. Voting Agreements

Subchapter VIII. Directors and Officers

• Part 1. Board of Directors
• Part 2. Meetings and Action of the Board
• Part 3. Standards of Conduct
• Part 4. Officers
• Part 5. Indemnification

Subchapter IX. Personal Liability

• Iowa Code § 504.901 Personal Liability
• Iowa Code § 504.902 through 504.1000 Reserved

Subchapter X. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

• Part 1. Articles of Incorporation
• Part 2. Bylaws
• Part 3. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

Subchapter XI. Merger

• Iowa Code § 504.1101 Approval of Plan of Merger
• Iowa Code § 504.1102 Limitations On Mergers By Public Benefit Or Religious Corporations
• Iowa Code § 504.1103 Action On Plan By Board, Members, and Third Persons
• Iowa Code § 504.1104 Articles of Merger
• Iowa Code § 504.1105 Effect of Merger
• Iowa Code § 504.1106 Merger With Foreign Corporation Or Foreign Unincorporated Entity
• Iowa Code § 504.1107 Bequests, Devises, and Gifts
• Iowa Code § 504.1108 Conversion
• Iowa Code § 504.1109 through 504.1200 Reserved

Subchapter XII. Sale of Assets

• Iowa Code § 504.1201 Sale of Assets In Regular Course of Activities and Mortgage of Assets
• Iowa Code § 504.1202 Sale of Assets Other Than In Regular Course of Activities
• Iowa Code § 504.1203 through 504.1300 Reserved

Subchapter XIII. Distributions

• Iowa Code § 504.1301 Prohibited Distributions
• Iowa Code § 504.1302 Authorized Distributions
• Iowa Code § 504.1303 through 504.1400 Reserved

Subchapter XIV. Dissolution

• Part 1. Voluntary Dissolution
• Part 2. Administrative Dissolution
• Part 3. Judicial Dissolution
• Part 4. Miscellaneous

Subchapter XV. Foreign Corporations

• Part 1. Certificate of Authority
• Part 2. Withdrawal
• Part 3. Revocation of Certificate of Authority

Subchapter XVI. Records and Reports

• Part 1. Records
• Part 2. Reports

Subchapter XVII. Transition Provisions

• Iowa Code § 504.1701 Application to Existing Domestic Corporations
• Iowa Code § 504.1702 Application to Qualified Foreign Corporations
• Iowa Code § 504.1703 Savings Provisions
• Iowa Code § 504.1704 Severability
• Iowa Code § 504.1705 Public Benefit, Mutual Benefit, and Religious Corporations