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Minimum Code Requirements - Iowa Code section 504.202

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Minimum Code Requirements - Iowa Code section 504.202

Articles of incorporation for a nonprofit corporation (IA Code 504.202) must set forth the following:

  • The corporate name satisfies the requirements of section 504.401.
  • The address of the corporation's initial registered office and the name of its initial registered agent at that office.
  • The name and address of each incorporator.
  • Whether the corporation will have members.
  • Provisions not inconsistent with law regarding the distribution of assets on dissolution.
  • An incorporator must sign the articles of incorporation.
  • The filing fee pursuant to Iowa Code section 504.113 is $20.00.