504.1531 Grounds for revocation.

1. The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under section 504.1532 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if any of the following applies:

a. The foreign corporation does not deliver the biennial report to the secretary of state in a form that meets the requirements of section 504.1613 within sixty days after it is due.

b. The foreign corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for sixty days or more.

c. The foreign corporation does not inform the secretary of state under section 504.1508 or 504.1509 that its registered agent or registered office has changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued within ninety days of the change, resignation, or discontinuance.

d. An incorporator, director, officer, or agent of the foreign corporation signed a document that such person knew was false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing.

e. The secretary of state receives a duly authenticated certificate from the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated, stating that it has been dissolved or disappeared as the result of a merger.

2. The attorney general may commence a proceeding under section 504.1532 to revoke the certificate of authority of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state if the corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the authority conferred upon it by law.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §164, 192

Referred to in §504.1532