State website: www.legis.state.ia.us
State law reference for partnership regulation:
Iowa Annotated Code, Sections 486A+. (Please see
Uniform Partnership Act).
State law reference for name registration: Iowa
Annotated Code, Sections 547.1+.
Registration of business name requirements:
Registration is mandatory. The applicant must register
with the county Recorder in the county in which the
person intends to conduct business. (Section 547.1).
Business name Online form: Not available online.
Business name Registration fee: Not available.
Term of registration: None stated in statute.
Name requirements: None stated in statute.
Registration application requirements: The applicant
must file a statement before the person intends
to conduct business. The statement must include the
name of the owner(s), the post office address of the
owner(s), the residence address of the owner(s), and
the address where the person intends to conduct business.
(Section 547.1).
Publication requirements: None stated.
Office for registration: The applicant must register
with the county Recorder in the county in which the applicant
intends to conduct business. (Section 547.1).
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