# Iowa Code § 501A.201: General filing requirements > Iowa · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.201 ## Section - **Citation:** Iowa Code § 501A.201 - **Heading:** General filing requirements - **Jurisdiction:** Iowa - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.201 ## Text (1) A document must satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to filing. (2) The document must be one that this chapter requires or permits to be filed with the secretary. (3) The document must contain the information required by this chapter. The document may contain other information as well. (4) The document must be typewritten or printed. The typewritten or printed portion shall be in black ink. Manually signed photocopies, or other reproduced copies, including facsimiles and other electronically or computer-generated copies of typewritten or printed documents may be filed. (5) The document must be in the English language. A cooperative’s name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. The articles, duly authenticated by the official having custody of the applicable records in the state or country under whose law the cooperative is formed, which are required of cooperatives, need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation. (6) The document must be executed by one of the following persons: (6) (a) An officer of the cooperative, or if no officer has been selected, by any patron member of the cooperative. (6) (b) If the cooperative has not been organized, by the organizers of the cooperative as provided in subchapter V. (6) (c) If the cooperative is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, that fiduciary. (7) The person executing the document shall sign the document and state beneath or opposite the person’s signature, the person’s name, and the capacity in which the person signs. (8) If, pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the secretary has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document shall be in or on the prescribed form. (9) The document must be delivered to the secretary for filing and must be accompanied by the correct filing fee as provided in this subchapter. 2005 Acts, ch 135, §4 ## Nearby sections - [Iowa Code § 501A.101 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.101.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.102.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.103 Requirements for signatures on documents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.103.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.201 General filing requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.201.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.201A Secretary of state extra services surcharge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.201A.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.202 Filing duty of secretary of state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.202.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.203 Effective time and date of documents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.203.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.204 Correcting filed documents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.204.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.205 Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.205.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.206 Forms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.206.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.207 Appeal from secretary of state’s refusal to file document.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.207.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.208 Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.208.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.209 Certificate of existence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.209.md) - [Iowa Code § 501A.210 Penalty for signing false document.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.210.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.201. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.