# Iowa Code § 501A.203: Effective time and date of documents

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXII_C501A_S501A.203

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 501A.203
- **Heading:** Effective time and date of documents
- **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.203

## Text

(1) Except as provided in subsection 2 and section 501A.204, subsection 3, a document accepted for filing is effective at the later of the following times:

(1) (a) At the time of filing on the date the document is filed, as evidenced by the secretary’s date and time endorsement on the original document.

(1) (b) At the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date the document is filed.

(2) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if the document does so, the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document shall not be later than the ninetieth day after the date the document is filed.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §6

## 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)

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