House
File
2236
-
Enrolled
House
File
2236
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
SERVICE
OF
PROCESS
MADE
ON
THE
COMMISSIONER
OF
INSURANCE
AS
THE
AGENT
OR
ATTORNEY
FOR
SERVICE
OF
PROCESS
FOR
REGULATED
INDIVIDUALS
AND
ENTITIES
AND
RESOLVING
INCONSISTENCIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
502.611,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
502.611
Service
of
process.
1.
Signed
consent
to
service
of
process.
A
consent
to
service
of
process
required
by
this
chapter
must
be
signed
and
filed
in
the
form
required
by
a
rule
or
order
under
this
chapter
.
A
consent
appointing
the
administrator
the
as
a
person’s
agent
for
service
of
process
in
a
noncriminal
action
or
proceeding
against
the
person,
or
the
person’s
successor
or
personal
representative
under
this
chapter
or
a
rule
adopted
or
order
issued
under
this
chapter
after
the
consent
is
filed,
has
the
same
force
and
validity
as
if
the
service
of
process
were
made
personally
on
the
person
filing
the
consent.
A
person
that
has
filed
a
consent
complying
with
this
subsection
in
connection
with
a
previous
application
for
registration
or
notice
filing
need
not
file
an
additional
consent.
2.
Conduct
constituting
appointment
of
agent
for
service
of
process
.
If
a
person,
including
a
nonresident
of
this
state,
engages
in
an
act,
practice,
or
course
of
business
prohibited
or
made
actionable
by
this
chapter
or
a
rule
adopted
or
order
House
File
2236,
p.
2
issued
under
this
chapter
and
the
person
has
not
filed
a
consent
to
service
of
process
under
subsection
1
,
the
act,
practice,
or
course
of
business
constitutes
the
appointment
of
the
administrator
as
the
person’s
agent
for
service
of
process
in
a
noncriminal
action
or
proceeding
against
the
person
or
the
person’s
successor
or
personal
representative.
3.
Procedure
for
service
of
process.
Service
If
service
of
process
is
made
on
the
administrator
under
subsection
1
or
2
may
it
shall
be
made
by
providing
a
copy
of
the
process
to
the
office
of
the
administrator
as
provided
in
section
505.30
,
but
it
is
not
effective
unless
all
of
the
following
apply:
a.
The
plaintiff,
which
may
be
the
administrator,
shall
promptly
sends
send
notice
of
the
service
of
process
and
a
copy
of
the
service
of
process
,
return
receipt
requested,
by
certified
mail
to
the
defendant
or
respondent
at
the
address
set
forth
in
the
consent
to
service
of
process
or,
if
a
consent
to
service
of
process
has
not
been
filed,
at
to
the
defendant’s
or
respondent’s
last
known
address,
or
takes
other
reasonable
steps
to
give
notice
principal
place
of
business
.
b.
The
plaintiff
files
shall
file
an
affidavit
of
compliance
with
this
subsection
in
the
action
or
proceeding
on
or
before
the
return
day
of
the
service
of
process,
if
any,
or
within
the
time
that
the
court,
or
the
administrator
in
a
proceeding
before
the
administrator,
allows.
4.
Service
of
process
in
an
administrative
proceedings
proceeding
or
civil
actions
action
by
administrator.
Service
of
process
pursuant
to
subsection
3
may
be
used
in
a
proceeding
before
the
administrator
or
by
the
administrator
in
a
civil
action
in
which
the
administrator
is
the
moving
party.
5.
Opportunity
to
defend.
If
process
is
served
under
subsection
3
,
the
court,
or
the
administrator
in
a
proceeding
before
the
administrator,
shall
order
continuances
as
are
necessary
or
appropriate
to
afford
the
defendant
or
respondent
reasonable
opportunity
to
defend.
Sec.
2.
Section
505.30,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
505.30
Service
of
process
——
fee
made
on
the
commissioner
as
agent
or
attorney
for
service
of
process
——
rules
and
fee
.
1.
The
commissioner
of
insurance,
pursuant
to
may
adopt
House
File
2236,
p.
3
rules
adopted
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
,
setting
forth
procedures
related
to
service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
agent
or
attorney
for
service
of
process
for
an
individual
or
entity
within
the
jurisdiction
of
the
commissioner.
The
rules
shall
apply
when
the
individual
or
entity
is
required
by
law
to
appoint
the
commissioner
to
serve,
is
required
by
law
to
consent
to
have
the
commissioner
serve,
is
deemed
by
law
to
have
appointed
or
to
have
consented
to
have
the
commissioner
serve,
or
elects
to
appoint
or
consents
to
have
the
commissioner
serve
as
agent
or
attorney
for
service
of
process.
2.
The
commissioner
may
collect
a
reasonable
fee
each
time
service
of
process
is
served
made
on
the
commissioner
as
allowed
by
law
set
forth
in
subsection
1
or
as
otherwise
allowed
by
law
.
Fees
A
fee
collected
by
the
commissioner
under
this
section
subsection
shall
be
used
and
are
is
appropriated
to
the
insurance
division
to
offset
the
costs
of
receiving
such
service
of
process
the
commissioner
acting
as
agent
or
attorney
for
service
of
process
.
The
party
to
a
proceeding
causing
requesting
service
of
process
is
entitled
to
recover
this
the
fee
paid
pursuant
to
this
subsection
and
any
rules
adopted
under
this
section
as
costs
if
the
party
prevails
in
the
proceeding.
3.
The
commissioner
shall
maintain
for
ninety
days
a
record
of
each
service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
pursuant
to
this
section,
including
the
date
each
service
of
process
is
made
on
the
commissioner,
the
date
each
service
of
process
is
forwarded
by
mail
by
the
commissioner
to
the
defendant
or
respondent,
and
the
date
each
certificate
of
service
is
submitted
electronically
to
the
court.
The
records
may
be
maintained
electronically.
Sec.
3.
Section
507A.5,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
507A.5
Proscribed
acts
binding
on
insurer.
1.
No
A
person
or
insurer
shall
not
directly
or
indirectly
perform
any
of
the
acts
act
of
doing
an
insurance
business
as
defined
in
this
chapter
except
as
provided
by
and
in
accordance
with
the
specific
authorization
by
statute.
However,
should
any
an
unauthorized
person
or
insurer
perform
any
an
act
of
doing
an
insurance
business
as
set
forth
in
this
chapter
,
it
House
File
2236,
p.
4
shall
be
equivalent
to
and
shall
constitute
an
irrevocable
appointment
by
such
person
or
insurer,
binding
upon
the
person,
the
person’s
executor
or
administrator,
or
successor
in
interest
if
a
corporation,
of
the
commissioner
of
insurance
or
the
commissioner’s
successor
in
office,
to
be
the
true
and
lawful
attorney
upon
whom
may
be
served
all
lawful
process
in
any
action,
suit
or
proceeding
in
any
court
arising
out
of
doing
an
insurance
business
in
this
state
or
instituted
by
or
on
behalf
of
an
insured
or
beneficiary
arising
out
of
any
such
acts
an
act
of
doing
an
insurance
business,
except
in
an
action,
suit
,
or
proceeding
by
the
commissioner
of
insurance
or
by
the
state.
Any
An
act
of
doing
an
insurance
business
by
any
an
unauthorized
person
or
insurer
shall
be
signification
of
its
agreement
that
such
service
of
process
is
of
the
same
legal
force
and
validity
as
personal
service
of
process
in
this
state
upon
such
person
or
insurer.
2.
Service
of
process
made
upon
the
commissioner
as
the
attorney
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
by
delivering
to
and
leaving
with
the
commissioner
of
insurance
or
some
person
in
apparent
charge
of
the
commissioner’s
office
two
copies
thereof
and
the
payment
to
the
commissioner
of
such
fees
as
may
be
prescribed
by
law
as
provided
in
section
505.30
.
The
commissioner
of
insurance
shall
forthwith
forward
by
certified
mail
one
of
the
copies
of
such
process
to
the
defendant
at
the
last
known
principal
place
of
business
and
shall
keep
a
record
of
all
process
so
served.
Such
service
of
process
shall
be
sufficient
to
provide
notice
if
all
of
the
following
apply
:
a.
A
The
plaintiff
or
plaintiff’s
attorney
sends
a
copy
of
the
service
of
process
is
sent
by
certified
mail
within
ten
days
thereafter
by
certified
mail
by
plaintiff
or
plaintiff’s
attorney
to
the
defendant
at
the
defendant’s
last
known
principal
place
of
business.
b.
The
defendant’s
receipt
or
a
receipt
issued
by
the
post
office
showing
the
name
of
the
sender
of
the
letter
certified
mail
and
the
name
and
address
of
the
person
to
whom
the
letter
certified
mail
is
addressed
and
an
affidavit
by
the
plaintiff
or
plaintiff’s
attorney
showing
a
attesting
to
compliance
herewith
with
this
subsection
are
filed
with
the
clerk
of
the
court
in
which
such
the
action
is
pending
on
or
before
the
date
House
File
2236,
p.
5
the
defendant
is
required
to
appear
or
within
such
further
time
as
the
court
may
allow.
3.
Service
of
process
in
any
such
action,
suit,
or
proceeding
shall
in
addition
to
the
manner
as
provided
in
this
chapter
be
valid
if
served
made
upon
any
a
person
within
this
state
who,
in
this
state
on
behalf
of
such
insurer,
is
soliciting
insurance,
making,
issuing,
or
delivering
any
contract
of
insurance,
or
collecting
or
receiving
any
premium,
membership
fee,
assessment,
or
other
consideration
for
insurance,
and
if
all
of
the
following
apply
:
a.
A
The
plaintiff
or
plaintiff’s
attorney
sends
a
copy
of
such
service
of
process
is
sent
by
certified
mail
within
ten
days
thereafter
by
certified
mail
by
the
plaintiff
or
plaintiff’s
attorney
to
the
defendant
at
the
defendant’s
last
known
principal
place
of
business
of
the
defendant
.
b.
The
defendant’s
receipt,
or
the
a
receipt
issued
by
the
post
office
showing
the
name
of
the
sender
of
the
letter
certified
mail
and
the
name
and
address
of
the
person
to
whom
the
letter
certified
mail
is
addressed,
and
an
affidavit
of
by
the
plaintiff
or
plaintiff’s
attorney
showing
a
attesting
to
compliance
herewith
with
this
subsection
are
filed
with
the
clerk
of
the
court
in
which
such
action
is
pending
on
or
before
the
date
the
defendant
is
required
to
appear
or
within
such
further
time
as
the
court
may
allow.
4.
No
A
plaintiff
shall
not
be
entitled
to
a
judgment
by
default
under
this
chapter
until
the
expiration
of
thirty
days
from
the
date
of
the
filing
of
on
which
the
plaintiff
or
plaintiff’s
attorney
files
the
affidavit
of
compliance.
5.
Nothing
in
this
section
shall
limit
or
abridge
the
right
to
serve
any
process,
notice,
or
demand
upon
any
insurer
in
any
other
manner
now
or
hereafter
permitted
by
law.
Sec.
4.
Section
508E.3,
subsection
7,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7.
The
commissioner
shall
not
issue
a
license
to
a
nonresident
applicant
unless
a
written
designation
of
an
agent
for
service
of
process
is
filed
and
maintained
with
the
commissioner
or
the
applicant
has
filed
with
the
commissioner
the
applicant’s
written
irrevocable
consent
that
any
action
against
the
applicant
may
be
commenced
against
the
applicant
by
House
File
2236,
p.
6
service
of
process
on
the
commissioner.
If
an
applicant
files
such
consent,
service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30.
Sec.
5.
Section
511.28,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
511.28
Service
of
process.
Any
notice
or
process,
with
three
copies
of
the
notice
or
process,
may
be
mailed
to
the
commissioner
at
Des
Moines,
Iowa,
in
a
certified
mail
letter
addressed
to
the
commissioner
by
the
commissioner’s
official
title.
The
commissioner
shall
acknowledge
service
on
behalf
of
the
defendant
foreign
insurance
company
by
writing,
giving
the
date
of
receipt
of
the
notice
or
process,
and
shall
return
the
notice
or
process
in
a
certified
mail
letter
to
the
clerk
of
the
court
in
which
the
suit
is
pending,
addressed
to
the
clerk
by
the
clerk’s
official
title,
and
shall
also
mail
a
copy,
with
a
copy
of
the
commissioner’s
acknowledgment
of
service
written
thereon,
in
a
certified
mail
letter
addressed
to
the
person
or
corporation
named
or
designated
by
such
company
in
the
written
instrument.
Notice
or
process
received
prior
to
10
a.m.
shall
be
forwarded
the
same
working
day.
Notice
or
process
received
after
10
a.m.
shall
be
forwarded
the
next
working
day.
A
fee
of
fifteen
dollars
must
accompany
the
request
for
notice
or
process.
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30.
Sec.
6.
Section
512B.33,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
512B.33
Service
of
process.
1.
A
society
authorized
to
do
business
in
this
state
shall
file
in
the
office
of
the
commissioner
a
power
of
attorney
and
an
agreement
in
writing
that
service
of
process
in
any
action
or
proceeding
against
the
society
may
be
served
on
the
commissioner
and
shall
be
of
the
same
legal
force
and
validity
as
if
served
upon
the
society,
and
that
the
authority
shall
continue
in
force
so
long
as
any
liability
remains
outstanding
in
this
state.
Copies
A
copy
of
the
power
of
attorney,
certified
by
the
commissioner,
shall
be
deemed
sufficient
evidence
of
the
appointment
and
shall
be
admitted
in
evidence
House
File
2236,
p.
7
with
the
same
force
and
effect
as
the
original.
2.
Service
of
process
shall
only
be
made
upon
the
commissioner,
or
if
absent,
upon
the
person
in
charge
of
the
commissioner’s
office
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30
.
Service
shall
be
made
in
triplicate
and
shall
constitute
sufficient
service
upon
the
society.
When
legal
process
against
a
society
is
served
upon
the
commissioner,
the
commissioner
shall
promptly
forward
one
of
the
duplicate
copies
by
registered
mail,
prepaid,
directed
to
the
secretary
or
corresponding
officer
of
the
society.
A
society
shall
not
be
required
to
file
its
answer,
pleading,
or
defense
in
less
than
thirty
days
from
the
date
of
mailing
the
copy
of
the
service
to
a
society
the
commissioner
sends
a
copy
of
the
service
of
process
to
the
society
by
certified
mail
as
provided
in
section
505.30
.
Legal
process
shall
not
be
served
made
upon
a
society
except
in
the
manner
provided
in
this
section
.
Sec.
7.
Section
514.2A,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
514.2A
Service
of
process.
A
nonprofit
health
service
corporation
authorized
to
do
business
in
this
state
shall
file
in
the
office
of
the
commissioner
a
power
of
attorney
and
an
agreement
in
writing
that
service
of
process
in
any
action
or
proceeding
against
the
corporation
may
be
served
made
on
the
commissioner
and
shall
be
of
the
same
legal
force
and
validity
as
if
served
made
upon
the
corporation,
and
that
the
authority
shall
continue
in
force
so
long
as
any
liability
remains
outstanding
in
this
state.
Copies
A
copy
of
the
power
of
attorney,
certified
by
the
commissioner,
shall
be
deemed
sufficient
evidence
of
the
appointment
and
shall
be
admitted
in
evidence
with
the
same
force
and
effect
as
the
original.
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
attorney
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30.
Sec.
8.
Section
515.77,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
515.77
Service
of
process.
Any
notice
or
service
of
process
,
with
three
copies
of
the
notice
or
process,
may
be
mailed
to
the
commissioner
at
Des
House
File
2236,
p.
8
Moines,
Iowa,
in
a
certified
mail
letter
addressed
to
the
commissioner
by
the
commissioner’s
official
title
made
on
the
commissioner
as
agent
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30
.
The
commissioner
shall
acknowledge
service
on
behalf
of
the
defendant
foreign
insurance
company
by
writing,
giving
the
date
of
receipt
of
the
notice
or
process,
and
shall
return
the
notice
or
process
in
a
certified
mail
letter
to
the
clerk
of
the
court
in
which
the
suit
is
pending,
addressed
to
the
clerk
by
the
clerk’s
official
title,
and
shall
also
mail
a
copy,
with
a
copy
of
the
commissioner’s
acknowledgment
of
service
written
thereon,
in
a
certified
mail
letter
addressed
to
the
person
or
corporation
named
or
designated
by
such
company
in
the
written
instrument.
Notice
or
process
received
prior
to
10:00
a.m.
shall
be
forwarded
the
same
working
day.
Notice
or
process
received
after
10:00
a.m.
shall
be
forwarded
the
next
working
day.
A
fee
of
fifteen
dollars
must
accompany
the
request
for
notice
or
process.
Sec.
9.
Section
515E.3,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
515E.3
Risk
retention
groups
organized
in
this
state.
To
be
organized
as
a
risk
retention
group
in
this
state,
the
group
must
be
organized
and
licensed
as
a
liability
insurance
company
authorized
by
the
insurance
laws
of
this
state.
Except
as
provided
elsewhere
in
this
chapter
,
a
risk
retention
group
organized
in
this
state
must
comply
with
all
of
the
laws,
rules,
and
requirements
applicable
to
a
liability
insurers
insurer
organized
in
this
state.
Additionally,
a
risk
retention
group
organized
in
this
state
must
comply
with
section
515E.4
.
These
requirements
do
not
exempt
a
risk
retention
groups
group
from
a
duty
imposed
by
any
other
law
or
rule
of
the
state.
Before
it
may
offer
insurance
in
any
state,
each
a
risk
retention
group
shall
also
submit
for
approval
to
the
commissioner
of
insurance
of
this
state
a
plan
of
operation
or
a
feasibility
study,
and
revisions
of
the
plan
or
study
,
within
ten
days
of
any
change.
The
name
under
which
a
risk
retention
group
may
be
chartered
and
licensed
shall
be
a
brief
description
of
its
membership
followed
by
the
phrase
“risk
retention
group”
and,
unless
its
membership
consists
solely
of
insurers,
shall
not
include
the
terms
“insurance”,
“mutual”,
House
File
2236,
p.
9
“reciprocal”,
or
any
similar
term.
All
A
risk
retention
groups
group
chartered
in
this
state
shall
file
with
the
division
and
the
national
association
of
insurance
commissioners
an
annual
statement
blank
prepared
in
accordance
with
instructions
prescribed
by
the
commissioner.
All
financial
information
reflected
in
the
annual
statement
shall
be
kept
and
prepared
in
accordance
with
accounting
practices
and
procedures
prescribed
by
the
commissioner.
The
commissioner
may
adopt
by
reference
the
annual
statement
handbook
and
the
accounting
practices
and
procedures
manual
of
the
national
association
of
insurance
commissioners.
A
risk
retention
group
organized
in
this
state
shall
file
in
the
office
of
the
commissioner
a
power
of
attorney
and
an
agreement
in
writing
that
service
of
process
in
any
action
or
proceeding
against
the
society
may
be
served
made
on
the
commissioner
and
shall
be
of
the
same
legal
force
and
validity
as
if
served
made
upon
the
society,
and
that
the
authority
shall
continue
in
force
so
long
as
any
liability
remains
outstanding
in
this
state.
Copies
of
the
power
of
attorney,
certified
by
the
commissioner,
shall
be
deemed
sufficient
evidence
of
the
appointment
and
shall
be
admitted
in
evidence
with
the
same
force
and
effect
as
the
original.
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
attorney
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30.
Sec.
10.
Section
516E.12,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
516E.12
Service
of
process.
The
commissioner
shall
be
the
agent
attorney
for
service
of
process
upon
a
provider,
a
service
company,
or
a
third-party
administrator
and
,
or
an
issuer
of
a
reimbursement
insurance
policy.
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30.
Sec.
11.
Section
520.6,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
520.6
Manner
of
service
Service
of
process
.
Three
copies
of
such
process
shall
be
served
and
the
commissioner
of
insurance
shall
file
one
copy,
forward
one
copy
to
said
attorney,
and
return
one
copy
with
the
commissioner’s
House
File
2236,
p.
10
admission
of
service.
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30.
Sec.
12.
Section
521A.3,
subsection
7,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7.
Jurisdiction
——
consent
to
service
of
process.
The
district
court
is
hereby
vested
with
jurisdiction
over
every
a
person
that
is
not
a
resident,
is
not
domiciled,
or
is
not
authorized
to
do
business
in
this
state
who
that
files
a
statement
with
the
commissioner
under
this
section
,
and
over
all
actions
involving
such
the
person
arising
out
of
violations
of
this
section
,
and
each
such
the
person
shall
be
deemed
to
have
performed
acts
equivalent
to
and
constituting
an
appointment
by
such
a
the
person
of
the
commissioner
to
be
the
person’s
true
and
lawful
attorney
upon
whom
may
be
served
made
all
lawful
process,
notice,
or
demand
in
any
action,
suit,
or
proceeding
arising
out
of
violations
a
violation
of
this
section
.
Copies
A
copy
of
all
such
lawful
process,
notice,
or
demand
shall
be
served
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
attorney
for
service
of
process
as
provided
in
section
505.30
and
transmitted
by
registered
or
certified
mail
by
the
commissioner
to
such
person
at
the
person’s
last
known
address
.
Sec.
13.
NEW
SECTION
.
521B.107
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process.
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30.
Sec.
14.
NEW
SECTION
.
521C.13
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process.
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30.
Sec.
15.
NEW
SECTION
.
523A.802A
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process.
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30.
Sec.
16.
Section
523C.20,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
523C.20
Consent
to
service
of
process.
If
a
person
engages
in
conduct
subject
to
regulation
under
this
chapter
,
the
conduct
shall
constitute
the
appointment
House
File
2236,
p.
11
of
the
commissioner
of
insurance
as
the
person’s
attorney
to
receive
service
of
any
lawful
process
in
a
noncriminal
proceeding
against
the
person,
a
successor,
or
personal
representative,
which
grows
out
of
that
conduct,
with
the
same
force
and
validity
as
if
served
made
personally.
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
attorney
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30.
Sec.
17.
Section
523C.21,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
523C.21
Service
of
process.
The
commissioner
shall
be
the
agent
for
service
of
process
upon
a
service
company.
Service
of
process
made
on
the
commissioner
as
the
agent
for
service
of
process
shall
be
made
as
provided
in
section
505.30.
Sec.
18.
Section
523I.102,
subsection
1,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
“Authorized
to
do
business
within
this
state”
means
a
person
licensed,
registered,
or
subject
to
regulation
by
an
agency
of
the
state
of
Iowa
or
who
has
filed
a
consent
to
service
of
process
with
the
commissioner
for
purposes
of
this
chapter
.
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2236,
Eighty-seventh
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2018
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor