Section 538A.5. Registration.

  1.  A credit services organization shall file a registration statement with the secretary of state before conducting business in this state. The registration statement must contain both of the following:

  a.  The name and address of the credit services organization.

  b.  The name and address of any person who directly or indirectly owns or controls ten percent or more of the outstanding shares of stock in the credit services organization.

  2.  The registration statement must also contain one of the following:

  a.  A full and complete disclosure of any litigation or unresolved complaint filed with a governmental authority of this state relating to the operation of the credit services organization.

  b.  A notarized statement that there has been no litigation or unresolved complaint filed with a governmental authority of this state relating to the operation of the credit services organization.

  3.  The credit services organization shall update the statement not later than the ninetieth day after the date on which a change in the information required in the statement occurs.

  4.  A credit services organization registering under this section shall maintain a copy of the registration statement in the files of the credit services organization. The credit services organization shall allow a buyer to inspect the registration statement on request.

  5.  The secretary of state may charge each credit services organization that files a registration statement with the secretary of state a reasonable fee not to exceed one hundred dollars to cover the cost of filing. The secretary of state shall not require a credit services organization to provide information other than that provided in the registration statement.

  6.  The bond or surety account shall be maintained until two years after the date that the credit services organization ceases to operate.

89 Acts, ch 183, §5

CS89, §533C.5

C93, §538A.5