Iowa Attorney General - Consumer Protection Division


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Contact Information

Physical address:
1305 E. Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319

Mailing address:
Hoover State Office Building
1305 E. Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319

Phone: 515-281-5926  or 1-888-777-4590
Fax: (515) 281-6771

Web: Home
Email: consumer@ag.state.ia.us

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the Iowa Attorney General - Consumer Protection Division in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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Iowa Charitable Solicitation Registration

Not required



Charitable Registration licensure is not required on the State level in Iowa.

More information: Iowa Attorney General - Consumer Protection Division

Iowa Debt Collection Notification

Agency:Iowa Attorney General - Consumer Protection Division
Notes:

Iowa does not issue licenses to debt collections agencies, however, agencies must file a notification with the attorney general every year if they collect over $55,800 in total debts.

Initial Registration

Form:

Debt Collection Notification Form

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$50

Due:

Initial notification is due within 30 days of commencing collection activities in Iowa.

Registration Renewal

Form:

Debt Collection Notification Form (Renewal)

Filing Method:

Mail or online.

Agency Fee:

$50

Due:

Annually by January 31.

“Professional commercial fund-raiser” means any person who for compensation solicits contributions in Iowa for a charitable organization other than the person. A person whose sole responsibility is to mail fund-raising literature is not a professional commercial fund-raiser. A lawyer, investment counselor, or banker who advises a person to make a charitable contribution is not, as a result of such advice, a professional commercial fund-raiser. A bona fide salaried officer, employee, or volunteer of a charitable organization is not a professional commercial fund-raiser.

Iowa Professional Fundraiser Registration

Agency:Iowa Attorney General - Consumer Protection Division

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$10

Original Ink:Not required
Notarization Required?:Not required

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$10

Due:

Annually by the registration anniversary date.

Contract Filing

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$0

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