AB854: Bill Text

AB854,199,14 180.0122 (1m) (intro.) Except as provided under sub. (5), the department shall collect the following fees when the documents records described in this subsection are delivered to the department for filing or, under pars. (e) and (f), the telephone applications are made:

AB854,165 Section 165 . 180.0122 (1) (a) to (ym) of the statutes are renumbered 180.0122 (1m) (a) to (ym).

AB854,166 Section 166 . 180.0122 (1) (yr) of the statutes is renumbered 180.0122 (1m) (yr) and amended to read:

AB854,199,19 180.0122 (1m) (yr) A certificate Articles of conversion, $150.

AB854,167 Section 167 . 180.0122 (1) (z) of the statutes is repealed.

AB854,168 Section 168 . 180.0122 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB854,200,2 180.0122 (1g) Subject to subs. (1m) and (3), the department may collect a fee for filing, or providing a certified copy of, a record under this chapter. Any fee under this subsection shall be established by the department by rule. The department may also collect the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (b) in connection with any request for a certificate of status under s. 180.0128 (1) to (3) or a statement of status under s. 180.0128 (4).

AB854,169 Section 169 . 180.0122 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB854,200,10 180.0122 (4) In addition to the fees required under sub. (1) (1m) or permitted under sub. (1g), the department shall may collect the expedited service fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (d) for processing in an expeditious manner a document record required or permitted to be filed with the department under this chapter and shall may collect the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (f) for preparing in an expeditious manner a certificate of status under s. 180.0128 (1) to (3) or a statement of status under s. 180.0128 (4).

AB854,170 Section 170 . 180.0122 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB854,200,13 180.0122 (5) The department, by rule, may specify a larger fee for filing documents records described in sub. (1) (1m) in paper format.

AB854,171 Section 171 . 180.0123 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB854,200,15 180.0123 (title) Effective date and time of document.

AB854,172 Section 172 . 180.0123 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB854,200,20 180.0123 (1) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2) or s. 180.0124 (3), 180.1622 (5) or 180.1921 (4), a document record filed by the department under this chapter is effective on the date that it is received by the department for filing and at any of the following times on that date:

AB854,173 Section 173. 180.0124 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 180.0124 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB854,200,25 180.0124 (1) (intro.) A domestic corporation or foreign corporation may correct a document that is filed by the department before, on or after January 1, 1991, if the any of the following applies:

AB854,201,2 (a) The document contains a statement that was incorrect at the time of filing or.

AB854,201,4 (b) The document was defectively executed, including defects in any attestation, seal, verification, or acknowledgment.

AB854,174 Section 174. 180.0124 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB854,201,7 180.0124 (1) (c) The electronic transmission of the document to the department was defective.

AB854,175 Section 175. 180.0124 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB854,201,9 180.0124 (2) (d) Are signed by the person correcting the filed document.

AB854,176 Section 176. 180.0125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB854,201,16 180.0125 (1) Upon receipt of a document by the department for filing, the department shall stamp or otherwise endorse the date of receipt on the original, the document copy and, upon request, any additional document copy received. The department shall return any additional document copy to the person delivering it, as confirmation of the date of receipt. The duty of the department under this section is ministerial.

AB854,177 Section 177. 180.0125 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 180.0125 (2) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB854,201,23 180.0125 (2) (b) (intro.) If a domestic corporation or foreign corporation is in default in the payment of any fee required under s. 180.0122 (1) (a) to (j) or (m) to (yr) with respect to any of the following documents, the department shall refuse to file any document relating to the domestic corporation or foreign corporation until all delinquent fees are paid by the domestic corporation or foreign corporation.:

AB854,178 Section 178. 180.0125 (2) (b) 1. to 19. of the statutes are created to read:

AB854,201,25 180.0125 (2) (b) 1. Articles of incorporation.

AB854,202,1 2. An application for use of indistinguishable name.

AB854,202,2 3. A written application for reserved name or renewal of reserved name.

AB854,202,3 4. A notice of transfer of reserved name or of registered name.

AB854,202,4 5. An application for registered name or renewal of registered name.

AB854,202,5 6. A statement of change of registered office.

AB854,202,6 7. Amendment of articles of incorporation.

AB854,202,8 8. Restatement of articles of incorporation with or without amendment of articles.

AB854,202,9 9. Articles of merger, conversion, interest exchange, or domestication.

AB854,202,10 10. Articles of dissolution.

AB854,202,11 11. Articles of revocation of dissolution.

AB854,202,12 12. An application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution.

AB854,202,13 13. Certificate of reinstatement.

AB854,202,14 14. Certificate of judicial dissolution.

AB854,202,15 15. An application for certificate of authority.

AB854,202,16 16. An application for amended certificate of authority.

AB854,202,17 17. An application for certificate of withdrawal.

AB854,202,18 18. An annual report of a domestic corporation or foreign corporation.

AB854,202,19 19. Articles of correction.

AB854,179 Section 179. 180.0125 (4) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 180.0125 (4) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB854,202,25 180.0125 (4) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 180.0203 (2), the department's filing of a document, or refusal to file, a document does not do any of the following: (a) Affect affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part. and does not create a presumption of any of the following:

AB854,180 Section 180. 180.0125 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB854,203,3 180.0125 (4) (am) That the document does or does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.

AB854,181 Section 181. 180.0125 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB854,182 Section 182. 180.0125 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB854,203,7 180.0125 (4) (c) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that That the information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.

AB854,183 Section 183 . 180.0128 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB854,203,11 180.0128 (2) (b) 5. The foreign corporation has not applied for a certificate of withdrawal under s. 180.1520 and is not the subject of a proceeding under s. 180.1531 to revoke, if not, the effective date of its certificate of authority.

AB854,184 Section 184 . 180.0141 (title), (1), (2) and (3) of the statutes are repealed and recreated to read:

AB854,203,15 180.0141 (title) Knowledge; notice. (1) A person knows a fact if any of the following applies:

AB854,203,16 (a) The person has actual knowledge of the fact.

AB854,203,17 (b) The person is deemed to know the fact under law other than this chapter.

AB854,203,19 (2) A person has notice of a fact if the person has reason to know the fact from all the facts known to the person at the time in question.

AB854,203,23 (3) Subject to s. 180.0504 or the law other than this chapter, a person notifies another person of a fact by taking steps reasonably required to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not those steps cause the other person to know the fact.

AB854,185 Section 185 . 180.0141 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB854,204,4 180.0141 (5) (a) (intro.) This subsection applies to notice that is required under this chapter and that is made subject to this subsection by express reference to this subsection. Except as provided in par. (b) and ss. 180.0807 (2) and 180.0843 (1), written notice is effective at the earliest of the following:

AB854,186 Section 186 . 180.0141 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB854,204,8 180.0141 (5) (a) 4. For notices from the department, upon successful transmission by e-mail as provided in this chapter.

AB854,187 Section 187 . 180.0141 (6) and (7) of the statutes are created to read:

AB854,204,11 180.0141 (6) (a) A person shall give notice in writing, except as provided in par. (b). For purposes of this section, notice by electronic transmission is written notice.

AB854,204,13 (b) A person may give oral notice if oral notice is permitted by the articles of incorporation or bylaws and not otherwise prohibited by this chapter.

AB854,204,20 (7) Except as provided in s. 180.0721 (4) or unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, notice may be communicated in person; by mail or other method of delivery; by telephone, including voice mail, answering machine or answering service; or by any other electronic means. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published, or by radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication.

AB854,188 Section 188. 180.0143 of the statutes is created to read:

AB854,204,25 180.0143 Withdrawal of filed documents before effectiveness. (1) Except as otherwise provided in ss. 180.11031 (2) and (3) and 180.1173 (2), a document delivered to the department for filing may be withdrawn before it takes effect by delivering to the department for filing a statement of withdrawal.

AB854,205,1 (2) A statement of withdrawal must satisfy all of the following:

AB854,205,3 (a) It must be signed by each person that signed the document being withdrawn, except as otherwise agreed by those persons.

AB854,205,4 (b) It must identify the document to be withdrawn.

AB854,205,7 (c) If signed by fewer than all the persons that signed the document being withdrawn, it must state that the document is withdrawn in accordance with the agreement of all the persons that signed the document.

AB854,205,9 (3) On filing by the department of a statement of withdrawal, the action or transaction evidenced by the original document does not take effect.

AB854,189 Section 189. 180.0144 of the statutes is created to read:

AB854,205,16 180.0144 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 to 7031, but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101 (c) of that act, 15 USC 7001 (c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103 (b) of that act, 15 USC 7003 (b).

AB854,190 Section 190 . 180.0145 of the statutes is created to read:

AB854,205,21 180.0145 Forum selection provisions. The articles of incorporation or the bylaws may require, consistent with applicable jurisdictional requirements, that any or all claims pertaining to the internal affairs of the corporation shall be brought solely and exclusively in the courts in this state.

AB854,191 Section 191 . 180.0202 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB854,205,24 180.0202 (1) (h) The street address of the corporation's initial registered office and the name and e-mail address of its initial registered agent at that office.

AB854,192 Section 192. 180.0401 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB854,206,4 180.0401 (1) (a) 3. May not contain language stating or implying that the entity is organized for a purpose subject to regulation under another statute of this state, unless its purpose is not prohibited by, and the entity is subject to all the limitations of, the other statute.

AB854,193 Section 193. 180.0401 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB854,206,9 180.0401 (2) (a) 1. Any name of an existing person whose formation required the filing of a record by the department and which is not at the time administratively dissolved.

AB854,194 Section 194. 180.0401 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB854,206,14 180.0401 (2) (a) 2. A corporate Any name reserved or registered under s. 178.0906, 178.0907, 179.0115, 179.0116, 180.0402, 180.0403, 181.0402 or, 181.0403 183.0113, or 183.0114 or other law of this state providing for the reservation or registration of a name by a filing of a record by the department.