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180.1507
(1m) (intro.) Each foreign corporation authorized to transact
14business in this state shall continuously
designate and maintain
in this state a
15registered
office agent and registered
agent office in this state. The designation of
16a registered agent is an affirmation of the fact by the corporation that the agent has
17consented to serve. The registered office may, but need not, be the same as any of
its 18the corporation's places of business.
The registered office must be an actual physical
19location with a street address and not solely a post office box, mailbox service, or
20telephone answering service. The registered agent shall be any of the following:
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(c) A foreign corporation,
nonprofit or nonstock corporation, limited
22partnership, registered limited liability partnership, or limited liability company
if
23that entity is authorized to transact business in this state,
whose and the entity's 24business office is identical with the registered office.
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25Section 351
. 180.1507 (2m) and (3m) of the statutes are created to read:
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1180.1507
(2m) A registered agent for a foreign corporation must have an
2e-mail address and a place of business in this state.
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3(3m) The only duties under this chapter of a registered agent that has complied
4with this chapter are the following:
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(a) To forward to the foreign corporation at the address most recently supplied
6to the agent by the foreign corporation any process, notice, or demand pertaining to
7the foreign corporation which is served on or received by the agent.
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(b) If the registered agent resigns, to provide the notice required by s. 180.1509
9to the foreign corporation at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the
10foreign corporation.
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(c) To keep current the information with respect to the agent in the foreign
12corporation's certificate of authority.
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13Section 352
. 180.1508 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1508
(1) (intro.) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in
15this state may change its registered office or registered agent, or both, by delivering
16to the department for filing a statement of change that
, except as provided in sub.
17(2), includes states all of the following:
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18Section 353
. 180.1508 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
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19Section 354
. 180.1508 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1508
(1) (d) The name of its registered agent,
as changed the e-mail
21address, and the street address of its registered office, as changed.
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22Section 355
. 180.1508 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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180.1508
(1) (e) The information that is to be in effect as a result of the filing
24of the statement of change.
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25Section 356
. 180.1508 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
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1Section
357. 180.1508 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
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180.1508
(1g) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this
3state may also change its registered office or registered agent, or both, by doing any
4of the following:
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(a) Including the name of its registered agent, the e-mail address, and the
6street address of its registered office, as changed, in an amended certificate of
7authority.
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(b) Including the name of its registered agent, the e-mail address, and the
9street address of its registered office, as changed, in its annual report under s.
10180.1622 or 180.1921. A change under this paragraph is effective on the date the
11annual report is filed by the department.
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12Section 358
. 180.1508 (1m) and (1r) of the statutes are created to read:
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180.1508
(1m) A statement of change under this section designating a new
14registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the foreign corporation that the agent
15has consented to serve.
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16(1r) As an alternative to using the procedure in this section, a foreign
17corporation may amend its certificate of authority.
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18Section 359
. 180.1508 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 180.1508 (2) (intro.)
19and amended to read:
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180.1508
(2) (intro.) If a registered agent changes the street address of his or
21her business office, he or she may change the street address of the registered office
22of any foreign corporation for which he or she is the registered agent by notifying the
23foreign corporation in writing of the change and by
signing, either manually or in
24facsimile, and delivering to the department for filing a statement of change that
1complies with sub. (1) and recites that the foreign corporation has been notified of
2the change
. and states all of the following:
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3Section 360
. 180.1508 (2) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
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180.1508
(2) (a) The name of the foreign corporation represented by the
5registered agent.
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(b) The name, e-mail address, and street address of the agent as currently
7shown in the records of the department for the foreign corporation.
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(c) The new name, new e-mail address, or new street address of the agent.
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9Section 361
. 180.1508 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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180.1508
(4) A registered agent promptly shall furnish notice to the
11represented foreign corporation of the filing by the department of the statement of
12change and the changes made by the statement.
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13Section 362
. 180.1509 (1) (intro.), (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are
14amended to read:
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180.1509
(1) (intro.)
The
A registered agent
of a foreign corporation may resign
16as agent for a foreign corporation by
signing and delivering to the department for
17filing a statement of resignation that
includes
states all of the following
information:
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(a) The name of the foreign corporation
for which the registered agent is acting.
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(b) The name of the
registered agent.
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(c) The
street address of the foreign corporation's current registered office and
21its principal office
to which the department will send the notice required by sub. (2).
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(d)
A statement that That the registered agent resigns
from serving as
23registered agent for the foreign corporation.
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24Section 363
. 180.1509 (4) and (5) of the statutes are created to read:
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1180.1509
(4) When a statement of resignation takes effect, the registered agent
2ceases to have responsibility under this chapter for any matter thereafter tendered
3to it as agent for the foreign corporation. The resignation does not affect any
4contractual rights the foreign corporation has against the agent or that the agent has
5against the foreign corporation.
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6(5) A registered agent may resign with respect to a foreign corporation whether
7or not the foreign corporation is in good standing.
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8Section 364
. 180.1510 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1510
(4) (a) (intro.) With respect to a foreign corporation described in sub.
10(2) or (3),
except as provided in par. (b), the foreign corporation may be served by
11registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the foreign
12corporation at its principal office
, as shown on the records of the department,
except
13as provided in par. (b). Service is perfected under this paragraph at the earliest of
14the following:
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15Section 365
. 180.1520 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1520
(2) (c) A statement
that whether it revokes the authority of its
17registered agent to accept service on its behalf and
, in any event, that it consents to
18service of process under s. 180.1510 (3) and (4) in any civil, criminal, administrative
19or investigatory proceeding based on a cause of action arising while it was authorized
20to transact business in this state.
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21Section
366. 180.1530 (1) (a), (d), (e) and (f) of the statutes are amended to
22read:
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180.1530
(1) (a) The foreign corporation
fails to does not have on file its annual
24report with the department within 4 months after it is due.
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1(d) The foreign corporation does not
inform notify the department under s.
2180.1508 or 180.1509
within 6 months that its registered agent or registered office
3has changed, that its registered agent has resigned or that its registered office has
4been discontinued
, within 6 months of the change, resignation or discontinuance.
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(e) The foreign corporation obtained its certificate of authority through fraud
6or its application for certificate of authority contains fraudulent or materially false
7information.
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(f) The department receives a duly authenticated certificate from the secretary
9of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country
10under whose law the foreign corporation is incorporated stating that it has been
11dissolved or disappeared as the result of a merger
or other event.
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12Section 367
. 180.1531 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1531
(1) If the department determines that one or more grounds exist
14under s. 180.1530 (1) for revocation of a certificate of authority, the department shall
15give the foreign corporation under s. 180.0141 notice of the determination.
16Notwithstanding s. 180.0141 (2) (b), (3), and (4), the The notice shall be in writing
17and addressed to the registered office of the foreign corporation.
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18Section
368. 180.1531 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1531
(2) (a) Within 60 days after the notice takes effect under s. 180.0141
20(5) (a), the foreign corporation shall
, with respect to each ground for revocation,
21either correct
each ground for revocation
it or demonstrate to the reasonable
22satisfaction of the department that
each ground determined by the department it 23does not exist.
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24Section
369. 180.1531 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1180.1531
(2) (b) If the foreign corporation fails to satisfy par. (a), the
2department may revoke the foreign corporation's certificate of authority
by entering.
3The department shall enter a notation in
the department's its records to reflect each
4ground for revocation and the effective date of
the revocation
and shall give the
5corporation notice of those facts. The department shall give the foreign corporation
6under s. 180.0141 notice of each ground for revocation and the effective date of the
7revocation.
Notwithstanding s. 180.0141 (2) (b), (3), and (4), the The notice shall be
8in writing and addressed to the registered office of the foreign corporation.
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9Section
370. 180.1531 (2) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1531
(2) (c) 1. (intro.)
If a foreign corporation's certificate of authority is
11revoked after December 31, 1991, the The department shall reinstate the certificate
12of authority if the foreign corporation does all of the following within
the later of
13October 4, 1993 or 6 months after the effective date of the certificate of revocation:
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14Section
371. 180.1531 (2) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
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180.1531
(2) (c) 1m. Upon reinstatement of a corporation's certificate of
16authority under subd. 1., the department shall enter a notation in its records revising
17the notation specified in par. (b) to reflect cancellation of the revocation and
18reinstatement of the corporation's certificate of authority. The notation shall state
19the effective date of reinstatement. The department shall provide notice of the
20reinstatement to the corporation or its registered agent.
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21Section
372. 180.1531 (2) (c) 2. (intro.) and b. of the statutes are created to
22read:
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180.1531
(2) (c) 2. (intro.) When the reinstatement under this section is
24effective, all of the following shall apply:
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1b. The rights of a person arising out of an act or omission in reliance on the
2revocation before the person knew or had notice of the reinstatement are unaffected.
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3Section
373. 180.1531 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 180.1531 (2) (c)
42. a. and amended to read:
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180.1531
(2) (c) 2. a.
A
Except as provided in subd. 2. b., the reinstatement
6under this paragraph shall relate relates back to and
take takes effect as of the
7effective date of the revocation, and the foreign corporation may resume carrying on
8its business as if the revocation never occurred.
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9Section
374. 180.1531 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1531
(2m) (a) If a notice under sub. (1) or (2) (b) is returned to the
11department as undeliverable, the department shall again give notice to the
12corporation under s. 180.0141.
Notwithstanding s. 180.0141 (2) (b), (3), and (4) and
13except Except as provided under par. (b),
the this notice
under this paragraph shall
14be in writing and addressed to the principal office of the foreign corporation.
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15Section
375. 180.1532 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1532
(1) A foreign corporation may appeal the department's revocation of
17its certificate of authority under s. 180.1530 (1) to the circuit court for the county
18where the foreign corporation's principal office or, if none in this state, its registered
19office is located, within 30 days after the notice of revocation takes effect under s.
20180.0141 (5) (a).
The To appeal, the foreign corporation shall
appeal by petitioning 21petition the court to set aside the revocation and
attaching attach to the petition
22copies of its certificate of authority and the department's notice of revocation.
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23Section
376. 180.1622 (1) (intro.), (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended
24to read:
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1180.1622
(1) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 180.1921, each domestic
2corporation and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this
3state shall
file with deliver to the department an annual report that
includes states 4all of the following
information:
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(b) The
street address of its registered office
in this state and the name
and
6e-mail address of its registered agent at that office
in this state.
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(c) The
e-mail address and street address of its principal office.
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(d) The name and business
street address of each director and principal officer.
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9Section
377. 180.1622 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1622
(2) (a) Information in the annual report shall be current as of the date
11on which the
annual report is
executed on behalf of a signed by the domestic
12corporation, except that the information required by sub. (1) (f) and (g) shall be
13current as of the close of the domestic corporation's fiscal year immediately before the
14date by which the annual report is required to be delivered to the department.
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(b) Information in the annual report shall be current as of the date
on which 16the
annual report is
executed on behalf of a signed by the foreign corporation, except
17that the information required by sub. (1) (f) to (i) shall be current as of the date of the
18close of the foreign corporation's fiscal year in the 12 months ending on the
19September 30 immediately before the date by which the annual report is required
20to be delivered to the department.
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21Section
378. 180.1622 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
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180.1622
(6) If an annual report contains a registered office or registered agent
23which differs from the information shown in the records of the department
24immediately before the report becomes effective, the differing information is
25considered a statement of change under s. 180.0502 or 180.1508.
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1Section
379. 180.1706 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1706
(1) Except to the extent that the corporation's articles of
3incorporation are amended to provide that the voting requirements of s. 180.1003 (3),
4180.1103 180.11032 (3), 180.1202 (3), 180.1402 (3) or 180.1404 (2) apply, subs. (2) and
5(3) govern the shareholder vote required on a proposal concerning a subject covered
6by s. 180.1003 (3),
180.1103 180.11032 (3), 180.1202 (3), 180.1402 (3) or 180.1404 (2)
7if the corporation was organized before January 1, 1973, and has not expressly
8elected, before January 1, 1991, majority or greater affirmative voting requirements
9under s. 180.25 (2) (a), 1987 stats., with respect to the subject matter of the proposal.
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10Section
380. 180.1706 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1706
(2) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3), in lieu of the vote required
12by s. 180.1003 (3),
180.1103 180.11032 (3), 180.1202 (3), 180.1402 (3) or 180.1404 (2),
13whichever is applicable to the subject matter of a proposal, a proposal described in
14sub. (1) must be approved as follows:
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15Section
381. 180.1707 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1707
(1) Sections 180.1004 and
180.1103 (4) (a) 180.11032 (4) do not apply
17to shares of a preexisting class if a corporation in existence on January 1, 1991
18provides in its articles of incorporation that subs. (2) and (3), in lieu of ss. 180.1004
19and
180.1103 180.11032 (4), govern whether shares of a preexisting class are entitled
20to vote as a class on a proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation or plan
21of merger.
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22Section
382. 180.1708 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1708
(5) Mergers. Sections 180.1101
and 180.1103, 180.11012, and
24180.11031 to 180.1106 apply to a merger, and ss. 180.1301 to 180.1331 apply to
1dissenters' rights arising from a merger, for which a plan of merger is approved by
2the board of directors on or after January 1, 1991.
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3Section
383. 180.1805 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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180.1805
(5) By merger or
share
interest exchange that becomes effective
5under ss. 180.1101 to 180.1106 or
a share
an interest exchange of existing shares for
6other shares of a different class or series in the corporation.
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7Section
384. 180.1813 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: