SB643: Bill Text

SB643,29 Section 29. 242.094 of the statutes is created to read:

SB643,8,9 242.094 Governing law. (1) In this section, the following rules determine a debtor's location:

SB643,8,11 (a) A debtor who is an individual is located at the individual's principal residence.

SB643,8,13 (b) A debtor that is an organization and has only one place of business is located at its place of business.

SB643,8,15 (c) A debtor that is an organization and that has more than one place of business is located at its chief executive office.

SB643,8,18 (2) A claim for relief in the nature of a claim for relief under this chapter is governed by the local law of the jurisdiction in which the debtor is located when the transfer is made or the obligation is incurred.

SB643,30 Section 30. 242.096 of the statutes is created to read:

SB643,8,20 242.096 Application to series organization. (1) In this section:

SB643,8,23 (a) “Protected series” means an arrangement, however denominated, created by a series organization that, pursuant to the law under which the series organization is organized, has the characteristics set forth in par. (b).

SB643,8,25 (b) “Series organization” means an organization that, pursuant to the law under which it is organized, has the following characteristics:

SB643,9,4 1. The organic record of the organization provides for creation by the organization of one or more protected series, however denominated, with respect to specified property of the organization, and for records to be maintained for each protected series that identify the property of or associated with the protected series.

SB643,9,8 2. Debt incurred or existing with respect to the activities of, or property of or associated with, a particular protected series is enforceable against the property of or associated with the protected series only, and not against the property of or associated with the organization or other protected series of the organization.

SB643,9,11 3. Debt incurred or existing with respect to the activities or property of the organization is enforceable against the property of the organization only, and not against the property of or associated with a protected series of the organization.

SB643,9,15 (2) A series organization and each protected series of the organization is a separate person for purposes of this chapter, even if for other purposes a protected series is not a person separate from the organization or other protected series of the organization.

SB643,31 Section 31. 242.12 of the statutes is created to read:

SB643,9,22 242.12 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal 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).

SB643,32 Section 32. 242.13 of the statutes is created to read:

SB643,9,25 242.13 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Voidable Transactions Law.

SB643,33 Section 33. 402.402 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB643,10,6 402.402 (3) (b) Where identification to the contract or delivery is made not in current course of trade but in satisfaction of or as security for a preexisting claim for money, security or the like and is made under circumstances which under any rule of law of the state where the goods are situated would apart from this chapter constitute the transaction a fraudulent or voidable transfer or voidable preference.

SB643,34 Section 34. 411.308 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB643,10,10 411.308 (2) (b) The lease contract is made under circumstances that under any statute or rule of law apart from this chapter would constitute the transaction a fraudulent or voidable transfer or voidable preference.

SB643,35 Section 35. 705.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB643,11,2 705.07 (2) For purposes of ch. 242, a debtor party shall be deemed to have made a transfer only at the time some other party withdraws all or part of the sums on deposit, or at the time of the debtor party's death as to sums not previously withdrawn. In the case of a withdrawal while the debtor party is living, the sole grounds for determining any such transfer to be fraudulent voidable shall be whether the debtor party is or will be thereby rendered insolvent under s. 242.05 (1) or whether the debtor party is engaged or is about to engage in a business or transaction for which the assets remaining in the debtor party's hands after the transfer are unreasonably small under s. 242.04 (1) (b) 1. In the case of a transfer by reason of the death of the debtor party, the sole ground for determining any such transfer to be fraudulent voidable shall be whether the debtor party's estate subject to administration is insolvent under s. 242.02. For purposes of this subsection, the amount transferred shall be deemed to consist of those assets which the creditors of the debtor party could have made subject to their claims immediately prior to the transfer, less any sums which such creditors could have made so subject to their claims immediately after the transfer.

SB643,36 Section 36. 815.18 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB643,11,15 815.18 (10) Fraudulent and voidable transfers. A conveyance or transfer of wholly exempt property shall not be considered a fraudulent conveyance or a fraudulent or voidable transfer. Property that is not totally exempt in value under this section may be subject to a fraudulent voidable transfer action under ch. 242 to set aside that transfer to the extent that the property's value is not exempt under this section. If a court is required to satisfy the claim of a creditor and if that relief is demanded, the court may determine the manner of dividing fraudulently transferred property or property for which the transfer is voidable into exempt and nonexempt portions, or may order the sale of the whole property and an accounting of the exempt portion. Any or all of the exemptions granted by this section may be denied if, in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction, the debtor procured, concealed or transferred assets with the intention of defrauding creditors.

SB643,37 Section 37. 893.425 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB643,11,19 893.425 Fraudulent Voidable transfers and obligations. An action with respect to a fraudulent transfer or obligation under ch. 242 shall be barred unless the action is commenced:

SB643,11,22 (1) Under s. 242.04 (1) (a), within not later than 4 years after the transfer is made or the obligation is incurred or, if later, within not later than one year after the transfer or obligation is or could reasonably have been discovered by the claimant.

SB643,11,24 (2) Under s. 242.04 (1) (b) or 242.05 (1), within not later than 4 years after the transfer is made or the obligation is incurred.

SB643,12,2 (3) Under s. 242.05 (2), within not later than one year after the transfer is made or the obligation is incurred.

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