SB810,196,9 180.0103 (12r) “Record," used as a noun, means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

SB810,153 Section 153. 180.0103 (13m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB810,196,13 180.0103 (13m) “Registered agent" means an agent of a corporation or foreign corporation that is authorized to receive service of any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation or foreign corporation.

SB810,154 Section 154. 180.0103 (16m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB810,196,17 180.0103 (16m) “State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

SB810,155 Section 155. 180.0103 (17g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB810,196,19 180.0103 (17g) “Transfer" includes all of the following:

SB810,196,20 (a) An assignment.

SB810,196,21 (b) A conveyance.

SB810,196,22 (c) A sale.

SB810,196,23 (d) A lease.

SB810,196,24 (e) An encumbrance, including a mortgage or security interest.

SB810,196,25 (f) A gift.

SB810,197,1 (g) A transfer by operation of law.

SB810,156 Section 156. 180.0105 of the statutes is created to read:

SB810,197,4 180.0105 Governing law. (1) The law of this state governs all of the internal affairs of a corporation.

SB810,197,8 (2) The fact that one or more shareholders of a corporation are, or are not, subject to tax on the income of the corporation shall have no effect on the application of the law of this state under sub. (1) other than as a fact to be taken into account in the application of such law.

SB810,157 Section 157 . 180.0112 of the statutes is created to read:

SB810,197,12 180.0112 Delivery of a record. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, permissible means of delivery of a record include delivery by hand, mail, conventional commercial practice, and electronic transmission.

SB810,197,14 (2) Delivery to the department is effective only when a record is received by the department.

SB810,158 Section 158 . 180.0120 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB810,197,20 180.0120 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in Subject to sub. (4), a document required or permitted to be filed under by the department pursuant to this chapter with the department must, a record must be received by the department, comply with this chapter, and satisfy all of the following requirements to be filed under s. 180.0125 (2) (a):

SB810,159 Section 159. 180.0120 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB810,197,24 180.0120 (1) (g) Be delivered to the department for filing and be accompanied by one exact or conformed copy and the filing fee required by s. 180.0122 unless and to the extent the department permits electronic delivery of records.

SB810,160 Section 160. 180.0120 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB810,198,2 180.0120 (3) (a) (intro.) Any of the following persons may execute a document described in s. 180.0122 (1) (a), (b), (h) to (j), (Lg), (m) to (r) and (u) to (ym) par. (am):

SB810,161 Section 161. 180.0120 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB810,198,4 180.0120 (3) (am) The documents to which par. (a) applies are the following:

SB810,198,5 1. Articles of incorporation.