(2) The court may order the department to reinstate the registration or may take any other action that the court considers appropriate.

(3) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.

179.1011 Withdrawal of registration of registered foreign limited partnership. (1) A registered foreign limited partnership may withdraw its registration by delivering a statement of withdrawal to the department for filing. The statement of withdrawal must state all of the following:

(a) The name of the partnership and the jurisdiction of its governing law.

(b) That the partnership is not doing business in this state and that it withdraws its registration to do business in this state.

(c) Whether the partnership revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and, in any event, that it also consents to service of process under sub. (2) in any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigatory proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the partnership was registered to do business in this state.

(d) The mailing address of its principal office or, if it has no principal office, an address to which service of process may be made under sub. (2), and a commitment to notify the department in the future of any change in such address.

(2) After the withdrawal of the registration of a foreign limited partnership, service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the partnership was registered to do business in this state may be made pursuant to s. 179.0121.

179.1012 Action by attorney general. The attorney general may maintain an action to enjoin a foreign limited partnership from doing business in this state in violation of this subchapter.

179.1101 Definitions. In this subchapter:

(1) “Acquired entity" means the entity all of one or more classes or series of interests of which are acquired in an interest exchange.

(2) “Acquiring entity" means the entity that acquires all of one or more classes or series of interests of the acquired entity in an interest exchange.

(2m) “Constituent entity" means a merging entity or a surviving entity in a merger.

(3) “Conversion" means a transaction authorized by ss. 179.1141 to 179.1145.

(4) “Converted entity" means the converting entity as it continues in existence after a conversion.

(5) “Converting entity" means an entity that engages in a conversion.

(8) “Domesticated entity" means the domesticating entity as it continues in existence after a domestication.

(9) “Domesticating entity" means either a non-United States entity or a Wisconsin limited partnership that engages in a domestication.

(10) “Domestication" means a transaction authorized by ss. 179.1151 to 179.1155.

(16) “Interest" means any of the following:

(a) A share in a business corporation.

(b) A membership in a nonprofit or nonstock corporation.

(d) A partnership interest in a limited partnership.

(e) A membership interest in a limited liability company.

(f) A membership interest or stock in a general cooperative association.