SB810,162,1310 (b) If the notice under par. (a) is returned to the department as undeliverable
11or if the foreign limited partnership's principal office cannot be determined from the
12records of the department, the department shall give notice by posting the notice on
13the department's Internet site.

SB810,162,16 14(4) The authority of a foreign limited partnership to transact business in this
15state, other than as provided in s. 179.1005 (1) and (2), ends on the effective date of
16the termination of its registration.

SB810,162,22 17(5) If the department or a court terminates a foreign limited partnership's
18registration, the foreign limited partnership may be served under s. 179.0121(2) or
19(3) or the foreign limited partnership's registered agent may be served until the
20registered agent's authority is terminated, in any civil, criminal, administrative, or
21investigatory proceeding based on a cause of action which arose while the foreign
22limited partnership was authorized to do business in this state.

SB810,162,24 23(6) Termination of a foreign limited partnership's registration does not
24terminate the authority of its registered agent.

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1179.10103 Appeal from termination. (1) A foreign limited partnership may
2appeal the department's termination of its registration under s. 179.10102 to the
3circuit court for the county where the foreign limited partnership's principal office
4or, if none in this state, the office of its registered agent is located, within 30 days after
5the notice of termination takes effect under s. 179.0103 (7m). The foreign limited
6partnership shall appeal by petitioning the court to set aside the termination and
7attaching to the petition copies of its registration and the department's notice of
8termination.

SB810,163,10 9(2) The court may order the department to reinstate the registration or may
10take any other action that the court considers appropriate.

SB810,163,11 11(3) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.

SB810,163,15 12179.1011 Withdrawal of registration of registered foreign limited
13partnership. (1) A registered foreign limited partnership may withdraw its
14registration by delivering a statement of withdrawal to the department for filing.
15The statement of withdrawal must state all of the following:

SB810,163,1616 (a) The name of the partnership and the jurisdiction of its governing law.

SB810,163,1817 (b) That the partnership is not doing business in this state and that it
18withdraws its registration to do business in this state.

SB810,163,2319 (c) Whether the partnership revokes the authority of its registered agent to
20accept service on its behalf and, in any event, that it also consents to service of process
21under sub. (2) in any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigatory proceeding
22based on a cause of action arising during the time the partnership was registered to
23do business in this state.

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1(d) The mailing address of its principal office or, if it has no principal office, an
2address to which service of process may be made under sub. (2), and a commitment
3to notify the department in the future of any change in such address.

SB810,164,7 4(2) After the withdrawal of the registration of a foreign limited partnership,
5service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising
6during the time the partnership was registered to do business in this state may be
7made pursuant to s. 179.0121.

SB810,164,10 8179.1012 Action by attorney general. The attorney general may maintain
9an action to enjoin a foreign limited partnership from doing business in this state in
10violation of this subchapter.

SB810,164,14 14179.1101 Definitions. In this subchapter:

SB810,164,16 15(1) “Acquired entity" means the entity all of one or more classes or series of
16interests of which are acquired in an interest exchange.

SB810,164,18 17(2) “Acquiring entity" means the entity that acquires all of one or more classes
18or series of interests of the acquired entity in an interest exchange.

SB810,164,20 19(2m) “Constituent entity" means a merging entity or a surviving entity in a
20merger.

SB810,164,21 21(3) “Conversion" means a transaction authorized by ss. 179.1141 to 179.1145.

SB810,164,23 22(4) “Converted entity" means the converting entity as it continues in existence
23after a conversion.

SB810,164,24 24(5) “Converting entity" means an entity that engages in a conversion.

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1(8) “Domesticated entity" means the domesticating entity as it continues in
2existence after a domestication.

SB810,165,4 3(9) “Domesticating entity" means either a non-United States entity or a
4Wisconsin limited partnership that engages in a domestication.