258,215 Section 215. 180.0502 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 180.0502 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:
180.0502 (3) (intro.) If the name or e-mail address of a registered agent changes or if the street address of a registered agent's business office changes, the registered agent may change the name or e-mail address of the registered agent or street address of the registered office of any corporation for which he, she, or it is the registered agent. To make a change under this subsection, the registered agent shall notify the corporation in writing of the change and deliver to the department for filing a signed statement of change that complies with sub. (2) and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change. and states all of the following:
258,216 Section 216. 180.0502 (3) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
180.0502 (3) (a) The name of the corporation represented by the registered agent.
(b) The name, e-mail address, and street address of the agent as currently shown in the records of the department for the corporation.
(c) The new name, new e-mail address, or new street address of the agent.
258,217 Section 217. 180.0502 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
180.0502 (5) A registered agent promptly shall furnish notice to the represented corporation of the filing by the department of the statement of change and the changes made by the statement.
258,218 Section 218. 180.0503 (1) (intro.), (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
180.0503 (1) (intro.) The A registered agent of a corporation may resign as agent for a corporation by signing and delivering to the department for filing a statement of resignation that includes states all of the following information:
(a) The name of the corporation for which the registered agent is acting.
(b) The name of the registered agent.
(c) The street address of the corporation's current registered office and its principal office to which the department will send the notice required by sub. (2).
(d) A statement that That the registered agent resigns from serving as registered agent for the corporation.
258,219 Section 219. 180.0503 (4) and (5) of the statutes are created to read:
180.0503 (4) When a statement of resignation takes effect, the registered agent ceases to have responsibility under this chapter for any matter thereafter tendered to it as agent for the corporation. The resignation does not affect any contractual rights the corporation has against the agent or that the agent has against the corporation.
(5) A registered agent may resign with respect to a corporation whether or not the corporation is in good standing.
258,220 Section 220 . 180.0504 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
180.0504 (1) A corporation may be served with any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law by serving its registered agent. The department may serve any written notice required or authorized under this chapter by e-mailing it to the registered agent's e-mail address on file with the department, and such notice shall be effective as provided in s. 180.0141.
258,221 Section 221. 180.0504 (2) (intro.), (a) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
180.0504 (2) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3), if a corporation has no registered agent or the its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by similar delivery service, addressed to the corporation at its principal office. Service is perfected under this subsection, as shown on the records of the department on the date of sending. Service is perfected under this subsection at the earliest of the following:
(a) The date on which the corporation receives the mail or delivery by the commercial delivery service.
(c) Five days after its deposit it is deposited in the U.S. mail, or with the commercial delivery service, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed and with sufficient postage or payment.
258,222 Section 222. 180.0504 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.0504 (3) If process, notice, or demand in an action cannot be served on a corporation pursuant to sub. (1) or (2), service may be made by handing a copy to the individual in charge of any regular place of business or activity of the corporation if the individual served is not a plaintiff in the action. Except as provided in s. 180.1421 (2m) (b), if the address of the corporation's principal office cannot be determined from the records held by of the department, the corporation may be served by publishing a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, in the community where the corporation's principal office or registered office, as most recently designated in the records of the department, is located. If the address of the corporation's principal office cannot be determined from the records of the department, the corporation may be served by publishing a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, in the community where the corporation's principal office or registered office, as most recently designated in the records of the department, is located.
258,223 Section 223 . 180.0504 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
180.0504 (3m) Service of process, notice, or demand on a registered agent must be in a written record.
258,224 Section 224 . 180.0504 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
180.0504 (4) Service of process, notice, or demand on a registered agent may be made by other means under law other than this chapter.