(c) The department to file the record unsigned.
(2) If a petitioner under sub. (1) is not the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership to which the record pertains, the petitioner shall make the partnership or foreign partnership a party to the action.
(3) A record filed under sub. (1) (c) is effective without being signed.
179.0205 Liability for inaccurate information in filed record. (1) If a record delivered to the department for filing under this chapter and filed by the department contains inaccurate information, a person that suffers loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from any of the following:
(a) A person that signed the record, or caused another to sign it on the person's behalf, and knew the information to be inaccurate at the time the record was signed.
(b) A general partner if all of the following apply:
1. The record was delivered for filing on behalf of the partnership.
2. The general partner knew or had notice of the inaccuracy for a reasonably sufficient time before the information was relied upon so that, before the reliance, the general partner reasonably could have done any of the following:
a. Effected an amendment under s. 179.0202.
b. Filed a petition under s. 179.0204.
c. Delivered to the department for filing a statement of change under s. 179.0118 or a statement of correction under s. 179.0209.
(2) An individual who signs a record authorized or required to be filed under this chapter affirms under penalty of perjury that the information stated in the record is accurate.
179.0206 Filing requirements. (1) Subject to sub. (1m), to be filed by the department pursuant to this chapter, a record must be received by the department, comply with this chapter, and satisfy all of the following:
(a) The filing of the record must be required or permitted by this chapter.
(b) The record must be physically delivered in written form unless and to the extent the department permits electronic delivery of records.
(c) The words in the record must be in English, and numbers must be in Arabic or Roman numerals, but the name of an entity need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals.
(d) The record must be signed by a person authorized or required under this chapter to sign the record.
(e) The record must state the name and capacity, if any, of each individual who signed it, either on behalf of the individual or the person authorized or required to sign the record, but need not contain a seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or verification.
(f) The record must contain the name of the drafter, if required by s. 182.01 (3).
(1m) The department may waive any of the requirements of sub. (1) (a) to (f) if it appears from the face of the document that the document's failure to satisfy the requirement is immaterial.
(2) If law other than this chapter prohibits the disclosure by the department of information contained in a record delivered to the department for filing, the department shall file the record if the record otherwise complies with this chapter but may redact the information.
(3) When a record is delivered to the department for filing, any fee required under this chapter and any fee, interest, or penalty required to be paid to the department must be paid in a manner permitted by the department.
(5) The department may provide forms for filings required or permitted to be made by this chapter and may require their use.
179.0207 Effective date and time. Except as otherwise provided in s. 179.0208 and subject to s. 179.0209 (4), a record filed under this chapter is effective as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), on the date that it is received by the department for filing and at any of the following times on that date:
(a) The time of day specified in the document as its effective time.
(b) If no effective time is specified, at the close of business.
(2) The date that a document is received by the department is determined by the department's endorsement on the original document under s. 179.0210 (2).
(3) A document may specify a delayed effective date and time, except the effective date may not be more than 90 days after the date that it is received for filing. If a document specifies a delayed effective date and time in accordance with this subsection, the document is effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date, but no time, is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date.