179.10102(2)(b)(b) If the foreign limited partnership fails to satisfy par. (a), the department may terminate the foreign limited partnership’s registration by entering a notation in the department’s records to reflect each ground for termination and the effective date of the termination. The department shall give the foreign limited partnership notice of each ground for termination and the effective date of the termination. The notice shall be in writing and addressed to the registered agent of the foreign limited partnership in this state. 179.10102(2)(c)1.1. The department shall reinstate the registration if the foreign limited partnership does all of the following within 6 months after the effective date of the termination: 179.10102(2)(c)1.b.b. Pays any fees or penalties due the department under this chapter or $5,000, whichever is less. 179.10102(2)(c)2.2. A reinstatement under this paragraph shall relate back to and take effect as of the effective date of the termination, and the foreign limited partnership may resume carrying on its business as if the termination never occurred. 179.10102(3)(a)(a) If a notice under sub. (1) or (2) (b) is returned to the department as undeliverable, the department shall again give notice to the foreign limited partnership. Except as provided under par. (b), the notice shall be in writing and addressed to the principal office of the foreign limited partnership. 179.10102(3)(b)(b) If the notice under par. (a) is returned to the department as undeliverable or if the foreign limited partnership’s principal office cannot be determined from the records of the department, the department shall give notice by posting the notice on the department’s Internet site. 179.10102(4)(4) The authority of a foreign limited partnership to transact business in this state, other than as provided in s. 179.1005 (1) and (2), ends on the effective date of the termination of its registration. 179.10102(5)(5) If the department or a court terminates a foreign limited partnership’s registration, the foreign limited partnership may be served under s. 179.0121(2) or (3) or the foreign limited partnership’s registered agent may be served until the registered agent’s authority is terminated, in any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigatory proceeding based on a cause of action which arose while the foreign limited partnership was authorized to do business in this state. 179.10102(6)(6) Termination of a foreign limited partnership’s registration does not terminate the authority of its registered agent. 179.10102 HistoryHistory: 2021 a. 258. 179.10103(1)(1) A foreign limited partnership may appeal the department’s termination of its registration under s. 179.10102 to the circuit court for the county where the foreign limited partnership’s principal office or, if none in this state, the office of its registered agent is located, within 30 days after the notice of termination takes effect under s. 179.0103 (7m). The foreign limited partnership shall appeal by petitioning the court to set aside the termination and attaching to the petition copies of its registration and the department’s notice of termination. 179.10103(2)(2) The court may order the department to reinstate the registration or may take any other action that the court considers appropriate. 179.10103(3)(3) The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings. 179.10103 HistoryHistory: 2021 a. 258. 179.1011179.1011 Withdrawal of registration of registered foreign limited partnership. 179.1011(1)(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: 179.1011(1)(a)(a) The name of the partnership and the jurisdiction of its governing law. 179.1011(1)(b)(b) That the partnership is not doing business in this state and that it withdraws its registration to do business in this state. 179.1011(1)(c)(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. 179.1011(1)(d)(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. 179.1011(2)(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. 179.1011 HistoryHistory: 2021 a. 258. 179.1012179.1012 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. 179.1012 HistoryHistory: 2021 a. 258. MERGER, INTEREST EXCHANGE,
CONVERSION, AND DOMESTICATION
179.1101179.1101 Definitions. In this subchapter: 179.1101(1)(1) “Acquired entity” means the entity all of one or more classes or series of interests of which are acquired in an interest exchange. 179.1101(2)(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. 179.1101(2m)(2m) “Constituent entity” means a merging entity or a surviving entity in a merger. 179.1101(4)(4) “Converted entity” means the converting entity as it continues in existence after a conversion. 179.1101(5)(5) “Converting entity” means an entity that engages in a conversion. 179.1101(8)(8) “Domesticated entity” means the domesticating entity as it continues in existence after a domestication. 179.1101(9)(9) “Domesticating entity” means either a non-United States entity or a Wisconsin limited partnership that engages in a domestication. 179.1101(16)(f)(f) A membership interest or stock in a general cooperative association. 179.1101(16)(g)(g) A membership interest in a limited cooperative association. 179.1101(16)(i)(i) A beneficial interest in a statutory trust, business trust, or common-law business trust. 179.1101(16)(j)(j) A comparable interest in any other type of unincorporated entity. 179.1101(18)(18) “Interest holder” means any of the following: 179.1101(18)(g)(g) A member or stockholder of a general cooperative association. 179.1101(18)(j)(j) A beneficiary or beneficial owner of a statutory trust, business trust, or common-law business trust. 179.1101(19)(19) “Interest holder liability” means any of the following: 179.1101(19)(a)(a) Personal liability for a debt, obligation, or other liability of an entity which is imposed on a person under any of the following circumstances: 179.1101(19)(a)1.1. Solely by reason of the status of the person as an interest holder of the entity under its governing law. 179.1101(19)(a)2.2. Under the organizational documents of the entity in accordance with its governing law which make one or more specified interest holders or categories of interest holders liable in their capacity as interest holders for all or specified liabilities of the entity. 179.1101(19)(b)(b) An obligation of an interest holder of an entity under its organizational documents to contribute to the entity. 179.1101(21)(21) “Merging entity” means an entity that is a party to a merger and exists immediately before the merger becomes effective. 179.1101(22m)(22m) “Non-United States entity” means an entity whose governing law is the law of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any state, but does not include an entity that has domesticated under the law of any other state. 179.1101(23m)(23m) “Organizational documents” means, with respect to an entity, whether in a record or, to the extent permitted under the entity’s governing law, other than in a record, the following or its equivalent under the entity’s governing law: 179.1101(23m)(a)(a) For a domestic or foreign corporation, whether or not for profit, its articles of incorporation and bylaws. 179.1101(23m)(b)(b) For a domestic or foreign partnership, its partnership agreement and, in the case of a domestic or foreign limited liability partnership, its statement of qualification as a limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership. 179.1101(23m)(c)(c) For a domestic or foreign limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership and partnership agreement. 179.1101(23m)(d)(d) For a domestic or foreign limited liability company, its certificate or articles of organization and operating agreement. 179.1101(23m)(e)(e) For a business trust, its agreement of trust and declaration of trust. 179.1101(23m)(f)(f) For any other entity, the basic records, agreements, or other items that create the entity and control its internal governance and the relations among its interest holders. 179.1101(37)(37) “Surviving entity” means the entity that continues in existence after or is created by a merger. 179.1101(38)(38) “Type of entity” means a generic form of entity that is any of the following: 179.1101 HistoryHistory: 2021 a. 258. 179.1102179.1102 Relationship of subchapter to other laws. 179.1102(1)(1) This subchapter does not authorize an act prohibited by, and does not affect the application or requirements of, law other than this subchapter. 179.1102(2)(2) A transaction effected under this subchapter may not create or impair a right, duty, or obligation of a person under the law of this state, other than this subchapter, relating to a change in control, takeover, business combination, control-share acquisition, or similar transaction involving a domestic constituent, acquired, or converting entity. 179.1102 HistoryHistory: 2021 a. 258.
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