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WI Stat § 180.1915 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 180 - Business corporations.|180.1915 - Professional relationships and liability.

180.1915  Professional relationships and liability. Except as provided in this section, ss. 180.1901 to 180.1921 do not alter any contract, tort or other legal relationship between a person receiving professional services and one or more persons who are licensed, certified or registered to render those professional services and who are shareholders, directors, officers or employees in the same service corporation. A shareholder, director, officer or employee of a service corporation is not personally liable for the debts or other contractual obligations of the service corporation nor for the omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice of any person who is not under his or her actual supervision and control in the specific activity in which the omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice occurred. A service corporation may charge for the services of its shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agents, may collect such charges and may compensate those who render such personal services. Nothing in this section shall affect any of the following: (1) The liability of a service corporation for the omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice of a shareholder, director, officer or employee while the person, on behalf of the service corporation, provides professional services. (2) The personal liability of a shareholder, director, officer or employee of a service corporation for his or her own omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice and for the omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice of any person acting under his or her actual supervision and control in the specific activity in which the omissions, negligence, wrongful acts, misconduct and malpractice occurred.History:  1989 a. 303; 1993 a. 473; 1995 a. 400.A service corporation and its shareholders are not jointly and severally liable for the intentional tort of a shareholder that was not committed in the ordinary course of the corporation's business with the authority of the tortfeasor's fellow shareholders or within the tortfeasor's authority in the course of his or her employment. Anderson v. McBurney, 160 Wis. 2d 866, 467 N.W.2d 158 (Ct. App. 1991).
WI Stat § 180.1917 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 180 - Business corporations.|180.1917 - Corporate agents.

180.1917  Corporate agents. The relationship of an individual to a service corporation with which the individual is associated, whether as shareholder, director, officer or employee, does not modify or diminish the jurisdiction over him or her of any state agency that licensed, certified or registered him or her for a particular field of endeavor.History:  1989 a. 303.
WI Stat § 180.1919 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 180 - Business corporations.|180.1919 - Continuity; dissolution; stock transfer or redemption.

180.1919  Continuity; dissolution; stock transfer or redemption. (1) (a) A service corporation has perpetual existence until dissolved in accordance with other provisions of this chapter.(b)1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if all shareholders of a service corporation cease at any one time and for any reason to be licensed, certified or registered in the particular field of endeavor for which the service corporation was organized, the service corporation is converted into and shall operate solely as a business corporation under applicable provisions of this chapter, exclusive of ss. 180.1901 to 180.1921.2. If not more than 50 percent of the shareholders in a service corporation described in s. 180.1903 (1m) at any one time are not certified public accountants, the service corporation is converted into and shall operate solely as a business corporation under applicable provisions of this chapter, exclusive of ss. 180.1901 to 180.1921.  (2) (a) Within 90 days after a shareholder's date of death or disqualification under s. 180.1911 (2) to own shares in the service corporation, all of the shares of the shareholder shall be transferred to, and acquired by, the service corporation or persons qualified to own the shares. If no other provision to accomplish the transfer and acquisition is in effect and carried out within the 90-day period, the service corporation shall purchase and redeem all of the deceased or disqualified shareholder's shares of the service corporation at the book value of the shares, determined as of the end of the month immediately before death or disqualification.(b) For purposes of par. (a), the book value is determined from the books and records of the service corporation in accordance with the regular methods of accounting used by the service corporation to determine its net taxable income for federal income tax purposes. A subsequent adjustment of the service corporation's net taxable income, whether by the service corporation, by federal income tax audit made and agreed to, or by a court decision which has become final, does not alter the redemption price.(c) This section does not prevent the parties involved from making any other arrangement, or providing in the service corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws or by contract, to transfer the shares of a deceased or disqualified shareholder to the service corporation or to persons qualified to own the shares, whether made before or after the death or disqualification of the shareholder, if all of the shares involved are transferred within the 90-day period under par. (a).History:  1989 a. 303; 2005 a. 215.
WI Stat § 180.1921 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 180 - Business corporations.|180.1921 - Annual report.

180.1921  Annual report. (1) A service corporation shall deliver to the department for filing a report in each year following the year in which the service corporation's articles of incorporation were filed by the department, during the calendar year quarter in which the anniversary of the filing occurs. (2) The report shall show the address of this service corporation's principal office and the name and post-office address of each shareholder, director, and officer of the service corporation and shall certify that, with the exceptions permitted in ss. 180.1903 (1m) and 180.1913, each shareholder, director, and officer is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise legally authorized to render the same professional or other personal service in this state or is a health care professional. The service corporation shall prepare the report on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, and the report shall contain no fiscal or other information except that expressly called for by this section. The department shall forward report forms by 1st class mail to every service corporation in good standing, at least 60 days before the date on which the service corporation is required by this section to file an annual report. (3) A report under this section is in lieu of an annual report required by s. 180.1622. (4) An annual report is effective on the date that it is filed by the department.History:  1989 a. 303; 1991 a. 269; 1993 a. 214, 473, 491; 1995 a. 27; 2001 a. 16, 107.
WI Stat § 181.0120 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 181 - Nonstock corporations.|181.0120 - Filing requirements.

181.0120  Filing requirements. (1) General requirements. Except as provided in sub. (4), a document required or permitted to be filed under this chapter with the department must satisfy all of the following requirements to be filed under s. 181.0125 (2) (a):(a) Contain the information required by this chapter, although it may also contain other information.(c) Be in the English language, except that:1. A corporate name need not be in English if it is written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals.2. The certificate of status, or similar document, required of a foreign corporation need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation.(d) Contain the name of the drafter, if required by s. 182.01 (3).(e) Be executed in accordance with sub. (3).(f) Be on the form prescribed by the department if the document is described in s. 181.0121 (1).(g) Be delivered to the department for filing and be accompanied by one exact or conformed copy and the filing fee required by s. 181.0122. (2)  Filing by department. The department shall file photocopies or other reproduced copies of typewritten or printed documents if the copies are signed and satisfy this section. (3)  Execution requirements. (a) Any of the following persons may execute a document described in s. 181.0122 (1) (a), (b), (g) to (j), (m) to (s) and (u) to (z):1. An officer of the domestic corporation or foreign corporation.2. If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, an incorporator.3. If the domestic corporation or foreign corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee or other court-appointed fiduciary, the fiduciary.(c) The person executing a document shall sign it and, beneath or opposite the signature, state his or her name and the capacity in which he or she signs. The document may but need not contain any of the following:1. The corporate seal.2. An attestation by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the domestic corporation or foreign corporation.3. An acknowledgment, verification or proof. (4)  Waiver. The department may waive any of the requirements of subs. (1) to (3) if it appears from the face of the document that the document's failure to satisfy the requirement is immaterial.History:  1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 181.0121 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 181 - Nonstock corporations.|181.0121 - Forms.

181.0121  Forms. (1) Required forms. (a) The department shall prescribe and furnish on request forms for all of the following documents:1. A foreign corporation's application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state under s. 181.1503.2. A foreign corporation's application for a certificate of withdrawal under s. 181.1520.3. A domestic corporation's or foreign corporation's annual report under s. 181.1622.4. An application for a certificate of conversion under s. 181.1161 (5).(b) The forms prescribed by the department under par. (a) 1. and 2. shall require disclosure of only the information required under ss. 181.1503, 181.1520 and 181.1622, respectively.(c) Use of a form prescribed under par. (a) is mandatory. (2)  Permissive forms. The department may prescribe and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter, but use of these forms is not mandatory.History:  1997 a. 79; 2001 a. 44; 2005 a. 476; 2015 a. 295.
WI Stat § 181.0123 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 181 - Nonstock corporations.|181.0123 - Effective date and time of document.

181.0123  Effective date and time of document. (1) In general. (a) Except as provided in sub. (2) or s. 181.0124 (3) or 181.1622 (5), a document filed by the department under this chapter is effective on the date that it is received by the department for filing and at any of the following times on that date:1. The time of day specified in the document as its effective time.2. If no effective time is specified, at the close of business.(b) The date that a document is received by the department is determined by the department's endorsement on the original document under s. 181.0125 (1). (2)  Delayed effective date and time. A document may specify a delayed effective date and time, except that 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.History:  1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 181.0124 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 181 - Nonstock corporations.|181.0124 - Correcting filed document.

181.0124  Correcting filed document. (1) When a document may be corrected. A domestic corporation or foreign corporation may correct a document that is filed by the department before, on or after January 1, 1999, if the document contains a statement that was incorrect at the time of filing or was defectively executed, including defects in any attestation, seal, verification or acknowledgment. (2)  How document corrected. To correct a document under sub. (1), a domestic corporation or foreign corporation shall prepare and deliver to the department for filing articles of correction that satisfy all of the following:(a) Describe the document, including its filing date, or include a copy of the document.(b) Specify the incorrect statement and the reason that it is incorrect, or specify the manner in which the execution was defective, whichever is applicable.(c) Correct the incorrect statement or defective execution. (3)  Effective date. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document that they correct.(b) With respect to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely affected by the correction, the articles of correction are effective when filed.History:  1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 181.0125 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 181 - Nonstock corporations.|181.0125 - Filing duty of department.

181.0125  Filing duty of department. (1) Date of receipt. Upon receipt of a document by the department for filing, the department shall stamp or otherwise endorse the date of receipt on the original, the document copy and, upon request, any additional document copy received. The department shall return any additional document copy to the person delivering it, as confirmation of the date of receipt. (2)  Required endorsement. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a document satisfies s. 181.0120 and the terms of the document satisfy, if applicable, s. 181.0401 (1) and (2) or 181.1506 (1) and (2), the department shall file the document by stamping or otherwise endorsing “Filed", together with the department name, on both the original and the document copy. After filing a document, the department shall deliver the document copy to the domestic corporation or foreign corporation, or its representative.(b) If a domestic corporation or foreign corporation is in default in the payment of any fee required under s. 181.0122 (1) (a) to (j) and (m) to (z), the department shall refuse to file any document relating to the domestic corporation or foreign corporation until all delinquent fees are paid by the domestic corporation or foreign corporation. (3)  Refusal to file. (a) If the department refuses to file a document, the department shall return it to the domestic corporation or foreign corporation, or its representative, within 5 business days after the document was received by the department for filing, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.(b) The department's failure to either file or return a document within 5 business days after it was received constitutes a refusal to file the document.(bm) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to an annual report submitted for filing under s. 181.1622.(c) Except as provided in s. 181.0124 (3), if a document that had been refused for filing by the department is resubmitted and filed by the department, the effective date of the filed document under s. 181.0123 is the date that the resubmitted document is received by the department for filing or a delayed effective date specified in the resubmitted document in accordance with s. 181.0123 (2). The effective time of the resubmitted document shall be determined under s. 181.0123 (1) or (2), whichever is applicable. (4)  Effect of refusal. Except as provided in s. 181.0203 (2), the department's filing of a document or refusal to file a document does not do any of the following:(a) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part.(b) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document.(c) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.History:  1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 181.0126 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 181 - Nonstock corporations.|181.0126 - Appeal from department's refusal to file document.

181.0126  Appeal from department's refusal to file document. (1) How appealed. If the department refuses to file a document received by its office for filing, the domestic corporation or foreign corporation may appeal the refusal by filing a petition in circuit court to compel the department to file the document. The domestic corporation or foreign corporation shall file the petition in the circuit court for the county where the domestic corporation's or foreign corporation's principal office or, if none in this state, its registered office is or will be located. The domestic corporation or foreign corporation shall attach to the petition the document and any explanation by the department of the reasons for the refusal to file. (2)  Filing deadlines. The domestic corporation or foreign corporation shall file the petition under sub. (1) within 30 days after the department returns the document under s. 181.0125 (3) (a). If the department does not return the document within the period specified in s. 181.0125 (3) (b), the domestic corporation or foreign corporation shall file the petition within 30 days after the period specified in s. 181.0125 (3) (b) expires. (3)  Remedies. The court may summarily order the department to file the document or take other action that the court considers appropriate. The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.History:  1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 181.0127 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 181 - Nonstock corporations.|181.0127 - Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

181.0127  Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document. A certified copy of a document filed by the department is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the department.History:  1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 181.0128 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 181 - Nonstock corporations.|181.0128 - Confirmation of status.

181.0128  Confirmation of status. (1) Who may request. Any person may obtain from the department, upon request, a certificate of status for a domestic corporation or foreign corporation. (2)  Required content of certificate of status. A certificate of status shall include all of the following information:(a) The domestic corporation's corporate name or the foreign corporation's corporate name and fictitious name, if any, used in this state.(b) Whether each of the following is true:1. The domestic corporation is incorporated under the laws of this state, or the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state.3. The domestic corporation or foreign corporation has, during its most recently completed report year, filed with the department an annual report required by s. 181.1622.4. The domestic corporation has not filed articles of dissolution.5. The foreign corporation has not applied for a certificate of withdrawal under s. 181.1520 and is not the subject of a proceeding under s. 181.1531 to revoke its certificate of authority.(c) The domestic corporation's date of incorporation and the period of its duration if less than perpetual. (3)  Other content of certificate of status. The certificate of status may include other facts of record in the department that are requested. (4)  Statement of status. Upon request, the department shall issue, by telegraph, teletype, facsimile or other form of wire or wireless communication, a statement of status, which shall contain the information required in a certificate of status under sub. (2) and may contain any other information permitted under sub. (3). (5)  Evidential effect. Subject to any qualification stated in a certificate or statement of status issued by the department, the certificate or statement is conclusive evidence that the domestic corporation or foreign corporation is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state. (6)  Confirmation of information by telephone. Upon request by telephone or otherwise, the department shall confirm, by telephone, any of the information required in a certificate of status under sub. (2) and may confirm any other information permitted under sub. (3).History:  1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 181.0129 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 181 - Nonstock corporations.|181.0129 - Penalty for false document.

181.0129  Penalty for false document. (1) Signing false document. A person may not sign a document with intent that it be delivered to the department for filing or deliver, or cause to be delivered, a document to the department for filing, if the person knows that the document is false in any material respect at the time of its delivery. (2)  Penalty. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a Class I felony.History:  1997 a. 79, 283; 2001 a. 109.
WI Stat § 181.0141 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 181 - Nonstock corporations.|181.0141 - Notice.

181.0141  Notice. (1) Applicability. This section applies to notice that is required under this chapter and that is made subject to this section by express reference to this section. (2)  When notice must be written.  (a) A person shall give notice in writing, except as provided in par. (b).(b) A person may give oral notice if oral notice is permitted by the articles of incorporation or bylaws and not otherwise prohibited by this chapter. (3)  Method of communication. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, notice may be communicated in person, by telephone, telegraph, teletype, facsimile or other form of wire or wireless communication, or by mail or private carrier, and, if these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published, or by radio, television or other form of public broadcast communication. (4)  Address to be used. Written notice to a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the domestic corporation or foreign corporation at its principal office. With respect to a foreign corporation that has not yet filed an annual report under s. 181.1622, the address of the foreign corporation's principal office may be determined from its application for a certificate of authority. (5)  When notice effective. (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and ss. 181.0807 (2) and 181.0843 (1), written notice is effective at the earliest of the following:1. When received.2. Five days after its deposit in the U.S. mail, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.3. On the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee.4. On the effective date specified in the articles of incorporation or bylaws.(b) Written notice by a domestic corporation or foreign corporation to its member is effective when mailed and may be addressed to the member's address shown in the domestic corporation's or foreign corporation's current record of members.(c) Oral notice is effective when communicated.History:  1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 181.0201 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 181 - Nonstock corporations.|181.0201 - Incorporators.

181.0201  Incorporators. One or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering articles of incorporation to the department for filing.History:  1997 a. 79.