180.0502 Change of registered office or registered agent.
(1) A corporation may change its registered office or registered agent, or both, by delivering to the department for filing a statement of change that states all of the following:
(a) The name of the corporation or foreign corporation.
(b) The information that is to be in effect as a result of the filing of the statement of change.
(1m) A statement of change under this section designating a new registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the corporation that the agent has consented to serve.
(1r) As an alternative to using the procedure in this section, a corporation may amend or restate its articles of incorporation.
(3) 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 statement of change that recites that the corporation has been notified of the change and states all of the following:
(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.
(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.
History: 1989 a. 303; 1991 a. 269; 1995 a. 27; 2005 a. 476; 2021 a. 258.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 180 - Business corporations.
180.0112 - Delivery of a record.
180.0120 - Filing requirements.
180.0122 - Filing and service fees.
180.0123 - Effective date and time.
180.0124 - Correcting filed document.
180.0125 - Filing duty of department of financial institutions.
180.0126 - Appeal from department of financial institutions' refusal to file document.
180.0127 - Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.
180.0128 - Confirmation of status.
180.0129 - Penalty for false document.
180.0142 - Number of shareholders.
180.0143 - Withdrawal of filed documents before effectiveness.
180.0144 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
180.0145 - Forum selection provisions.
180.0202 - Articles of incorporation.
180.0205 - Organization of corporation.
180.0304 - Lack of corporate power.
180.0402 - Reservation of name.
180.0403 - Registration of name.
180.0501 - Registered office and registered agent.
180.0502 - Change of registered office or registered agent.
180.0503 - Resignation of registered agent.
180.0504 - Service on corporation.
180.0602 - Terms of class or series determined by board of directors.
180.0603 - Issued and outstanding shares.
180.0620 - Subscription for shares.
180.0621 - Issuance of shares.
180.0622 - Liability of shareholders, transferees and others.
180.0624 - Share rights, options and warrants.
180.0625 - Form and content of certificates.
180.0626 - Shares without certificates.
180.0627 - Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities.
180.0628 - Expense of issuing shares.
180.0631 - Corporation's acquisition of its own shares.
180.0640 - Distributions to shareholders.
180.0703 - Court-ordered meeting.
180.0704 - Action without meeting.
180.0706 - Waiver of and exemption from notice.
180.0708 - Conduct of meeting.
180.0709 - Remote participation in shareholders' meeting.
180.0720 - Shareholders' list for meeting.
180.0721 - Voting entitlement of shares.
180.0723 - Shares held by nominees.
180.0724 - Acceptance of instruments showing shareholder action.
180.0725 - Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups.
180.0726 - Action by single and multiple voting groups.
180.0727 - Greater or lower quorum or greater voting requirements.
180.0728 - Voting for directors; cumulative voting.
180.0740 - Definitions applicable to ss. 180.0740 to 180.0747.
180.0743 - Stay of proceedings.
180.0745 - Discontinuance or settlement.
180.0746 - Payment of expenses.
180.0747 - Applicability to foreign corporations.
180.0801 - Requirement for and duties of board of directors.
180.0802 - Qualifications of directors.
180.0803 - Number and election of directors.
180.0804 - Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders.
180.0805 - Terms of directors generally.
180.0806 - Staggered terms of directors.
180.0807 - Resignation of directors.
180.0808 - Removal of directors by shareholders.
180.0809 - Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.
180.0811 - Compensation of directors.
180.0821 - Action without meeting.
180.0826 - Reliance by directors or officers.
180.0827 - Consideration of interests in addition to shareholders' interests.
180.0828 - Limited liability of directors.
180.0831 - Director conflict of interest.
180.0832 - Loans to directors.
180.0833 - Liability for unlawful distributions.
180.0841 - Duties of officers.
180.0843 - Resignation and removal of officers.
180.0844 - Contract rights of officers.
180.0850 - Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions.
180.0851 - Mandatory indemnification.
180.0852 - Corporation may limit indemnification.
180.0853 - Allowance of expenses as incurred.
180.0854 - Court-ordered indemnification.
180.0855 - Determination of right to indemnification.
180.0856 - Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents.
180.0858 - Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses.
180.0859 - Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims.
180.0860 - Statements of changes in directors or principal.
180.1001 - Authority to amend articles of incorporation.
180.1002 - Amendment of articles of incorporation by board of directors.
180.1003 - Amendment of articles of incorporation by board of directors and shareholders.
180.1004 - Voting on amendments by voting groups.
180.1005 - Amendment before issuance of shares.
180.1006 - Articles of amendment.
180.1007 - Restated articles of incorporation.
180.1008 - Amendment pursuant to reorganization.
180.1009 - Effect of amendment.
180.1020 - Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders.
180.1021 - Bylaw fixing quorum or voting requirements for shareholders.
180.1022 - Bylaw fixing quorum or voting requirements for directors.
180.11001 - Relationship of subchapter to other laws.
180.11004 - Reference to external facts.
180.1102 - Interest exchange authorized.
180.11021 - Plan of interest exchange.
180.11031 - Approval of merger or interest exchange; amendment; abandonment.
180.1104 - Merger of subsidiary or parent.
180.11045 - Merger of indirect wholly owned subsidiary or parent.
180.1105 - Articles of merger or interest exchange.
180.1106 - Effect of merger or interest exchange.
180.1130 - Definitions applicable to ss. 180.1130 to 180.1134.
180.1133 - Other requirements for greater votes.
180.1134 - Actions during take-over offer.
180.1140 - Definitions applicable to business combination provisions.
180.1141 - Restrictions on business combinations.
180.1142 - Determining market value and control.
180.1143 - Exclusions from business combination restrictions.
180.1144 - Relationship to other laws.
180.1150 - Control share voting restrictions.
180.1171 - Domestication authorized.
180.1172 - Plan of domestication.
180.1173 - Approval of domestication; amendment; abandonment.
180.1174 - Filings required for domestication; effective date.
180.1175 - Effect of domestication.
180.1202 - Sale of assets other than in regular course of business.
180.1303 - Dissent by shareholders and beneficial shareholders.
180.1320 - Notice of dissenters' rights.
180.1321 - Notice of intent to demand payment.
180.1322 - Dissenters' notice.
180.1323 - Duty to demand payment.
180.1324 - Restrictions on uncertificated shares.
180.1326 - Failure to take action.
180.1327 - After-acquired shares.
180.1328 - Procedure if dissenter dissatisfied with payment or offer.
180.1331 - Court costs and counsel fees.
180.1401 - Dissolution before issuance of shares.
180.1402 - Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders.
180.1403 - Articles of dissolution for dissolution under s. 180.1402.
180.1404 - Revocation of dissolution.
180.1405 - Effect of dissolution.
180.1406 - Known claims against dissolved corporation.
180.1407 - Claims against dissolved corporation generally.
180.1420 - Grounds for administrative dissolution.
180.1421 - Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution.
180.1422 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
180.1423 - Appeal from denial of reinstatement.
180.1430 - Grounds for judicial dissolution.
180.1431 - Procedure for judicial dissolution.
180.1433 - Decree of dissolution.
180.1440 - Delivery to secretary of revenue.
180.1501 - Authority to transact business required.
180.1502 - Consequences of transacting business without authority.
180.1503 - Application for certificate of authority.
180.1504 - Amended certificate of authority.
180.1505 - Effect of certificate of authority.
180.1506 - Corporate name of foreign corporation.
180.1507 - Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.
180.1508 - Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.
180.1509 - Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.
180.1510 - Service on foreign corporation.
180.1520 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.
180.1530 - Grounds for revocation.
180.1531 - Procedure for and effect of revocation.
180.1532 - Appeal from revocation.
180.1602 - Inspection of records by shareholders.
180.1603 - Scope of inspection right.
180.1604 - Court-ordered inspection.
180.1620 - Financial statements for shareholders.
180.1622 - Annual report for department of financial institutions.
180.1703 - Application to domestic corporations.
180.1704 - Application to foreign corporations.
180.1705 - Existing preemptive rights preserved.
180.1706 - Certain voting requirements preserved.
180.1707 - Certain class voting rights preserved.
180.1708 - Applicability of various provisions.
180.1805 - Share transfer restrictions.
180.1807 - Transfer after corporation's first refusal.
180.1809 - Notice of statutory close corporation status.
180.1811 - Transfer of shares in breach of transfer restrictions.
180.1813 - Merger, interest exchange, and sale of assets.
180.1815 - Termination of statutory close corporation status.
180.1817 - Effect of termination of statutory close corporation status.
180.1819 - Payment for shares.
180.1821 - Election not to have a board of directors.
180.1823 - Agreements among shareholders.
180.1824 - Irrevocable proxies.
180.1829 - Shareholder sale option at death.
180.1831 - Shareholder option to dissolve corporation.
180.1833 - Power of court to grant relief.
180.1834 - Greater quorum or voting requirements.
180.1837 - Officers; execution of documents.
180.1903 - Formation of service corporation.
180.1905 - Business corporation law applicable.
180.1909 - Filing articles of incorporation.
180.1911 - Participants; conflict of interest.
180.1913 - Alternative incorporation by one or 2 persons.
180.1915 - Professional relationships and liability.
180.1919 - Continuity; dissolution; stock transfer or redemption.