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185.01 - Definitions. - 185.01 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context...
185.02 - Purposes. - 185.02 Purposes. Cooperatives may be organized under this chapter for...
185.03 - General powers. - 185.03 General powers. Unless otherwise provided by its articles, a...
185.031 - Refunds after forfeiture. - 185.031 Refunds after forfeiture. Subsequent to a forfeiture under s....
185.033 - Restriction on changes to articles. - 185.033 Restriction on changes to articles. (1) If the articles...
185.034 - Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions. - 185.034 Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions. In ss....
185.035 - Mandatory indemnification. - 185.035 Mandatory indemnification. (1) A cooperative shall indemnify a director...
185.036 - Determination of right to indemnification. - 185.036 Determination of right to indemnification. Unless otherwise provided by...
185.037 - Allowance of expenses as incurred. - 185.037 Allowance of expenses as incurred. Upon written request by...
185.038 - Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses. - 185.038 Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses. (1)...
185.039 - Court-ordered indemnification. - 185.039 Court-ordered indemnification. (1) Except as provided otherwise by written...
185.04 - Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents. - 185.04 Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents....
185.041 - Insurance. - 185.041 Insurance. A cooperative may purchase and maintain insurance on...
185.042 - Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims. - 185.042 Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims. (1) It...
185.043 - Incorporators. - 185.043 Incorporators. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), 5...
185.045 - Reserved or registered name. - 185.045 Reserved or registered name. Sections 180.0122 (1m) (c) to...
185.05 - Articles. - 185.05 Articles. (1) The articles shall set forth: (a) The...
185.06 - Organization meetings. - 185.06 Organization meetings. (1) After articles have been filed, an...
185.07 - Bylaws. - 185.07 Bylaws. (1) The initial bylaws may be adopted by...
185.08 - Principal office; registered agent; service of process. - 185.08 Principal office; registered agent; service of process. (1) A...
185.09 - Promotion expense; limitation. - 185.09 Promotion expense; limitation. No cooperative funds may be used,...
185.11 - Membership. - 185.11 Membership. (1) All cooperatives shall be organized on a...
185.12 - Voting. - 185.12 Voting. (1) Except as permitted in this section, s....
185.13 - Member meetings. - 185.13 Member meetings. (1) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, and...
185.14 - Quorum. - 185.14 Quorum. (1) A quorum at a member meeting shall...
185.15 - Notice to members, stockholders or other persons; waiver. - 185.15 Notice to members, stockholders or other persons; waiver. (1)...
185.21 - Stock; authorization, issuance, control, use, rights. - 185.21 Stock; authorization, issuance, control, use, rights. (1) A cooperative...
185.22 - Subscriptions for stock; liability therefor. - 185.22 Subscriptions for stock; liability therefor. (1) A subscription for...
185.23 - Missing securities or records. - 185.23 Missing securities or records. (1) When a security issued...
185.24 - Liability of cooperative for wrongful transfers of its securities. - 185.24 Liability of cooperative for wrongful transfers of its securities....
185.25 - Applicability of ch. 408 to cooperative securities. - 185.25 Applicability of ch. 408 to cooperative securities. Chapter 408...
185.31 - Directors; number, election, removal and vacancies. - 185.31 Directors; number, election, removal and vacancies. (1) (a) All...
185.32 - Directors; meetings, quorum and waiver of notice. - 185.32 Directors; meetings, quorum and waiver of notice. (1) Meetings...
185.33 - Executive committee. - 185.33 Executive committee. (1) If the bylaws so provide, the...
185.34 - Action without meeting by directors or members. - 185.34 Action without meeting by directors or members. Any action...
185.35 - Officers. - 185.35 Officers. (1) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise,...
185.36 - Compensation and benefits to directors, officers and employees. - 185.36 Compensation and benefits to directors, officers and employees. (1)...
185.363 - Reliance by directors or officers. - 185.363 Reliance by directors or officers. Unless the director or...
185.365 - Consideration of interests in addition to members' and stockholders' interests. - 185.365 Consideration of interests in addition to members' and stockholders'...
185.367 - Limited liability of directors and officers. - 185.367 Limited liability of directors and officers. (1) Except as...
185.37 - Liability of directors and members. - 185.37 Liability of directors and members. (1) Directors who negligently...
185.38 - Disposition of assets; right to secure debts. - 185.38 Disposition of assets; right to secure debts. (1) Except...
185.41 - Cooperative contracts. - 185.41 Cooperative contracts. (1) If otherwise lawful, contracts for any...
185.42 - Recording of cooperative contracts; effect thereof. - 185.42 Recording of cooperative contracts; effect thereof. (1) The association...
185.43 - Relief against breach or threatened breach. - 185.43 Relief against breach or threatened breach. (1) In the...
185.44 - Application of ss. 185.41 to 185.43; venue of action. - 185.44 Application of ss. 185.41 to 185.43; venue of action....
185.45 - Apportionment and distribution of proceeds. - 185.45 Apportionment and distribution of proceeds. At least once annually...
185.47 - Financial books and records; penalty for refusal to produce. - 185.47 Financial books and records; penalty for refusal to produce....
185.48 - Annual reports; filing thereof. - 185.48 Annual reports; filing thereof. (1) A cooperative shall file...
185.49 - Omission of seal. - 185.49 Omission of seal. Whenever any document is required to...
185.50 - Income or franchise tax returns. - 185.50 Income or franchise tax returns. Any cooperative association, society,...
185.51 - Amendments to articles. - 185.51 Amendments to articles. (1) At any member meeting a...
185.52 - Stockholder voting on amendments to articles. - 185.52 Stockholder voting on amendments to articles. (1) (a) Whether...
185.53 - Filing and recording amendments; effect thereof. - 185.53 Filing and recording amendments; effect thereof. (1) Amendments to...
185.54 - Restated articles. - 185.54 Restated articles. A cooperative may, by action taken in...
185.55 - Amendments by bankruptcy court. - 185.55 Amendments by bankruptcy court. Certified copies of any order...
185.61 - Merger and consolidation. - 185.61 Merger and consolidation. (1) (a) If otherwise lawful, any...
185.62 - Articles of merger or consolidation; effect thereof. - 185.62 Articles of merger or consolidation; effect thereof. (1) Articles...
185.63 - Division of a cooperative. - 185.63 Division of a cooperative. (1) Any cooperative may divide...
185.64 - Conversion of corporation. - 185.64 Conversion of corporation. A corporation may convert itself into...
185.71 - Voluntary dissolution. - 185.71 Voluntary dissolution. (1) At any member meeting, whether or...
185.72 - Involuntary dissolution. - 185.72 Involuntary dissolution. (1) A cooperative may be dissolved involuntarily...
185.73 - Liquidation under court supervision. - 185.73 Liquidation under court supervision. (1) The circuit court of...
185.74 - Property not distributed prior to dissolution. - 185.74 Property not distributed prior to dissolution. (1) Upon filing...
185.75 - Unclaimed assets. - 185.75 Unclaimed assets. (1) Assets distributable in the course of...
185.76 - Survival of remedy after dissolution. - 185.76 Survival of remedy after dissolution. Except as provided in...
185.81 - Admission of foreign cooperatives. - 185.81 Admission of foreign cooperatives. A foreign cooperative is entitled...
185.815 - Recording change of principal office or registered agent. - 185.815 Recording change of principal office or registered agent. If...
185.82 - Procedure on filing and recording of documents. - 185.82 Procedure on filing and recording of documents. (1) If...
185.825 - Penalty for false document. - 185.825 Penalty for false document. Whoever causes a document to...
185.83 - Fees for filing. - 185.83 Fees for filing. (1) Except as provided under sub....
185.84 - Fees or penalty due state. - 185.84 Fees or penalty due state. Any fee or penalty...
185.85 - Forms to be furnished by department of financial institutions. - 185.85 Forms to be furnished by department of financial institutions....
185.91 - Voting requirements of articles. - 185.91 Voting requirements of articles. Whenever the articles require the...
185.92 - Effect of unauthorized acts. - 185.92 Effect of unauthorized acts. No act and no transfer...
185.93 - Member or stockholder derivative actions. - 185.93 Member or stockholder derivative actions. (1) No action may...
185.94 - Use of term “cooperative"; penalty for improper use. - 185.94 Use of term “cooperative"; penalty for improper use. (1)...
185.95 - Discrimination against association. - 185.95 Discrimination against association. Whenever any corporation has discriminated against...
185.96 - Application of chapter. - 185.96 Application of chapter. (1) After June 30, 1956, this...
185.97 - Title. - 185.97 Title. This chapter may be cited as the “Wisconsin...
185.981 - Cooperative health care. - 185.981 Cooperative health care. (1) Cooperative associations may be organized...
185.982 - Manner of practicing medicine, chiropractic and dentistry; payment; promotional expense. - 185.982 Manner of practicing medicine, chiropractic and dentistry; payment; promotional...
185.983 - Requirements of plan. - 185.983 Requirements of plan. (1) Every voluntary nonprofit health care...
185.985 - Inconsistent provisions of the statutes. - 185.985 Inconsistent provisions of the statutes. Health care or hospital...
185.99 - Health benefit purchasing cooperatives. - 185.99 Health benefit purchasing cooperatives. (1) Definitions. In this section:...
185.995 - Extensions of credit by electric cooperatives for certain projects. - 185.995 Extensions of credit by electric cooperatives for certain projects....