Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 180.1532

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    A foreign corporation may appeal the department’s revocation of its certificate of authority under s. 180.1530 (1) to the circuit court for the county where the foreign corporation’s principal office or, if none in this state, its registered office is located, within 30 days after the notice of revocation takes effect under s. 180.0141 (5) (a). To appeal, the foreign corporation shall petition the court to set aside the revocation and attach to the petition copies of its certificate of authority and the department’s notice of revocation.
   (2)   The court may order the department to reinstate the certificate of authority or may take any other action that the court considers appropriate.
   (3)   The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.