Wisconsin Statutes 181.0502 – Change of registered agent or registered office
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 181.0502
- 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.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols or figures. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) A corporation may change its registered agent or registered office as provided in s. 181.0214 (5) or by delivering to the department for filing a statement of change that states all of the following:
(a) The name of the 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 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) Any 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.