Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 181.1508

  • 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
  • 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 authorized to transact business in this state 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 foreign corporation.
      (b)    The information that is to be in effect as a result of the filing of the statement of change.
   (2)   A statement of change under this section designating a new registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the foreign corporation that the agent has consented to serve.
   (3)   As an alternative to using the procedure in this section, a foreign corporation may amend its certificate of authority.