Wisconsin Statutes 204.201 – Corporate purposes
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 204.201
- 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.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(1) General public benefit purpose. A benefit corporation shall have a purpose of creating general public benefit. This purpose is in addition to its purpose under s. 180.0301 and any specific purpose set forth in its articles under sub. (2).
(2) Optional specific public benefit purpose. The articles of a benefit corporation may identify one or more specific public benefits that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create in addition to its purposes under s. 180.0301 and sub. (1). The identification of a specific public benefit under this subsection does not limit the obligation of a benefit corporation to create general public benefit.
(3) Effect of purposes. The creation of general public benefit and specific public benefit as provided in subs. (1) and (2) shall be considered to be in the best interests of the benefit corporation.
(4) Amendment. A benefit corporation may amend its articles to add, amend, or delete the identification of a specific public benefit that it is the purpose of the benefit corporation to create.
(5) Service corporations. A service corporation that is a benefit corporation is not limited by ss. 180.1903 and 180.1905 in its authority to create general public benefit or a specific public benefit.