Signing of records to be delivered for filing to the department
Wis. Stat. § 183.0203
in effect(1) A record delivered to the department for filing pursuant to this chapter must be signed as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in pars. (b) and (c), a record signed by a limited liability company must be signed by a person authorized by the company.
(b) A company’s initial articles of organization must be signed by at least one person acting as an organizer.
(c) A record delivered on behalf of a dissolved company that has no member must be signed by the person winding up the company’s activities and affairs under s. 183.0702 (3) or a person appointed under s. 183.0702 (4) to wind up the activities and affairs.
(d) A statement of denial by a person under s. 183.0303 must be signed by that person.
(e) Any other record delivered on behalf of a person to the department for filing must be signed by that person.
(2) A record delivered for filing under this chapter may be signed by an attorney-in-fact. Whenever this chapter requires a particular individual to sign a record and the individual is deceased or incompetent, the record may be signed by a legal representative of the individual.
(3) A person that signs a record as an attorney-in-fact or legal representative affirms as a fact that the person is authorized to sign the record.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/183.0203Fetched: 10/7/2026