Nonstock corporations

Wis. Stat. ch. 181

in effect

Contents

section181.0103. Definitions section181.0105. Knowledge; notice section181.0107. Governing law section181.0121. Forms section181.0127. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document section181.0129. Penalty for false document section181.0141. Notice section181.0160. Judicial relief section181.0162. Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act section181.0163. Forum selection provisions section181.0201. Incorporators section181.0202. Articles of incorporation section181.0203. Incorporation section181.0205. Organization of corporation section181.0206. Bylaws section181.0207. Emergency bylaws section181.0208. Filing requirements section181.0209. Effective date and time section181.0210. Withdrawal of filed record before effectiveness section181.0211. Correcting filed record section181.0212. Duty of department to file; review of refusal to file; delivery of record by department section181.0213. Certificate of status section181.0214. Annual report for department section181.0301. Purposes section181.0302. General powers section181.0303. Emergency powers section181.0304. Effect of unauthorized corporate acts section181.0320. Private foundations section181.0330. Offer and sale of securities section181.0401. Corporate name section181.0402. Reservation of name section181.0403. Registration of name section181.0501. Registered agent and registered office section181.0502. Change of registered agent or registered office section181.0503. Resignation of registered agent section181.0504. Service of process, notice, or demand section181.0505. Change of name or address by registered agent section181.0506. Delivery of record section181.0507. Filing fees; certified copies section181.0601. Admission section181.0602. Consideration and certificates section181.0603. No requirement of members section181.0610. Differences in rights and obligations of members section181.0611. Transfers section181.0612. Member’s liability to 3rd parties section181.0613. Member’s liability for dues, assessments and fees section181.0614. Creditor’s action against member section181.0620. Termination, expulsion and suspension section181.0622. Purchase of memberships section181.0640. Delegates section181.0670. Limited liability of volunteers section181.0701. Annual and regular meetings section181.0702. Special meeting section181.0704. Action by written consent section181.0705. Notice of meeting section181.0706. Waiver of notice section181.0707. Record date; determining members entitled to notice and vote section181.0708. Action by written ballot section181.0720. Members’ list for meeting section181.0721. Voting entitlement generally section181.0722. Quorum requirements section181.0723. Voting requirements section181.0724. Proxies section181.0725. Cumulative voting for directors section181.0726. Other methods of electing directors section181.0727. Acceptance of instruments showing member action section181.0730. Voting agreements section181.0735. Voting power section181.0740. Derivative proceedings; definition section181.0741. Derivative proceedings; standing section181.0742. Derivative proceedings; demand section181.0743. Derivative proceedings; stay of proceedings section181.0744. Derivative proceedings; dismissal section181.0745. Derivative proceedings; discontinuance or settlement section181.0746. Derivative proceedings; payment of expenses section181.0747. Derivative proceedings; applicability section181.0801. Requirement for and duties of board section181.0802. Qualifications of directors section181.0803. Number of directors section181.0804. Election, designation and appointment of directors section181.0805. Terms of directors generally section181.0806. Staggered terms for directors section181.0807. Resignation of directors section181.0808. Removal of directors elected by members or directors section181.0809. Removal of designated or appointed directors section181.0810. Removal of directors by judicial proceeding section181.0811. Vacancies section181.0820. Regular and special meetings section181.0821. Action without meeting section181.0822. Call and notice of meetings section181.0823. Waiver of notice section181.0824. Quorum and voting section181.0825. Committees of the board section181.0831. Director conflict of interest section181.0832. Loans to directors and officers section181.0833. Liability for unlawful distributions section181.0840. Officers section181.0841. Duties and authority of officers and agents section181.0843. Resignation and removal of officers section181.0844. Contract rights of officers section181.0850. Reliance by directors or officers section181.0853. Consideration of interests in addition to members’ interests section181.0855. Limited liability of directors and officers section181.0860. Statements of changes in directors or principal officers section181.0871. Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions section181.0872. Mandatory indemnification section181.0873. Determination of right to indemnification section181.0874. Allowance of expenses as incurred section181.0875. Corporation may limit indemnification section181.0877. Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses section181.0879. Court-ordered indemnification section181.0881. Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents section181.0883. Insurance section181.0889. Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims section181.1001. Authority to amend articles of incorporation section181.1002. Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors section181.1003. Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors and members section181.1004. Class voting by members on amendments to articles of incorporation section181.1005. Articles of amendment section181.1006. Restated articles of incorporation section181.1007. Amendment of articles of incorporation pursuant to judicial reorganization section181.1008. Effect of amendment and restatement of articles of incorporation section181.1020. Amendment of bylaws by directors section181.1021. Amendment of bylaws by directors and members section181.1022. Class voting by members on amendments of bylaws section181.1030. Approval by 3rd persons section181.1100. Definitions section181.1101. Merger authorized section181.1102. Plan of merger section181.1103. Approval of merger; amendment; abandonment section181.1108. Bequests, devises, and gifts section181.1131. Interest exchange authorized section181.1132. Plan of interest exchange section181.1133. Approval of interest exchange; amendment; abandonment section181.1134. Filings required for interest exchange; effective date section181.1135. Effect of interest exchange section181.1150. Conversion of cooperative section181.1161. Conversion authorized section181.1162. Plan of conversion section181.1163. Approval of conversion; amendment; abandonment section181.1164. Filings required for conversion; effective date section181.1165. Effect of conversion section181.1171. Domestication authorized section181.1172. Plan of domestication section181.1173. Approval of domestication; amendment; abandonment section181.1174. Filings required for domestication; effective date section181.1175. Effect of domestication section181.1180. Restrictions on approval of mergers, interest exchanges, conversions, and domestications section181.1201. Sale of assets in regular course of activities and mortgage of assets section181.1202. Sale of assets other than in regular course of activities section181.1301. Prohibited distributions section181.1302. Authorized distributions section181.1401. Dissolution by incorporators, directors, members and 3rd persons section181.1403. Articles of dissolution section181.1404. Revocation of dissolution section181.1405. Effect of dissolution section181.1406. Known claims against dissolved corporation section181.1407. Survival of remedies and claims section181.1420. Grounds for administrative dissolution section181.1421. Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution section181.1422. Reinstatement following administrative dissolution section181.1423. Appeal from denial of reinstatement section181.1430. Grounds for judicial dissolution section181.1431. Procedure for judicial dissolution section181.1432. Receivership or custodianship section181.1433. Decree of dissolution section181.1440. Deposit with secretary of revenue section181.1501. Authority to transact business required section181.1502. Consequences of transacting business without authority section181.1503. Application for certificate of authority section181.1504. Amended certificate of authority section181.1505. Effect of certificate of authority section181.1506. Corporate name of foreign corporation section181.1507. Registered office and registered agent section181.1508. Change of registered agent or registered office of foreign corporation section181.1509. Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation section181.1510. Service of process, notice, or demand on foreign corporation section181.1520. Withdrawal of foreign corporation section181.1530. Grounds for revocation section181.1531. Procedure for and effect of revocation section181.1532. Appeal from revocation section181.1601. Corporate records section181.1602. Inspection of records by members section181.1603. Scope of inspection rights section181.1604. Court-ordered inspection section181.1605. Limitations on use of membership list section181.1620. Financial statements for members section181.1621. Report of indemnification to members section181.1701. Applicability of chapter section181.1703. Saving provisions section181.11001. Relationship of subchapter to other laws section181.11002. Existing purpose section181.11003. Nonexclusivity section181.11004. Reference to external facts section181.11045. Filings required for merger; effective date section181.11055. Effect of merger

Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/181Fetched: 10/7/2026