181.175 Division into districts or units, delegates, meetings.
181.18 Board of directors.
181.19 Directors' authority to establish compensation.
181.20 Number and election of directors.
181.22 Quorum of directors.
181.225 Director conflicts of interest.
181.23 Committees of directors.
181.24 Place and notice of directors' meetings.
181.26 Removal of officers.
181.265 Report of names and addresses of officers or directors.
181.27 Books and records.
181.28 Shares of stock and dividends prohibited.
181.283 Reliance by directors or officers.
181.285 Consideration of interests in addition to members' interests.
181.287 Limited liability of directors and officers.
181.29 Directors' liability on loans to officers and directors.
181.295 Members' derivative actions.
181.297 Limited liability of volunteers.
181.31 Articles of incorporation.
181.32 Filing and recording articles of incorporation.
181.33 Effect of issuance of certificate of incorporation.
181.34 Organization meetings.
181.35 Right to amend articles of incorporation.
181.36 Procedure to amend articles of incorporation.
181.37 Articles of amendment.
181.38 Filing of articles of amendment.
181.39 Restated articles of incorporation.
181.40 Filing and recording court order under bankruptcy laws.
181.41 Effect of amendment.
181.42 Procedure for merger.
181.43 Procedure for consolidation.
181.44 Approval of merger or consolidation.
181.45 Articles of merger or consolidation.
181.46 Effective date of merger or consolidation; abandonment.
181.47 Effect of merger or consolidation.
181.48 Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporations.
181.485 Conversion of cooperative.
181.49 Sale, lease or exchange of assets.
181.50 Voluntary dissolution.
181.51 Distribution of assets.
181.52 Plan of distribution.
181.53 Revocation of voluntary dissolution proceedings.
181.54 Articles of dissolution.
181.55 Filing and recording of articles of dissolution and effect thereof.
181.555 Property omitted from final distribution.
181.56 Involuntary dissolution.
181.561 Grounds for administrative dissolution.
181.562 Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution.
181.563 Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
181.564 Appeal from denial of reinstatement.
181.57 Jurisdiction of the circuit court to liquidate assets and business of corporation.
181.58 Procedure in liquidation of corporation by circuit court.
181.59 Qualifications of receivers.
181.60 Filing of claims in liquidation proceedings.
181.61 Discontinuance of liquidation proceedings.
181.62 Decree of involuntary dissolution.
181.63 Filing of decree of dissolution.
181.64 Deposits with state treasury.
181.65 Survival of remedy after dissolution.
181.651 Annual report of domestic corporation.
181.66 Foreign corporations.
181.665 Omission of seal.
181.667 Recording change of principal office.
181.67 Procedure on filing and recording of documents.
181.68 Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates.
181.69 Penalties for false statements.
181.705 When notice not required.
181.71 Voting requirements of articles of incorporation.
181.72 Informal action by members or directors.
181.73 Appeal from department of financial institutions.
181.74 Forms to be furnished by department of financial institutions.
181.75 Application of chapter to rights existing before enactment.
181.76 Applicability of chapter.
181.77 Private foundations.
181.78 Offer and sale of securities.
181.79 Public purpose corporations.
181.01
181.01
Title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Wisconsin Nonstock Corporation Law".
181.02
181.02
Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires the term:
181.02(1)
(1) "Articles of incorporation" includes the original articles of incorporation, or special law or charter corresponding thereto, and all amendments, and includes restated articles of incorporation.
181.02(2)
(2) "Board of directors" means the group of persons vested with the management of the affairs of the corporation, irrespective of the name by which such group is designated.
181.02(3)
(3) "Bylaws" means the code or codes of rules adopted for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated.
181.02(4)
(4) "Corporation" or "domestic corporation" means a nonstock nonprofit corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter, except a foreign corporation.
181.02(4m)
(4m) "Department" means the department of financial institutions.
181.02(5)
(5) "Foreign corporation" means a nonprofit corporation organized under laws other than the laws of this state.
