AB150, s. 4537 8Section 4537. 180.0120 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1538,119 180.0120 (4) The secretary of state department may waive any of the
10requirements of subs. (1) to (3) if it appears from the face of the document that the
11document's failure to satisfy the requirement is immaterial.
AB150, s. 4538 12Section 4538. 180.0121 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1538,1413 180.0121 (1) (a) (intro.) The secretary of state department shall prescribe and
14furnish on request forms for all of the following documents:
AB150, s. 4539 15Section 4539. 180.0121 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1538,1816 180.0121 (1) (b) The forms prescribed by the secretary of state department
17under par. (a) 1., 2. and 3. shall require disclosure of only the information required
18under ss. 180.1503, 180.1520, 180.1622 and 180.1921, respectively.
AB150, s. 4540 19Section 4540. 180.0121 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1538,2220 180.0121 (2) The secretary of state department may prescribe and furnish on
21request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter,
22but use of these forms is not mandatory.
AB150, s. 4541 23Section 4541. 180.0122 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1539,3
1180.0122 (1) (intro.) The secretary of state department shall collect the
2following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered to him
3or her
for filing or, under pars. (e) and (f), the telephone applications are made:
AB150, s. 4542 4Section 4542. 180.0122 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1539,85 180.0122 (2) The secretary of state department shall collect a $10 fee each time
6process is served on him or her the department under this chapter. The party to a
7civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding causing service of process
8may recover this fee as costs if the party prevails in the proceeding.
AB150, s. 4543 9Section 4543. 180.0122 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1539,1110 180.0122 (3) (intro.) The secretary of state department may not collect a fee for
11any of the following:
AB150, s. 4544 12Section 4544. 180.0122 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1539,1713 180.0122 (4) In addition to the fees required under sub. (1), the secretary of
14state
department shall collect the expedited service fee under s. 14.38 (9) s. 73.20 (4)
15for processing in an expeditious manner a document required or permitted to be filed
16under this chapter or for preparing in an expeditious manner a certificate of status
17under s. 180.0128 (1) to (3) or a statement of status under s. 180.0128 (4).
AB150, s. 4545 18Section 4545. 180.0123 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1539,2219 180.0123 (1) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2) or s. 180.0124 (3),
20180.1622 (5) or 180.1921 (4), a document filed by the secretary of state department
21under this chapter is effective on the date that it is received by the office of the
22secretary of state
department for filing and at any of the following times on that date:
AB150, s. 4546 23Section 4546. 180.0123 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1540,3
1180.0123 (1) (b) The date that a document is received by the office of the
2secretary of state
department is determined by the secretary of state's department's
3endorsement on the original document under s. 180.0125 (1).
AB150, s. 4547 4Section 4547. 180.0124 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1540,95 180.0124 (1) A domestic corporation or foreign corporation may correct a
6document that is filed by the secretary of state department before, on or after
7January 1, 1991, if the document contains a statement that was incorrect at the time
8of filing or was defectively executed, including defects in any attestation, seal,
9verification or acknowledgment.
AB150, s. 4548 10Section 4548. 180.0124 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1540,1311 180.0124 (2) (intro.) To correct a document under sub. (1), a domestic
12corporation or foreign corporation shall prepare and deliver to the secretary of state
13department for filing articles of correction that satisfy all of the following:
AB150, s. 4549 14Section 4549. 180.0125 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1540,15 15180.0125 (title) Filing duty of secretary of state department of revenue.
AB150, s. 4550 16Section 4550. 180.0125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1540,2217 180.0125 (1) Upon receipt of a document by the office of the secretary of state
18department for filing, the secretary of state department shall stamp or otherwise
19endorse the date and time of receipt on the original, the document copy and, upon
20request, any additional document copy received. The secretary of state department
21shall return any additional document copy to the person delivering it, as
22confirmation of the date and time of receipt.
AB150, s. 4551 23Section 4551. 180.0125 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1541,524 180.0125 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a document satisfies s.
25180.0120 and the terms of the document satisfy, if applicable, s. 180.0401 (1) and (2)

1or 180.1506 (1) and (2), the secretary of state department shall file the document by
2stamping or otherwise endorsing "Filed", together with his or her the department
3name and official title, on both the original and the document copy. After filing a
4document, the secretary of state department shall deliver the document copy to the
5domestic corporation or foreign corporation, or its representative.
AB150, s. 4552 6Section 4552. 180.0125 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1541,117 180.0125 (2) (b) If a domestic corporation or foreign corporation is in default
8in the payment of any fee required under s. 180.0122 (1) (a) to (j) or (m) to (ym), the
9secretary of state department shall refuse to file any document relating to the
10domestic corporation or foreign corporation until all delinquent fees are paid by the
11domestic corporation or foreign corporation.
AB150, s. 4553 12Section 4553. 180.0125 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1541,1713 180.0125 (3) (a) If the secretary of state department refuses to file a document,
14he or she the department shall return it to the domestic corporation or foreign
15corporation, or its representative, within 5 business days after the document was
16received by the office of the secretary of state department for filing, together with a
17brief, written explanation of the reason for his or her the refusal.
AB150, s. 4554 18Section 4554. 180.0125 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1541,2119 180.0125 (3) (b) The secretary of state's department's failure to either file or
20return a document within 5 business days after it was received constitutes a refusal
21to file the document.
AB150, s. 4555 22Section 4555. 180.0125 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1542,523 180.0125 (3) (c) Except as provided in s. 180.0124 (3), if a document that had
24been refused for filing by the secretary of state department is resubmitted and filed
25by the secretary of state department, the effective date of the filed document under

1s. 180.0123 is the date that the resubmitted document is received by the office of the
2secretary of state
department for filing or a delayed effective date specified in the
3resubmitted document in accordance with s. 180.0123 (2). The effective time of the
4resubmitted document shall be determined under s. 180.0123 (1) or (2), whichever
5is applicable.
AB150, s. 4556 6Section 4556. 180.0125 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1542,97 180.0125 (4) (intro.)  Except as provided in s. 180.0203 (2), the secretary of
8state's
department's filing of a document or refusal to file a document does not do any
9of the following:
AB150, s. 4557 10Section 4557. 180.0126 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1542,20 11180.0126 Appeal from secretary of state's department of revenue's
12refusal to file document. (1)
If the secretary of state department refuses to file
13a document received by his or her office for filing, the domestic corporation or foreign
14corporation may appeal the refusal by filing a petition in circuit court to compel the
15secretary of state department to file the document. The domestic corporation or
16foreign corporation shall file the petition in the circuit court for the county where the
17domestic corporation's or foreign corporation's principal office or, if none in this state,
18its registered office is or will be located. The domestic corporation or foreign
19corporation shall attach to the petition the document and any explanation by the
20secretary of state department of the reasons for his or her the refusal to file.
AB150,1543,2 21(2) The domestic corporation or foreign corporation shall file the petition under
22sub. (1) within 30 days after the secretary of state department returns the document
23under s. 180.0125 (3) (a). If the secretary of state department does not return the
24document within the period specified in s. 180.0125 (3) (b), the domestic corporation

1or foreign corporation shall file the petition within 30 days after the period specified
2in s. 180.0125 (3) (b) expires.
AB150,1543,5 3(3) The court may summarily order the secretary of state department to file the
4document or take other action that the court considers appropriate. The court's final
5decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
AB150, s. 4558 6Section 4558. 180.0127 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1543,11 7180.0127 Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document. A certificate that
8contains the secretary of state's signature, produced manually or in facsimile, and
9this state's seal and that is attached to a
certified copy of a document filed by the
10secretary of state department is conclusive evidence that the original document is on
11file with the secretary of state department.
AB150, s. 4559 12Section 4559. 180.0128 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1543,1413 180.0128 (1) Any person may obtain from the secretary of state department,
14upon request, a certificate of status for a domestic corporation or foreign corporation.
AB150, s. 4560 15Section 4560. 180.0128 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1543,1816 180.0128 (2) (b) 3. The domestic corporation or foreign corporation has, during
17its most recently completed report year, filed with the secretary of state department
18an annual report required by s. 180.1622, or, if a service corporation, by s. 180.1921.
AB150, s. 4561 19Section 4561. 180.0128 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1543,2120 180.0128 (3) The certificate of status may include other facts of record in the
21office of the secretary of state department that are requested.
AB150, s. 4562 22Section 4562. 180.0128 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1544,223 180.0128 (4) Upon request, the secretary of state department shall issue, by
24telegraph, teletype, facsimile or other form of wire or wireless communication, a
25statement of status, which shall contain the information required in a certificate of

1status under sub. (2) and may contain any other information permitted under sub.
2(3).
AB150, s. 4563 3Section 4563. 180.0128 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1544,74 180.0128 (5) Subject to any qualification stated in a certificate or statement of
5status issued by the secretary of state department, the certificate or statement is
6conclusive evidence that the domestic corporation or foreign corporation is in
7existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.
AB150, s. 4564 8Section 4564. 180.0128 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1544,129 180.0128 (6) Upon request by telephone or otherwise, the office of the secretary
10of state
department shall confirm, by telephone, any of the information required in
11a certificate of status under sub. (2) and may confirm any other information
12permitted under sub. (3).
AB150, s. 4565 13Section 4565. 180.0129 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1544,1714 180.0129 (1) A person may not sign a document with intent that it be delivered
15to the secretary of state department for filing or deliver, or cause to be delivered, a
16document to the secretary of state department for filing, if the person knows that the
17document is false in any material respect at the time of its delivery.
AB150, s. 4566 18Section 4566. 180.0203 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1544,2219 180.0203 (2) The secretary of state's department's filing of the articles of
20incorporation is conclusive proof that the corporation is incorporated under this
21chapter, except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or
22involuntarily dissolve the corporation.
AB150, s. 4567 23Section 4567. 180.0401 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1545,3
1180.0401 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), the corporate
2name of a domestic corporation must be distinguishable upon the records of the
3secretary of state department from all of the following names:
AB150, s. 4568 4Section 4568. 180.0401 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1545,95 180.0401 (3) (intro.) A corporation may apply to the secretary of state
6department for authorization to use a name that is not distinguishable upon the
7records of the secretary of state department from one or more of the names described
8in sub. (2). The secretary of state department shall authorize use of the name applied
9for if any of the following occurs:
AB150, s. 4569 10Section 4569. 180.0401 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1545,1611 180.0401 (3) (a) The other corporation or the foreign corporation, limited
12liability company, nonstock corporation, limited partnership or cooperative
13association consents to the use in writing and submits an undertaking in a form
14satisfactory to the secretary of state department to change its name to a name that
15is distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state department from the
16name of the applicant.
AB150, s. 4570 17Section 4570. 180.0401 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1545,2018 180.0401 (3) (b) The applicant delivers to the secretary of state department a
19certified copy of a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the
20applicant's right to use the name applied for in this state.
AB150, s. 4571 21Section 4571. 180.0402 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1546,922 180.0402 (1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a corporate name,
23including a fictitious name for a foreign corporation whose corporate name is not
24available, by delivering an application to the secretary of state department for filing
25or by making a telephone application. The application shall include the name and

1address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the secretary of
2state
department finds that the corporate name applied for under this subsection is
3available, the secretary of state department shall reserve the name for the
4applicant's exclusive use for a 120-day period, which may be renewed by the
5applicant or a transferee under sub. (2) from time to time. If an application to reserve
6a name or to renew a reserved name is made by telephone, the secretary of state
7department shall cancel the reservation or renewal if the secretary of state
8department does not receive the fee required under s. 180.0122 (1) (e) or (f) within
915 business days after the application is made.
AB150, s. 4572 10Section 4572. 180.0402 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1546,1411 180.0402 (2) A person who has the right to exclusive use of a reserved corporate
12name under sub. (1) may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to
13the secretary of state department a written and signed notice of the transfer that
14states the name and address of the transferee.
AB150, s. 4573 15Section 4573. 180.0403 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1546,2016 180.0403 (1) (a) A foreign corporation may register its corporate name if the
17name is distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state department from
18the names described in s. 180.1506 (2) (a) 1. to 7. and if the foreign corporation
19delivers to the secretary of state department for filing an application complying with
20par. (b).
AB150, s. 4574 21Section 4574. 180.0403 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1547,222 180.0403 (1) (c) The registration expires December 31. The foreign corporation
23may renew its registration by delivering to the secretary of state department for
24filing a renewal application, which complies with par. (b), between October 1 and

1December 31 of each year that the registration is in effect. The renewal application
2when filed renews the registration for the next year.
AB150, s. 4575 3Section 4575. 180.0403 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1547,114 180.0403 (2) A domestic corporation or a foreign corporation authorized to
5transact business in this state may, upon merger, change of name or dissolution,
6register its corporate name for no more than 10 years by delivering to the secretary
7of state
department for filing an application, executed by the domestic corporation
8or foreign corporation, simultaneously with the delivery for filing of the articles of
9merger or dissolution, the articles of amendment or restated articles that change the
10corporate name or an application for an amended certificate of authority that
11changes the corporate name.
AB150, s. 4576 12Section 4576. 180.0403 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1547,1613 180.0403 (3m) A person who has the right to exclusive use of a registered name
14under sub. (1) or (2) may transfer the registration to another person by delivering to
15the secretary of state department a written and signed notice of the transfer that
16states the name and address of the transferee.
AB150, s. 4577 17Section 4577. 180.0502 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1547,1918 180.0502 (1) (a) Delivering to the secretary of state department for filing a
19statement of change.
AB150, s. 4578 20Section 4578. 180.0502 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1547,2421 180.0502 (1) (c) If a domestic corporation, including the name of its registered
22agent and the street address of its registered office, as changed, in its annual report
23under s. 180.1622 or 180.1921. A change under this paragraph is effective on the date
24the annual report is filed by the office of the secretary of state department.
AB150, s. 4579 25Section 4579. 180.0502 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1548,6
1180.0502 (3) If a registered agent changes the street address of his or her
2business office, he or she may change the street address of the registered office of any
3corporation for which he or she is the registered agent by notifying the corporation
4in writing of the change and by signing, either manually or in facsimile, and
5delivering to the secretary of state department for filing a statement that complies
6with sub. (2) and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change.
AB150, s. 4580 7Section 4580. 180.0503 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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