183.09025(3)
(3) Use of name following administrative dissolution. A limited liability company's right to the exclusive use of its name terminates on the date of the administrative dissolution under
sub. (2) (c).
183.09025(4)(a)(a) A limited liability company that is administratively dissolved under
sub. (2) (c) may apply to the department for reinstatement. The application shall include all of the following:
183.09025(4)(a)1.
1. The name of the limited liability company and the date on which it was administratively dissolved.
183.09025(4)(a)2.
2. A statement that each ground for dissolution either did not exist or has been cured.
183.09025(4)(b)
(b) The department shall cancel the certificate of dissolution and issue a certificate of reinstatement under this paragraph if the department determines that the application contains the information required under
par. (a), that the information is correct, and that all fees and penalties owed by the limited liability company to the department under this chapter have been paid. The certificate of reinstatement shall state the department's determination under this paragraph and the effective date of reinstatement. The department shall file the certificate and provide a copy to the limited liability company or its representative.
183.09025(4)(c)
(c) When the reinstatement becomes effective, it shall relate back to and take effect as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution, and the limited liability company may resume carrying on its business as if the administrative dissolution had never occurred.
183.09025(4)(d)
(d) If the department denies a limited liability company's application for reinstatement under
par. (a), the department shall serve the limited liability company with a written notice of denial that explains each reason for the denial. The denial is subject to judicial review as provided in
ss. 227.52 to
227.58.
183.09025 History
History: 2003 a. 33;
2005 a. 132.
183.0903
183.0903
Winding up. A dissolved limited liability company continues its legal existence but may not carry on any business except that which is appropriate to wind up and liquidate its business. Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement:
183.0903(1)
(1) The business of the limited liability company may be wound up by any of the following:
183.0903(1)(a)
(a) The members or managers who have authority under
s. 183.0401 to manage the limited liability company before dissolution.
183.0903(1)(b)
(b) If one or more of the members or managers who have authority to manage the limited liability company have engaged in wrongful conduct, or upon other cause shown, on application of any member or any member's legal representative or assignee, the circuit court for the county where the limited liability company's principal office, or, if none in this state, its registered office, is or was last located.
183.0903(2)
(2) The persons winding up the business of the limited liability company may do all of the following in the name of and on behalf of the limited liability company:
183.0903(2)(c)
(c) Take any action necessary to settle and close the business of the limited liability company.
183.0903(2)(d)
(d) Dispose of and transfer the property of the limited liability company.
183.0903(2)(e)
(e) Discharge or make provision for discharging the liabilities of the limited liability company.
183.0903(2)(f)
(f) Distribute to the members any remaining assets of the limited liability company.
183.0903(3)
(3) Dissolution of a limited liability company does not do any of the following:
183.0903(3)(a)
(a) Transfer title to the limited liability company's property.
183.0903(3)(b)
(b) Prevent transfer of all or part of a member's interest.
183.0903(3)(c)
(c) Prevent commencement of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding by or against the limited liability company.
183.0903(3)(d)
(d) Abate or suspend a civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding pending by or against the limited liability company at the time of dissolution.
183.0903(3)(e)
(e) Terminate the authority of the registered agent of the limited liability company.
183.0903 History
History: 1993 a. 112.
183.0904
183.0904
Agency power of managers or members after dissolution. 183.0904(1)(1) Except as provided in
subs. (3),
(4) and
(5), after dissolution of the limited liability company, each of the members having authority to wind up the limited liability company's business may bind the limited liability company in any of the following ways:
183.0904(1)(a)
(a) By any act appropriate for winding up the limited liability company's business or completing transactions unfinished at dissolution.
183.0904(1)(b)
(b) By any transaction that would have bound the limited liability company if it had not been dissolved, if the other party to the transaction does not have notice of the dissolution.
183.0904(2)
(2) The filing of the articles of dissolution shall be considered to constitute notice of dissolution for purposes of
sub. (1) (b).
183.0904(3)
(3) An act of a member that is not binding on a limited liability company under
sub. (1) is binding if it is otherwise authorized by the limited liability company.
183.0904(4)
(4) An act of a member that would be binding under
sub. (1) or that otherwise would be authorized but which is in contravention of a restriction on authority shall not bind a limited liability company to persons having knowledge of the restriction.
183.0904(5)
(5) If management of a limited liability company is vested in one or more managers, a manager shall have the authority of a member under
sub. (1), and a member shall not have that authority if the member is acting solely in the capacity of a member.
183.0904 History
History: 1993 a. 112.
183.0905
183.0905
Distribution of assets. Upon the winding up of a limited liability company, the assets shall be distributed in the following order:
183.0905(1)
(1) To creditors, including, to the extent permitted by law, members who are creditors, in satisfaction of liabilities of the limited liability company.
183.0905(2)
(2) Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, to members and former members in satisfaction of liabilities for distributions under
ss. 183.0601,
183.0603 and
183.0604.
183.0905(3)
(3) Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, to members and former members first for the return of their contributions in proportion to their respective values as specified in the records required to be maintained under
s. 183.0405 (1) and, 2nd, for their membership interests in proportion to their respective rights to share in distributions from the limited liability company before dissolution.
183.0905 History
History: 1993 a. 112.
183.0906
183.0906
Articles of dissolution. After the dissolution of a limited liability company under
s. 183.0901, the limited liability company may file articles of dissolution with the department that include all of the following:
183.0906(1)
(1) The name of the limited liability company.
183.0906(2)
(2) The date of filing of its articles of organization.
183.0906 History
History: 1993 a. 112;
1995 a. 27.
183.0907
183.0907
Known claims against dissolved limited liability company. 183.0907(1)(1) In this section, "claim" does not include a contingent liability or a claim based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution and does not include liability of a limited liability company for an additional assessment under
s. 71.74 or for sales and use taxes determined as owing under
s. 77.59.
183.0907(1m)
(1m) Upon dissolution, a limited liability company may dispose of the known claims against it by filing articles of dissolution under
s. 183.0906 and following the procedures in this section.
183.0907(2)
(2) A dissolved limited liability company may notify its known claimants in writing of the dissolution at any time after the effective date of its articles of dissolution. The written notice shall include all of the following:
183.0907(2)(a)
(a) A description of the pertinent information that must be included in a claim.
183.0907(2)(c)
(c) The deadline, which may not be fewer than 120 days after the date of the written notice, by which the limited liability company must receive the claim.
183.0907(2)(d)
(d) A statement that the claim will be barred if not received by the deadline.
183.0907(3)
(3) A claim against the limited liability company is barred if any of the following occurs:
183.0907(3)(a)
(a) A claimant who was given written notice under
sub. (2) does not deliver the claim, in writing, to the limited liability company by the deadline specified in the notice.
183.0907(3)(b)
(b) A claimant whose claim is rejected by the limited liability company does not commence a proceeding to enforce the claim within 90 days after receipt of the rejection notice.
183.0907(4)
(4) In order to be effective, a rejection of a claim shall be in writing.
183.0907 History
History: 1993 a. 112;
1995 a. 400.
183.0908
183.0908
Unknown or contingent claims against dissolved limited liability company. 183.0908(1)
(1) At any time after the effective date of its articles of dissolution, a dissolved limited liability company may publish a notice of its dissolution under this section that requests that persons with claims, whether known or unknown, against the limited liability company or its members or managers, in their capacities as such, present the claims in accordance with the notice.
183.0908(2)
(2) The notice shall be published as a class 1 notice, under
ch. 985, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the limited liability company's principal office or, if none in this state, its registered office is located.
183.0908(2m)
(2m) The notice shall include all of the following:
183.0908(2m)(a)
(a) A description of the information that must be included in a claim.
183.0908(2m)(c)
(c) A statement that a claim against the limited liability company or its members or managers will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within 2 years after the publication of the notice.
183.0908(3)
(3) If a dissolved limited liability company publishes a notice under
sub. (2), the claim of any of the following claimants against the limited liability company or its members or managers is barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim within 2 years after the date of the publication of the notice:
183.0908(3)(b)
(b) A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the limited liability company under the deadline in
s. 183.0907 but was not acted on.
183.0908(3)(c)
(c) A claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring or to occur after the effective date of dissolution.
183.0908 History
History: 1993 a. 112;
1995 a. 400.
183.0909
183.0909
Enforcing claims. A claim not barred under
s. 183.0907 or
183.0908 may be enforced under this section against any of the following:
183.0909(1)
(1) The dissolved limited liability company, to the extent of its undistributed assets.
183.0909(2)
(2) If the dissolved limited liability company's assets have been distributed in liquidation, a member of the limited liability company to the extent of the member's proportionate share of the claim or to the extent of the assets of the limited liability company distributed to the member in liquidation, whichever is less, but a member's total liability for all claims under this section may not exceed the total value of assets distributed to the member in liquidation.
183.0909 History
History: 1995 a. 400.
FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
183.1001(1)(1) The laws of the state or other jurisdiction under which a foreign limited liability company is organized shall govern its organization and internal affairs and the liability and authority of its managers and members, regardless of whether the foreign limited liability company obtained or should have obtained a certificate of registration under this chapter, except that a foreign limited liability company that has filed a certificate of conversion under
s. 183.1207 (5) to become a domestic limited liability company shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter governing domestic limited liability companies on the effective date of the conversion and shall not be subject to the requirements of this chapter governing foreign limited liability companies.
183.1001(1m)
(1m) A foreign limited liability company may not be denied a certificate of registration by reason of any difference between the laws of the state or other jurisdiction under which it is organized and the laws of this state.
183.1001(2)
(2) A foreign limited liability company holding a valid certificate of registration in this state shall have no greater rights and privileges than a domestic limited liability company. Registration may not be considered to authorize a foreign limited liability company to exercise any powers or purposes that a domestic limited liability company is forbidden by law to exercise in this state.
183.1001 History
History: 1993 a. 112;
2001 a. 44.
183.1002
183.1002
Registration required. 183.1002(1)
(1) A foreign limited liability company may not transact business in this state until it obtains a certificate of registration from the department.
183.1002(2)
(2) Activities that for purposes of
sub. (1) do not constitute transacting business in this state include but are not limited to:
183.1002(2)(a)
(a) Maintaining, defending or settling any civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding.
