178.0904(2)(a)(a) Upon application, the department shall reinstate a partnership’s statement of qualification if the department determines all of the following:

178.0904(2)(a)2.2. That all fees and penalties owed by the partnership to the department under this chapter have been paid.

178.0904(2)(b)(b) Upon reinstatement of a partnership’s statement of qualification under par. (a), the department shall enter a notation in its records revising the notation specified in s. 178.09032 (2) (b) to reflect cancellation of the revocation and reinstatement of the partnership’s statement of qualification. The notation shall state both the department’s determination under par. (a) and the effective date of reinstatement. The department shall provide notice of the reinstatement to the partnership or its representative.

178.0904(4)(4) When the reinstatement under this section is effective, all of the following shall apply:

178.0904(4)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (c), the reinstatement relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative revocation.

178.0904(4)(b)(b) Except as provided in par. (c), the partnership’s status as a limited liability partnership continues as if the revocation had never occurred.

178.0904(4)(c)(c) The rights of a person arising out of an act or omission in reliance on the revocation before the person knew or had notice of the reinstatement are unaffected.

178.0905(1)(1) If the department denies a partnership’s application for reinstatement under s. 178.0904, the department shall serve the partnership with a written notice, addressed to the registered office of the partnership, that explains each reason for denial.

178.0905(2)(2) The partnership may appeal the denial of reinstatement to the circuit court for the county where the partnership’s principal office or, if none in this state, its registered office is located, within 30 days after service of the notice of denial is effective under s. 178.0103 (6). To appeal, the partnership shall petition the court to set aside the revocation and attach to the petition copies of the department’s notice of revocation under s. 178.09032 (2) (b), the partnership’s application for reinstatement under s. 178.0904 (1), and the department’s notice of denial under sub. (1).

178.0905(3)(3) The court may order the department to reinstate the partnership’s statement of qualification or may take other action that the court considers appropriate.

178.0905(4)(4) The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.

178.0906(1)(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a name that complies with s. 178.0902, including a fictitious name for a foreign limited liability partnership whose partnership name is not available, by delivering an application to the department for filing. The application shall include the name and address of the applicant and the name proposed to be reserved. If the department finds that the name is available, the department shall reserve the name for the applicant’s exclusive use for a 120-day period, which may be renewed by the applicant or a transferee under sub. (2) from time to time.

178.0906(2)(2) The person who has the right to exclusive use of a reserved name under sub. (1) may transfer the reservation to another person by delivering to the department a signed notice in a record of the transfer which states the name and address of the person to which the reservation is being transferred.

178.0907(1)(1) A foreign limited liability partnership not registered to do business in this state under subch. X may register its name, or a fictitious name adopted pursuant to s. 178.1006 (1), if the name is distinguishable on the records of the department from the names that are not available under s. 178.0902.

178.0907(2)(2) To register its name or a fictitious name adopted pursuant to s. 178.1006 (1), a foreign limited liability partnership must deliver to the department for filing an application stating the partnership’s name, the jurisdiction and date of its formation, and any fictitious name adopted pursuant to s. 178.1006 (1). If the department finds that the name applied for is available, the department shall register the name for the applicant’s exclusive use.

178.0907(3)(3) The registration of a name under this section expires annually on December 31.

178.0907(4)(4) A foreign limited liability partnership whose name registration is effective may renew the registration by delivering to the department for filing, between October 31 and December 31 of each year that the registration is in effect, a renewal application that complies with this section. When filed, the renewal application renews the registration for the next year.

178.0907(5)(5) A foreign limited liability partnership whose name registration is effective may register as a foreign limited liability partnership under the registered name or consent in a signed record to the use of that name by another person that is not an individual.