Wisconsin § 601.51 - Provision of certified copies and notices.
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§ 601.51. Provision of certified copies and notices.
601.51(1) (1) Certified copies. On request of any insurer authorized to do a surety business and its payment of the fee under s. 601.31 (1) , the commissioner shall mail a certified copy of its certificate of authority to any designated public officer in this state who requires such a certificate before accepting a bond. That public officer shall file it. Whenever a certified copy has been furnished to a public officer it is unnecessary, while the certificate remains effective, to attach a copy of it to any instrument of suretyship filed. 601.51(2) (2) Notice of revocation of certificate. Whenever the commissioner revokes the certificate of authority of any insurer authorized to do a surety business, the commissioner shall immediately give notice thereof to each officer who was sent a certified copy under sub. (1) . 601.51 History History: 1975 c. 375 , 421 ; 1979 c. 102 s. 237 ; 1981 c. 20 s. 2202 (26) (a) . 601.51 Annotation Legislative Council Note, 1975: This continues the substance of s. 204.04 (1) and (2). [Bill 642-S]
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Section 601.51 ("Provision of certified copies and notices.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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