Wisconsin § 180.0502 - Change of registered office or registered agent.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 180.0502 — Change of registered office or registered agent., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 180.0502. Change of registered office or registered agent.
180.0502(1) (1) A corporation may change its registered office or registered agent, or both, by delivering to the department for filing a statement of change that states all of the following: 180.0502(1)(a) (a) The name of the corporation or foreign corporation. 180.0502(1)(b) (b) The information that is to be in effect as a result of the filing of the statement of change. 180.0502(1m) (1m) A statement of change under this section designating a new registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the corporation that the agent has consented to serve. 180.0502(1r) (1r) As an alternative to using the procedure in this section, a corporation may amend or restate its articles of incorporation. 180.0502(3) (3) If the name or e-mail address of a registered agent changes or if the street address of a registered agent’s business office changes, the registered agent may change the name or e-mail address of the registered agent or street address of the registered office of any corporation for which he, she, or it is the registered agent. To make a change under this subsection, the registered agent shall notify the corporation in writing of the change and deliver to the department for filing a statement of change that recites that the corporation has been notified of the change and states all of the following: 180.0502(3)(a) (a) The name of the corporation represented by the registered agent. 180.0502(3)(b) (b) The name, e-mail address, and street address of the agent as currently shown in the records of the department for the corporation. 180.0502(3)(c) (c) The new name, new e-mail address, or new street address of the agent. 180.0502(5) (5) A registered agent promptly shall furnish notice to the represented corporation of the filing by the department of the statement of change and the changes made by the statement. 180.0502 History History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2005 a. 476 ; 2021 a. 258 .
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Section 180.0502 ("Change of registered office or registered agent.") 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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