Wisconsin § 181.0402 - Reservation of name.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 181.0402 — Reservation of name., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 181.0402. Reservation of name.
181.0402(1) (1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a corporate name, including a fictitious name for a foreign corporation whose corporate 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 corporate name applied for under this subsection 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. 181.0402(2) (2) A person who has the right to exclusive use of a reserved corporate 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 that states the name and address of the person to which the reservation is being transferred. 181.0402 History History: 1997 a. 79 ; 2001 a. 44 ; 2021 a. 258 .
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 181.0402 cover?
Section 181.0402 ("Reservation of name.") 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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