Wisconsin § 215.525 - Limited liability of directors and officers.

Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 215.525 — Limited liability of directors and officers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 215.525. Limited liability of directors and officers.

215.525(1) (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , a director or officer of a mutual association organized under this subchapter is not liable to the mutual association, its members or creditors, or any person asserting rights on behalf of the mutual association, its members or creditors, or any other person, for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities arising from a breach of, or failure to perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status as a director or officer, unless the person asserting liability proves that the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following: 215.525(1)(a) (a) A willful failure to deal fairly with the mutual association or its members in connection with a matter in which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest. 215.525(1)(b) (b) A violation of criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. 215.525(1)(c) (c) A transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit. 215.525(1)(d) (d) Willful misconduct. 215.525(2) (2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , this section does not apply to any of the following: 215.525(2)(a) (a) A proceeding brought against a director or officer under s. 215.02 (10) or (15) ,

Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 215.525 ("Limited liability of directors and officers.") 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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