Wisconsin § 217.06 - Acquisition of control; change of key individual.

§ 217.06. Acquisition of control; change of key individual.

217.06(1) (1) Acquisition of control. 217.06(1)(a) (a) Any person, or group of persons acting in concert, seeking to acquire control of a licensee shall obtain the written approval of the division prior to acquiring control. An individual is not deemed to acquire control of a licensee and is not subject to the requirements under this subsection when that individual becomes a key individual in the ordinary course of business. 217.06(1)(b) (b) A person, or group of persons acting in concert, seeking to acquire control of a licensee shall, in cooperation with the licensee, submit an application in a form and manner prescribed by the division. The application shall include the information required by s. 217.05 (4) for any new key individuals who have not previously completed the requirements of s. 217.05 (4) for a licensee. Upon request, the division may permit an applicant under this section to submit information required in the application without using the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry. 217.06(1)(c) (c) When an application under this subsection appears to include all the items and address all the matters that are required, the application is complete. The division shall promptly notify the applicant in a record of the date on which the application is determined to be complete. 217.06(1)(d) (d) A determination by the division that an application is complete and is accepted for processing means only that the application, on its face, appears to include all the items and address all the matters that are required, and is not an assessment of the substance of the application or of the sufficiency of the information provided. 217.06(1)(e) (e) When an application is filed and considered complete under this subsection, the division shall investigate the financial condition and responsibility, financial and business experience, character, and general fitness of the person, or group of persons acting in concert, seeking to acquire control. If the applicant utilizes a multistate licensing process, the division may accept the investigation results of another state. 217.06(1)(f) (f) The division shall approve an acquisition of control under this subsection if the division finds all of the following: 217.06(1)(f)1. 1. The applicant has satisfied all applicable requirements of this subsection. 217.06(1)(f)2. 2. The financial condition and responsibility, financial and business experience, competence, character, and general fitness of the person, or group of persons acting in concert, seeking to acquire control, and the competence, experience, character, and general fitness of the key individuals and persons who would be in control of the licensee after the acquisition of control, indicate that it is in the interest of the public to permit the person, or group of persons acting in concert, to control the licensee. 217.06(1)(g) (g) The division shall approve or deny the application within 60 days after the completion date. The division may for good cause extend the review period. Unless the review period has been extended, an application that is not approved or denied within 60 days after the completion date is deemed approved. 217.06(1)(h) (h) The division shall issue a formal written notice of the denial of a license application within 30 days of the decision to deny the application. The division shall set forth in the notice of denial the specific reasons for the denial of the application. An applicant whose application is denied by the division under this section may request a hearing under s.