Wis. Stat. § 181.0504
Service of process, notice, or demand
Redline — January 1, 2003 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2003
(1) Registered agent. A corporation's registered agent is the corporation's agent for service of process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation.
(1) A corporation may be served with any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law by serving its registered agent. The department may serve any written notice required or authorized under this chapter by e-mailing it to the registered agent's e-mail address on file with the department, and such notice shall be effective as provided in s. 181.0105 (4) .
(2) By mail. Except as provided in sub. (3) , if a corporation has no registered agent or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the corporation at its principal office. Service is perfected under this subsection at the earliest of the following: (a) The date on which the corporation receives the mail. (b) The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the corporation. (c) Five days after its deposit in the U.S. mail, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.
(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , if a corporation has no registered agent, or its registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by similar commercial delivery service, addressed to the corporation at its principal office, as shown on the records of the department on the date of sending. Service is perfected under this subsection at the earliest of the following: (a) The date the corporation receives the mail or delivery by commercial delivery service. (b) The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the corporation. (c) Five days after it is deposited in the U.S. mail, or with the commercial delivery service, if correctly addressed and with sufficient postage or payment.
(3) By publication. (a) Except as provided in par. (b) , if the address of the corporation's principal office cannot be determined from the records held by the department, the corporation may be served by publishing a class 3 notice, under ch. 985 , in the community where the corporation's principal office or registered office, as most recently designated in the records of the department, is located. (b) If a process, notice or demand is served by the department on a corporation under s. 181.1421 and the address of the corporation's principal office cannot be determined from the records of the department, the corporation may be served by publishing a class 2 notice, under ch. 985 , in the official state newspaper.
(3) If process, notice, or demand in an action cannot be served on a corporation pursuant to sub. (1) or (2) , service may be made by handing a copy to the individual in charge of any regular place of business or activity of the corporation if the individual served is not a plaintiff in the action. If the address of the corporation's principal office cannot be determined from the records of the department, the corporation may be served by publishing a class 3 notice, under ch. 985 , in the community where the corporation's principal office or registered office, as most recently designated in the records of the department, is located.
(4) Other methods of service. This section does not limit or affect the right to serve any process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served on a corporation in any other manner permitted by law.
(3m) Service of process, notice, or demand on a registered agent must be in a written record.
(4) Service of process, notice, or demand may be made by other means under law other than this chapter.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.