Wis. Stat. § 183.0113
Reservation of name
Redline — January 1, 2003 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2003
(1) Any person may obtain from the department, upon request, a certificate of status for a domestic limited liability company or foreign limited liability company.
(2) A certificate of status shall include all of the following information:
(a) The domestic limited liability company's name or the foreign limited liability company's name and fictitious name, if any, used in this state.
(b) Whether each of the following is true:
1. The domestic limited liability company is organized under the laws of this state, or the foreign limited liability company is authorized to transact business in this state.
1m. The domestic or foreign limited liability company has, during its most recently completed report year, filed with the department an annual report required by s. 183.0120 .
2. The domestic limited liability company has not filed articles of dissolution.
3. The foreign limited liability company has not applied for a certificate of withdrawal under s. 183.1011 .
4. The foreign limited liability company is not the subject of a proceeding to revoke its certificate of registration under s. 183.1021 .
(c) The date of organization of the domestic limited liability company or the date of registration of the foreign limited liability company.
(3) The certificate of status may include other facts of record in the department that are requested.
(4) Upon request, the department shall issue, by telegraph, teletype, facsimile or other form of wire or wireless communication, a statement of status, which shall contain the information required in a certificate of status under sub. (2) and may contain any other information permitted under sub. (3) .
(5) Subject to any qualification stated in a certificate or statement of status issued by the department, the certificate or statement is conclusive evidence that the domestic limited liability company or foreign limited liability company is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.
(6) Upon request by telephone or otherwise, the department shall confirm, by telephone, any of the information required in a certificate of status under sub. (2) and may confirm any other information permitted under sub. (3) .
(1) A person may reserve the exclusive use of a name that complies with s. 183.0112 , including a fictitious name for a foreign limited liability company whose company 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 name 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.
(2) The person who has the right to exclusive use of a reserved 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 which states the name and address of the person to which the reservation is being transferred.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.