2010 Wisconsin Code
Chapter 193. Unincorporated cooperative associations.
193.111 Filing fees and other requirements.

193.111

193.111 Filing fees and other requirements.

193.111(1)

(1) Except as provided under sub. (2), the department shall charge and collect for:

193.111(1)(a)

(a) Filing articles for a new cooperative, $25, if the new cooperative is organized with no capital stock. If the new cooperative is organized with capital stock, the department may charge $1.25 for each $1,000 of capital stock, or $25, whichever is greater.

193.111(1)(b)

(b) Filing an amendment to or restatement of the articles or articles of consolidation or division, $25, except that no fee may be collected for any of the following:

193.111(1)(b)1.

1. An amendment showing only a change of address resulting from the action of a governmental agency if there is no corresponding change in physical location and if 2 copies of the notice of the action are submitted to the department.

193.111(1)(b)2.

2. An amendment or statement filed to reflect only a change in the name of a registered agent.

193.111(1)(c)

(c) Filing articles of merger, $30.

193.111(1)(d)

(d) Filing articles or decree of dissolution, $5.

193.111(1)(e)

(e) Receiving service of any process, notice, or demand, authorized to be served on the department by this chapter, an amount equal to the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (c).

193.111(1)(g)

(g) Filing a report of names and addresses of officers or directors, $3.

193.111(1)(h)

(h) Processing in an expeditious manner a document required or permitted to be filed or recorded under this chapter, an amount equal to the fee established under s. 182.01 (4) (d), in addition to the fee required by other provisions of this chapter.

193.111(2)

(2) The department, by rule, may specify a larger fee for filing documents described in sub. (1) in paper format.

193.111(3)

(3) No document may be filed or recorded until all fees for the document have been paid.

193.111(4)

(4) The department shall endorse on any document filed with the department the word "filed" or a similar word determined by the department and the month, day, and year of filing, record the document in the office of the department, and return the document to the person or entity who delivered it for filing.

193.111 - ANNOT.

History: 2005 a. 441.