183.1021 Procedure for and effect of revocation.

(1) If the department determines that one or more grounds exist under s. 183.1020 (1) for revocation of a certificate of registration, the department shall give the foreign limited liability company written notice of the determination by first class mail, addressed to the foreign limited liability company's registered office.

(2)

(a) Within 60 days after the notice takes effect, the foreign limited liability company shall correct each ground for revocation or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the department that each ground determined by the department does not exist.

(b) If the foreign limited liability company fails to satisfy par. (a), the department may revoke the foreign limited liability company's certificate of registration by entering a notation in the department's records to reflect each ground for revocation and the effective date of the revocation. The department shall give written notice of those facts to the foreign limited liability company by first class mail, addressed to the foreign limited liability company's registered office.

(2g)

(a) If a notice under sub. (1) or (2) (b) is returned to the department as undeliverable, the department shall again give written notice to the foreign limited liability company, addressed to the principal office of the foreign limited liability company.

(b) If the notice under par. (a) is returned to the department as undeliverable or if the foreign limited liability company's principal office cannot be determined from the records of the department, the department shall give the notice by posting the notice on the department's Internet site.

(2r) A notice under sub. (1), (2) (b), or (2g) (a) takes effect at the earliest of the following:

(a) When received.

(b) Five days after its deposit in the U.S. mail, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.

(c) On the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee.

(3) The authority of a foreign limited liability company to transact business in this state, other than as provided in s. 183.1002 (2), ends on the effective date of revocation of its certificate of registration as reflected in the records of the department.

(4) If the department or a court revokes a foreign limited liability company's certificate of registration, the foreign limited liability company may be served under s. 183.1010 (3) and (4) or the foreign limited liability company's registered agent may be served until the registered agent's authority is terminated, in any civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding based on a cause of action which arose while the foreign limited liability company was registered to transact business in this state.

(5) Revocation of a foreign limited liability company's certificate of registration does not terminate the authority of its registered agent.

History: 1995 a. 27; 2001 a. 44; 2011 a. 234; 2013 a. 20.