193.115 Registered office and agent.

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(1)Registered office and agent required. A cooperative shall establish and continuously maintain in this state all of the following:

(a)A registered office which may be, but need not be, the same as the cooperative’s place of business.

(b)A registered agent, which agent may be an individual resident of this state whose business office is identical to the registered office, a domestic business entity, or a foreign business entity authorized to transact business in this state, having an office identical to the registered office.

(2)Designation of initial office and agent. The organizers of a cooperative shall designate the cooperative’s initial registered office and agent by filing with the department, along with the original articles of organization under s. 193.215

(1), a statement setting forth all of the following:

(a)The name of the cooperative.

(b)The address of its registered office.

(c)The name of its registered agent.

(d)That the address of its registered office and the address of the business office of its registered agent are identical.

(2m)Change of office and agent. Except as provided in sub.

(5), a cooperative may change its registered office or agent by filing with the department a statement setting forth all of the following: