Wisconsin Corporate Bylaws and Organizational Consents Template
For a newly incorporated for-profit corporation with one or a few shareholders that needs its bylaws, its first board consent and its first shareholders' consent. This edition of the form is completed for Wisconsin: the governing statute, filing office and document names below are already typed in, and the clauses Wisconsin law treats differently from the state-neutral version have been adjusted.
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What the Wisconsin edition already fills in
Governing law line on the cover: Wisconsin — Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, Wis. Stat. ch. 180.
| Item | Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| LLC statute | Wisconsin Uniform Limited Liability Company Law, Wis. Stat. ch. 183 |
| Formation document (LLC) | Articles of Organization |
| Filing office | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions |
| Annual filings | Annual report in the quarter of the anniversary of formation |
| Final filing on dissolution (LLC) | Articles of Dissolution |
| Business corporation statute | Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, Wis. Stat. ch. 180 |
| Charter document (corporation) | Articles of Incorporation |
| Publication requirement | None |
| Community property | Yes — a spouse may hold a community interest in a membership interest acquired during marriage; use the spousal acknowledgment or consent |
| Note | Marital-property state (Wisconsin Marital Property Act); treated here as a community-property state for spousal consents. |
What is inside
- Bylaws: Key Terms table + 8 articles — offices and records, shareholders (meetings, notice, quorum, voting, written consent), board of directors, officers, duties and interested transactions, indemnification and advancement, shares and transfers, general
- Organizational Consent of the incorporator and directors (adopts bylaws, elects officers, issues shares, bank, EIN and tax elections) · Shareholders' Written Consent
- Instruction Sheet: single-director corporations, quorum and voting, written consents, officers, interested directors, indemnification, transfer restrictions, after-signing checklist, when the form is not enough
How it works
- Buy and download the zip (Word .docx files).
- Open the Instruction Sheet; it explains every field in plain language.
- Open the Wisconsin edition and replace each yellow [BRACKETED FIELD].
- Delete the cover page, print or sign electronically, keep the signed original with your records.
Questions
Is this corporate bylaws and organizational consents valid in Wisconsin?
Yes. The Wisconsin edition is the state-neutral form with the Wisconsin statute, filing office and document names typed in, and the clauses Wisconsin treats differently adjusted. It is a template you complete yourself; have an attorney licensed in Wisconsin review it if your situation is unusual.
What file do I get?
A zip with the Wisconsin edition and all other 50 state editions, each as Word (.docx) files in English and Spanish, plus the Instruction Sheet. Open in Microsoft Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice.
How do I complete it?
Open the Instruction Sheet first. Replace each yellow [BRACKETED FIELD] with your information, delete the options you do not use, delete the cover page, then print or e-sign.
Do I need a notary or a lawyer?
The Instruction Sheet says when a signature needs a notary and lists the situations where the form is not enough and an attorney should review it.
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