Certificate of status
Wis. Stat. § 183.0211
in effect(1) Any person may obtain from the department, upon request, a certificate of status for a limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company.
(2) A certificate of status shall include all of the following information:
(a) The domestic company’s company name or the foreign company’s company name and fictitious name, if any, used in this state.
(b) Whether each of the following is true:
1. The domestic company is a limited liability company whose governing law is the law of this state, or the foreign company is authorized to transact business in this state.
2. The domestic company or the foreign company has, during its most recently completed report year, filed with the department an annual report required by s. 183.0212.
3. The domestic company has not filed a statement of dissolution or statement of termination.
4. The foreign company has not filed a statement of withdrawal of its foreign registration under s. 183.0911 and, if not, the effective date of its registration statement.
(c) The domestic company’s effective date of its articles of organization and the period of its duration if less than perpetual.
(3) The certificate of status may include other facts of record in the department that are requested.
(4) Subject to any qualification stated in a certificate of status issued by the department, the certificate is conclusive evidence that the limited liability company or the foreign limited liability company is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.
(5) 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).
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/183.0211Fetched: 10/7/2026