Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 180.1505 (2026)
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180.1505(1)(1) A certificate of authority issued to a foreign corporation authorizes the foreign corporation to transact business in this state, subject to the right of the state to revoke the certificate under ss. 180.1530 to 180.1532.
180.1505(2)(2) A foreign corporation with a valid certificate of authority has the same but no greater rights and has the same but no greater privileges as, and, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties and liabilities now or later imposed on, a domestic corporation of like character.
180.1505(3)(3) This chapter does not authorize this state to regulate the organization or internal affairs of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2025 · leading case: State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. v. Superior Court, 8 Cal. Rptr. 3d 56 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003).
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. v. Superior Court, 8 Cal. Rptr. 3d 56 (Cal. Ct. App. 2003). “Code §§ 31D-15-1505(c), 31E-14-1405(c)); Wisconsin ( Wis. Stat. §§ 180.1505 (3), 181.1505(3)); Wyoming (Wyo.”
The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corp. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 2017 WI 71 (2017). “2015AP1493 ¶19 Ambac also relies on Wis. Stat. § 180.1505 (2), under which a corporation certified to do business in Wisconsin "has the same but no greater rights and has the same but no greater privileges as, and .”
Trevor Hillstrom v. Best Egg, Inc. (W.D. Wis. 2025). “Hillstrom cites Wis. Stat. § 180.1505 (2), which states that a foreign corporation authorized to do business in Wisconsin “is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties and liabilities now or later imposed on, a domestic corporation of like character.”
Wis. Stat. § 180.1505(2): 1 case
Trevor Hillstrom v. Best Egg, Inc. (W.D. Wis. 2025). “Hillstrom cites Wis. Stat. § 180.1505 (2), which states that a foreign corporation authorized to do business in Wisconsin “is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties and liabilities now or later imposed on, a domestic corporation of like character.”
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