Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 185.08 (2026)
Principal office; registered agent; service of process
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185.08(1)(1) A cooperative shall maintain in this state either its principal office or a registered agent.
185.08(2)(a)(a) The board may establish or change the location of the principal office or name and address of the registered agent by causing a statement in writing to be filed and recorded as an amendment to the articles as provided in s. 185.82. Such statement shall set forth the name of the cooperative, and the mailing address and county of its principal office or the name and address, including the county, of the registered agent as established or changed.
185.08(2)(b)(b) If a statement under par. (a) results from the action of a governmental agency in changing the address of the principal office or registered agent and there is no corresponding change in physical location, these facts shall be contained in the statement.
185.08(3)(3) A registered agent may resign by mailing a written notice to both the department and the cooperative. The resignation becomes effective when the cooperative names a new registered agent or 60 days after the receipt of notice by the department, whichever is sooner.
185.08(4)(4) Service of any process, notice or demand upon a cooperative may be made as provided in s. 180.0504 or ch. 801.
185.08 HistoryHistory: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 775 (1975); 1981 c. 337; 1983 a. 134; 1989 a. 303; 1995 a. 27.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1929–1998 · leading case: Forest Cnty. v. Goode, 579 N.W.2d 715 (Wis. 1998).
Forest Cnty. v. Goode, 579 N.W.2d 715 (Wis. 1998). “*675 § 185.08 (6)(1937))(emphasis added). The Neillsville court read the statute as denying the circuit court's equitable power to refuse an injunction.”
Watertown Milk Producers Co-operative Ass'n v. Van Camp Packing Co., 225 N.W. 209 (Wis. 1929). “It brings this action to restrain the Van Camp Packing Company from unlawfully interfering with the contracts of its members in violation of the provisions of sec. 185.08, Stats. The material portions of the complaint will appear as we proceed.”
State ex rel. Wisconsin Dev. Auth. v. Dammann, 280 N.W. 698 (Wis. 1938). “The opinion points out the different provisions as to venue in case of various kinds of corporations when they are defendants, and that the instant action involved a case under sec. 185.08, Stats., and upheld the provision as not’ violative of the Fourteenth amendment, and cited…”
Spencer Co-operative Live Stock Shipping Ass'n v. Schultz, 245 N.W. 99 (Wis. 1932). “(5) of sec. 185.08, Stats., it is expressly provided that “The association may cause to be filed .”
Cash Crops Co-Operative v. Minnesota Valley Canning Co., 257 Wis. 619 (Wis. 1950). “Plaintiff alleges: That it is a Wisconsin co-operative association composed of farmers in Wisconsin, and that defendant is a Minnesota corporation engaged in processing canning crops, including peas, in Wisconsin; that in 1948, pursuant to sec. 185.08, Stats., plaintiff entered…”
— Wis. Stat. § 185.08(6)(1937) — 1 case
Forest Cnty. v. Goode, 579 N.W.2d 715 (Wis. 1998). “*675 § 185.08 (6)(1937))(emphasis added). The Neillsville court read the statute as denying the circuit court's equitable power to refuse an injunction.”
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