{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-180.0740","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 180.0740","heading":"Definitions applicable to ss. 180.0740 to 180.0747.","body":"In ss. 180.0740 to 180.0747:\n(1) “Beneficial owner” means a person whose shares are held in a voting trust or held by a nominee on the person’s behalf.\n(2) “Derivative proceeding” means a civil suit in the right of a domestic corporation or, to the extent provided in ss. 180.0743 and 180.0745 to 180.0747, in the right of a foreign corporation.","path":["Chs. 178-226, Partnerships and Corporations; Transportation; Utilities; Banks; Savings Associations","Chapter 180 Business Corporations","SUBCHAPTER VII SHAREHOLDERS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/180.0740","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:02Z","sha256":"8703cb146917169badbfaf76a70b7bbca6c1d3a084190fc3d31439289b1d55c6","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-180.0731","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-180.0741"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}