{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-181.1008","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 181.1008","heading":"Effect of amendment and restatement of articles of incorporation.","body":"(1) Rights and proceedings not affected. An amendment to a corporation’s articles of incorporation, including a restatement of its articles of incorporation under s. 181.1006 that includes an amendment to its articles of incorporation, does not affect any of the following:\n(a) A cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation.\n(b) A civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding to which the corporation is a party.\n(c) The existing rights of persons other than members of the corporation.\n(2) Proceedings not abated. An amendment, or a restatement including an amendment, changing a corporation’s name does not abate a civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.","path":["Chs. 178-226, Partnerships and Corporations; Transportation; Utilities; Banks; Savings Associations","Chapter 181 Nonstock Corporations","SUBCHAPTER X AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/181.1008","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":"3dd966eb273b19677ca38f115c470ee861b0d852f5c1a9f70b58d7fe9561a61a","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-181.1007","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-181.1020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}