{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-196.78","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 196.78","heading":"Voluntary dissolution.","body":"No corporation or limited liability company owning or operating a public utility may be dissolved unless the commission consents. The commission may consent only after hearing. The commission shall give at least 30 days’ notice to each municipality in which the public utility is operated and an opportunity to be heard to each municipality and to the stockholders in the corporation or members of a limited liability company.","path":["Chs. 178-226, Partnerships and Corporations; Transportation; Utilities; Banks; Savings Associations","Chapter 196 Regulation Of Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/196.78","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:06Z","sha256":"dda95d7a5abd40fa2d34234415673101db59cb4fd55674dfaa3ff2388c892950","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-196.76","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-196.79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}