{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-221.0504","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 221.0504","heading":"Number of shareholders.","body":"(1) Method of counting. For purposes of this chapter, any of the following constitutes one shareholder if identified as a shareholder in a bank’s current record of shareholders:\n(a) Three or fewer co-owners.\n(b) An entity.\n(c) The trustees, guardians, custodians or other fiduciaries of a single trust, estate or account.\n(2) Substantially similar names. For purposes of this chapter, shareholdings registered in substantially similar names constitute one shareholder if it is reasonable to believe that the names represent the same person.","path":["Chs. 178-226, Partnerships and Corporations; Transportation; Utilities; Banks; Savings Associations","Chapter 221 State Banks","SUBCHAPTER V SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/221.0504","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:08Z","sha256":"14143a29ee039167ce362e893f3d65bbecd7e1062eb186f3b4572ef609518eaf","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-221.0503","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-221.0505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}