Chapter 184, UNIFORM UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION ACT
15 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 184.01 Definitions
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184.01 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Member” means a person who, under the rules or practices of a nonprofit association, may participate in the selection of persons authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association or in the development of policy of the nonprofi…
Wis. Stat. § 184.02 Supplementary general principles of law and equity
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184.02 Supplementary general principles of law and equity. Principles of law and equity supplement this chapter, unless displaced by a particular provision of this chapter. History: 1997 a. 140.
Wis. Stat. § 184.03 Territorial application
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184.03 Territorial application. Real and personal property in this state may be acquired, held, encumbered and transferred by a nonprofit association, whether or not the nonprofit association or a member has any other relationship with this state. History: 1997 a. 140.
Wis. Stat. § 184.04 Real and personal property; nonprofit association as legatee or beneficiary
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184.04 Real and personal property; nonprofit association as legatee or beneficiary. (1) A nonprofit association in its name may acquire, hold, encumber or transfer an estate or interest in real or personal property. (2) A nonprofit association may be a legatee or beneficiary of a…
Wis. Stat. § 184.05 Statement of authority as to real property
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184.05 Statement of authority as to real property. (1) A nonprofit association may execute and record a statement of authority to transfer an estate or interest in real property in the name of the nonprofit association. (2) An estate or interest in real property in the name of a …
Wis. Stat. § 184.06 Liability in tort and contract
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184.06 Liability in tort and contract. (1) A nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties and liabilities in contract and tort. (2) A person is not liable for a breach of a nonprofit association’s c…
Wis. Stat. § 184.07 Capacity to assert and defend; standing
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184.07 Capacity to assert and defend; standing. (1) UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS A nonprofit association, in its name, may institute, defend, intervene or participate in a judicial, administrative or other governmental proceeding or in an arbitration, mediation or any ot…
Wis. Stat. § 184.08 Effect of judgment or order
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184.08 Effect of judgment or order. A judgment or order against a nonprofit association is not by itself a judgment or order against a member. History: 1997 a. 140.
Wis. Stat. § 184.09 Disposition of personal property of inactive nonprofit association
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184.09 Disposition of personal property of inactive nonprofit association. If a nonprofit association has been inactive for 3 years or longer, a person in possession or control of personal property of the nonprofit association may transfer the property to any of the following: (1…
Wis. Stat. § 184.10 Appointment of agent to receive service of process
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184.10 Appointment of agent to receive service of process. (1) A nonprofit association may file with the department of financial institutions a statement appointing an agent who is authorized to receive service of process. (2) A statement appointing an agent shall be on the form …
Wis. Stat. § 184.11 Claim not abated by change of members or officers
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184.11 Claim not abated by change of members or officers. A claim for relief against a nonprofit association does not abate merely because of a change in its members or persons authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association. History: 1997 a. 140.
Wis. Stat. § 184.12 Venue
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184.12 Venue. For purposes of determining venue under s. 801.50, a nonprofit association is a resident of a county in which it has an office. History: 1997 a. 140.
Wis. Stat. § 184.13 Summons and complaint; service on whom
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184.13 Summons and complaint; service on whom. In an action or proceeding against a nonprofit association, a summons and complaint must be served on an agent who is authorized by appointment to receive service of process, an officer, managing or general agent, or a person who is …
Wis. Stat. § 184.14 Uniformity of application and construction
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184.14 Uniformity of application and construction. This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. History: 1997 a. 140.
Wis. Stat. § 184.15 Transfers by a fiduciary
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184.15 Transfers by a fiduciary. If before May 5, 1998, the transfer vested the estate or interest in another person to hold the estate or interest as a fiduciary for the benefit of the nonprofit association or its members or both, on or after May 5, 1998, the fiduciary may trans…