(1) A domestic corporation or foreign corporation may correct a document that is filed by the department if any of the following applies: (a) The document contains a statement that was incorrect at the time of filing. (b) The document was defectively executed, including defects in any attestation, seal, verification, or acknowledgment. (c) The electronic transmission of the document to the department was defective. (2) To correct a document under sub. (1), a domestic corporation or foreign corporation shall prepare and deliver to the department for filing articles of correction that satisfy all of the following: (a) Describe the document, including its filing date, or include a copy of the document. (b) Specify the incorrect statement and the reason that it is incorrect, or specify the manner in which the execution was defective, whichever is applicable. (c) Correct the incorrect statement or defective execution. (d) Are signed by the person correcting the filed document. (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document that they correct. (b) With respect to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely affected by the correction, the articles of correction are effective when filed.
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