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Wis. Stat. § 101.952 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.952
Manufactured home salespersons regulated.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may engage in the business of selling manufactured homes to a consumer or to the retail market in this state without a license therefor from the department. If a manufactured home dealer acts as a manufactured home salesperson the dealer shall secure a manufactured home salesperson’s license in addition to the license for engaging as a manufactured home dealer.

(2)

(a) Applications for a manufactured home salesperson’s license and renewals thereof shall be made to the department on such forms as the department prescribes and furnishes and shall be accompanied by the license fee required under par. (bm) . The application shall include the applicant’s social security number. In addition, the application shall require such pertinent information as the department requires.

(b)

1. The department shall, by rule, establish the license period under this section.

2. The department may promulgate rules establishing a uniform expiration date for all licenses issued under this section.

(bm) Fees for licensing of manufactured home salespersons shall be established by the department by rule under s. 101.19 .

(3) Every licensee shall carry his or her license when engaged in his or her business and display the same upon request.

(5) The provision of s. 218.0116 relating to the denial, suspension, and revocation of a motor vehicle salesperson’s license shall apply to the denial, suspension, and revocation of a manufactured home salesperson’s license so far as applicable, except that such provision does not apply to the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under s. 440.13 .

(6) The provisions of ss. 218.0116 (9) and 218.0152 shall apply to this section, manufactured home sales practices and the regulation of manufactured home salespersons, as far as applicable.

History: 1999 a. 9 , 53 , 186 ; 2005 a. 45 ; 2011 a. 146 ; 2017 a. 331 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.049 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.049
Mother-young child care program.
Status: in_force

(1) Program. The department shall administer a mother-young child care program allowing females to retain, during participation in the program, the physical custody of their children.

(2) Eligibility.

(a) The department shall provide the program for females who are:

1. Prisoners; or

2. On probation, extended supervision or parole and who, if approved by the department under par. (b) , would participate in the program as an alternative to revocation of probation, extended supervision or parole.

(b) A female covered under par. (a) and her child may enter the program if all of the following conditions are met:

1. The female covered under par. (a) consents to participate.

2. The department approves and the female covered under par. (a) is pregnant or has a child who has not attained the age of one year.

(3) Services. The department shall do all of the following under the program:

(a) Place program participants in the least restrictive placement consistent with community safety and correctional needs and objectives.

(b) Provide a stable, safe and stimulating environment for each child participating in the program.

(d) Provide program services with the goal of achieving a stable relationship between each mother and her child during and after participation in the program.

(e) Prepare each mother to be able to live in a safe, lawful and stable manner in the community upon parole, extended supervision or discharge.

(4) Purchase of services. The department shall purchase the services of a private, nonprofit organization to administer the mother-young child care program.

History: 1991 a. 39 , 189 ; 1997 a. 283 .
Wis. Stat. § 905.07 — WI Code / Chapter 905 / Section 905.07
Political vote.
Status: in_force

Every person has a privilege to refuse to disclose the tenor of the person’s vote at a political election conducted by secret ballot unless the vote was cast illegally.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R139 (1973); 1991 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 703.161 — WI Code / Chapter 703 / Section 703.161
Annual budget.
Status: in_force

(1) Application. This section applies to any condominium that includes at least one unit that is restricted to residential use.

(2) Requirement. An association annually shall adopt and distribute to all unit owners an annual budget setting forth all of the following:

(a) All anticipated common expenses and any amounts to be allocated to a statutory reserve account under s. 703.163 and to any other funds for future expenditures.

(b) The amount and purpose of any other anticipated association expenditure.

(c) The amount in any statutory reserve account under s. 703.163 or any other funds held for future expenditures.

(d) Any common surpluses.

(e) The amount and source of any income, other than unit owner assessments.

(f) The aggregate amount of any assessment to be levied against unit owners and the purpose of the assessment.

History: 2003 a. 283 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.99 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.99
Medical assistance waiver for Birth to 3 participants.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “medical assistance” means the program under subch. IV of ch. 49 .

(2) The department shall request from the secretary of the U.S. department of health and human services a waiver under 42 USC 1396n (c) that authorizes the provision of home or community-based services under medical assistance to children who are eligible for medical assistance and receive early intervention services under s. 51.44 .

(3) If the waiver requested under sub. (2) is granted, counties shall provide to the department the nonfederal share of costs for medical assistance services provided under the waiver. Counties may use moneys appropriated under s. 20.435 (7) (bt) and distributed to counties under s. 51.44 (3) (a) to provide the nonfederal share of medical assistance costs.

(3m) If the waiver requested under sub. (2) is granted, counties shall provide to the department the nonfederal share of the cost incurred by an entity to administer the waiver program under this section.

(4) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (o) , the department may distribute to counties that provide services under this section the amount of federal moneys received by the state as the federal share of medical assistance for those services, minus the amount transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (im) for the department’s costs of administering this section. Counties shall use moneys distributed under this section to provide services under this section or s. 51.44 .

History: 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 35.095 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.095
Acts.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Date of enactment” means the day on which a bill becomes an act through approval by the governor, passage over the governor’s veto or failure of the governor to act on it or the day on which a portion of a bill which has been vetoed in part is enacted over the governor’s partial veto.

(b) “Date of publication” means the day after the date of enactment.

(c) “Working day” means each day except Saturdays, Sundays, and federal and statewide legal holidays designated in s. 995.20 .

(2) Numbering.

(a) Each act of a session shall be numbered consecutively commencing with one. An act enacted by the governor’s approval shall be numbered by the governor at the time of approval. An act enacted either by passage over the governor’s veto or by the governor’s failure to act upon it within the time limit shall be numbered immediately by the chief clerk of the house of origin.

(b) The person numbering an act under par. (a) shall note on it the date of enactment, shall immediately provide electronic notice to the legislative reference bureau of the act number and date of enactment, and shall deposit it in the secretary of state’s office no later than the next working day following its enactment.

(3) Publication.

(a) The legislative reference bureau shall publish every act and every portion of an act that is enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto on its date of publication on the Internet in one or more electronic file formats. The legislative reference bureau may electronically publish every act and every portion of an act that is enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto on other electronic media in one or more electronic file formats, as the legislative reference bureau determines.

(c) Copies of each act or portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto shall be available electronically on or before the date of publication of the act to subscribers under s. 35.87 . At appropriate intervals, the officer designated under s. 35.87 shall certify to the secretary of state that each act or portion of an act was available electronically to subscribers on or before its date of publication.

History: 1981 c. 372 ss. 5 , 13 ; 1983 a. 36 ; 1983 a. 192 s. 304 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2005 a. 155 ; 2013 a. 5 , 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 173.24 — WI Code / Chapter 173 / Section 173.24
Reimbursement for expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) A court shall assess the expenses under this section, minus any amounts paid under s. 173.22 (4) (f) , in any case in which there has been a search authorized under s. 173.10 or in which an animal has been seized because it is alleged that the animal has been used in or constitutes evidence of any crime under s. 944.18 or ch. 951 .

(2) Expenses covered under this section include:

(a) Investigative expenses of any search under s. 173.10 or any seizure under this chapter.

(b) Any fees of a doctor of veterinary medicine.

(c) Expenses of taking any animal into custody under this chapter, including expenses reasonably incident to taking the animal into custody.

(d) Expenses of keeping or disposing of any animal taken into custody.

(3) If the person alleged to have violated s. 944.18 or ch. 951 is found guilty of the violation, the person shall be assessed the expenses under subs. (1) and (2) . If the person is not found guilty, the county treasurer shall pay the expenses from the general fund of the county.

History: 1973 c. 314 ; 1983 a. 95 ; 1987 a. 332 ss. 54 , 64 ; Stats. 1987 s. 951.17; 1997 a. 192 s. 30 ; Stats. 1997 s. 173.24; 2015 a. 233 ; 2019 a. 162 .
Wis. Stat. § 968.35 — WI Code / Chapter 968 / Section 968.35
Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device.
Status: in_force

(1) The attorney general or a district attorney may make application for an order or an extension of an order under s. 968.36 authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device, in writing under oath or equivalent affirmation, to a circuit court for the county where the device is to be located.

(2) An application under sub. (1) shall include all of the following:

(a) The identity of the person making the application and the identity of the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation.

(b) A certification by the applicant that the information likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by that agency.

History: 1987 a. 399 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.598 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.598
Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall, by rule, identify as an infectious agent any bacterial, mycoplasmal, fungal, parasitic or viral agent which causes illness in humans or human fetuses or both. The department shall consult with the department of health services in promulgating these rules.

(2) The department may, by rule, exempt employers from retaining a data sheet or maintaining a list, under s. 101.583 (1) , regarding any mixture containing a toxic substance if the nature of the toxic substance or the quantity of toxic substance present in the mixture is such that the mixture is highly unlikely to pose an unreasonable acute or chronic health hazard to an employee who works with or is likely to be exposed to the mixture.

History: 1981 c. 364 , 391 ; 1983 a. 392 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 78.19 — WI Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.19
Refund for fuel destroyed.
Status: in_force

If any motor vehicle fuel in the possession of a licensee is destroyed by fire, lightning, storm, flood or accident not caused by the willful act of that licensee or any employee thereof, before it is sold or used by that licensee, and if the licensee applies to the department and proves the destruction or loss satisfactorily to the department, the department shall authorize a tax credit or shall refund the amount of tax paid thereon. Such application or claim shall be filed with the department within 15 days after the motor vehicle fuel is destroyed or lost or the tax credit or refund will not be allowed.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 292.24 — WI Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.24
Responsibility of local governmental units; hazardous waste.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “local governmental unit” has the meaning given in s. 292.11 (9) (e) 1.

(2) Exemption from liability. Except as provided in sub. (3) , a local governmental unit is exempt from ss. 291.25 (1) to (5) , 291.29 and 291.37 , and rules promulgated under those provisions, with respect to the existence of a hazardous waste discharge on property acquired in a way or for a purpose described in s. 292.11 (9) (e) 1m. , if all of the following occur at any time before or after the date of acquisition:

(a) An environmental investigation of the property is conducted that is approved by the department and that identifies any hazardous waste discharges that occurred on the property.

(b) The hazardous waste discharges identified by the investigation under par. (a) are cleaned up by restoring the environment to the extent practicable with respect to the discharges and minimizing the harmful effects from the discharges in accordance with rules promulgated by the department and any contract entered into under those rules.

(c) The local governmental unit obtains an approval from the department stating that the property has been satisfactorily restored to the extent practicable with respect to the hazardous waste discharges and that the harmful effects from the discharges have been minimized.

(d) The local governmental unit maintains and monitors the property as required under rules promulgated by the department and any contract entered into under those rules.

(e) The local governmental unit does not engage in activities that are inconsistent with the maintenance of the property.

(f) The local governmental unit has not obtained the certification under par. (c) by fraud or misrepresentation, by the knowing failure to disclose material information or under circumstances in which the local governmental unit knew or should have known about more discharges of hazardous waste than were revealed by the investigation conducted under par. (a) .

(g) The local governmental unit did not cause the discharge of any hazardous waste identified on the property.

(3) Applicability. Subsection (2) does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility that first begins operation after the date on which the local governmental unit acquired the property.

(b) A licensed hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility operated on the property before the date on which the local governmental unit acquired the property and that is operated after the date on which the local governmental unit acquired the property.

(c) Any hazardous waste disposal facility that has been issued a license under s. 144.441 (2) , 1995 stats., or s. 289.41 (1m) , or rules promulgated under those sections, for a period of long-term care following closure of the facility.

History: 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 342.11 — WI Code / Chapter 342 / Section 342.11
Grounds for refusing issuance of certificate of title.
Status: in_force

The department shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee has not been paid or for any of the following reasons:

(1) The department has reasonable grounds to believe that:

(a) The person alleged to be the owner of the vehicle is not the owner.

(b) The application contains a false or fraudulent statement.

(2) The applicant has failed to furnish any of the following:

(a) If applicable, the power of attorney required under 15 USC 1988 or rules of the department.

(b) Unless exempted by rule of the department, the mileage disclosure from the most recent titled owner and of all subsequent nontitled owners of the vehicle.

(c) Any other information or documents required by law or by the department pursuant to authority of law.

(3) The applicant is a motor vehicle dealer and is prohibited from applying for a certificate of title under s. 342.16 (1) (a) or (c) .

(4) Except as provided in ss. 342.05 (5) and 342.16 (1) (a) for a certificate of title and registration for a vehicle owned by a nonresident, the applicant is a nonresident and the issuance of a certificate of title has not otherwise been authorized by rule of the department. Any temporary operation permit or plate issued under s. 341.09 shall not be considered registration of the vehicle for purposes of this subsection.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a) ; 1993 a. 159 .
Wis. Stat. § 230.41 — WI Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.41
Invalid appointments.
Status: in_force

Any person employed or appointed contrary to this subchapter, or to the rules established thereunder, shall be paid by the appointing authority so employing or appointing, or attempting to employ or appoint that person, the compensation agreed upon for any service performed under such appointment or employment, or attempted appointment or employment, or in case no compensation is agreed upon, the actual value of such services and any expenses incurred in connection therewith, and shall have a cause of action against such appointing authority, for such sum and for the costs of the action. No appointing authority shall be reimbursed by the state for any sums so paid or recovered in any such action.

History: 1971 c. 270 s. 80 ; Stats. 1971 s. 16.36; 1977 c. 196 s. 61 ; Stats. 1977 s. 230.41; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 126.29 — WI Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126.29
Contributing grain warehouse keepers; disqualification.
Status: in_force

(1) Contribution required. A grain warehouse keeper licensed under s. 126.26 (1) shall pay fund assessments under s. 126.30 unless the grain warehouse keeper is disqualified under sub. (2) .

(2) Disqualified warehouse keeper.

(a) A grain warehouse keeper who is required to file security under s. 126.31 (1) (a) is disqualified from the fund until the department releases that security under s. 126.31 (8) (a) .

(b) A grain warehouse keeper is disqualified from the fund if the department denies, suspends, or revokes the grain warehouse keeper’s license.

(3) Payments by disqualified grain warehouse keeper.

(a) The department may not return, to a disqualified grain warehouse keeper, any fund assessments that the warehouse keeper paid as a contributing grain warehouse keeper.

(b) A disqualified grain warehouse keeper remains liable for any unpaid fund installment under s. 126.30 that became due while the grain warehouse keeper was a contributing grain warehouse keeper. A disqualified grain warehouse keeper is not liable for any fund installment that becomes due after the grain warehouse keeper is disqualified under sub. (2) .

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 38 .
Wis. Stat. § 551.601 — WI Code / Chapter 551 / Section 551.601
Administration.
Status: in_force

(1) Administration. The administrator shall administer this chapter.

(2) Unlawful use of records or information. It is unlawful for the administrator or an officer, employee, or designee of the administrator to use for personal benefit or the benefit of others records or other information obtained by or filed with the administrator that are not public under s. 551.607 (2) . This chapter does not authorize the administrator or an officer, employee, or designee of the administrator to disclose the record or information, except in accordance with s. 551.602 , 551.607 (3) , or 551.608 .

(3) No privilege or exemption created or diminished. This chapter does not create or diminish a privilege or exemption that exists at common law, by statute or rule, or otherwise.

(4) Investor education. The administrator may develop and implement investor education initiatives to inform the public about investing in securities, with particular emphasis on the prevention and detection of securities fraud. In developing and implementing these initiatives, the administrator may collaborate with public and nonprofit organizations with an interest in investor education. The administrator may accept a grant or donation from a person that is not affiliated with the securities industry or from a nonprofit organization, regardless of whether the organization is affiliated with the securities industry, to develop and implement investor education initiatives. This subsection does not authorize the administrator to require participation or monetary contributions of a registrant in an investor education program.

(5) Securities investor education and training funding. All moneys collected from the administrative assessment under s. 551.604 (4) shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) (i) . Subject to s. 20.144 (1) (i) , the division shall use moneys credited to that appropriation for the purposes specified in sub. (4) and s. 20.144 (1) (i) .

History: 2007 a. 196 .