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Wis. Stat. § 188.115 — WI Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.115
Changing names and dissolving units of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and affiliates.
Status: in_force

Any post, county or district council, department or other unit of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, or of the auxiliaries of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, or any Pup-Tent or Grand Pup-Tent of the Military Order of the Cooties or of the auxiliaries of the Military Order of the Cooties, which has become a body corporate under s. 188.11 , may, whenever its articles do not provide the manner in which its name shall be changed or of its dissolution, change its name or dissolve by the adoption of a written resolution to that effect, by a vote of the majority of its members present at a meeting called for that purpose and by filing the same as herein provided. Such resolution, with a certificate thereto affixed, signed by the commander and adjutant, or like or similar officers, stating the facts, including the date of adoption of such resolution, the number of members present at such meeting, and the number of members who voted for the adoption of the resolution, shall be forwarded to and filed with the department of financial institutions, and thereupon, the name of such corporation shall be changed or the corporation shall cease to exist as the case may be, except that in case of dissolution, it shall continue to exist for the purpose of winding up its affairs. No fee shall be charged by the department of financial institutions for such filing.

History: 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 813.127 — WI Code / Chapter 813 / Section 813.127
Combined actions; domestic abuse, child abuse and harassment.
Status: in_force

A petitioner may combine in one action 2 or more petitions under one or more of the provisions in ss. 813.12 , 813.122 and 813.125 if the respondent is the same person in each petition. In any such action, there is only one fee applicable under s. 814.61 (1) (a) . In any such action, the hearings for different types of temporary restraining orders or injunctions may be combined.

History: 1985 a. 234 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0329 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0329
Savings promotion prize programs.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Nonqualifying account” means a savings, time, or money market account that is not a qualifying account.

(b) “Qualifying account” means a savings, time, or money market account through which a bank’s depositors may obtain chances to win prizes in a savings promotion.

(c) “Savings promotion” means a contest or promotion to encourage savings deposits that is sponsored by one or more banks, or by a banking trade association or its subsidiary in conjunction with one or more banks, and in which bank depositors are offered a chance to win designated prizes.

(2) A bank may sponsor, or participate in, a savings promotion if all of the following requirements are satisfied:

(a) Bank depositors are not required to pay any fee or otherwise provide any consideration in order to enter the savings promotion.

(b) All fees charged by a bank in connection with a qualifying account are comparable with all fees charged in connection with comparable nonqualifying accounts offered by the bank.

(c) Each entry in the savings promotion has an equal chance of winning.

(d) Participants in the savings promotion are not required to be present at a prize drawing in order to win.

(3) For purposes of sub. (2) (a) , a depositor’s deposit of at least a specified amount of money for at least a specified time in a qualifying account, which is required in order to enter the savings promotion, is not consideration if the interest rate associated with the qualifying account is not reduced, as compared to comparable nonqualifying accounts offered by the bank, to account for the possibility of winning a prize.

History: 2017 a. 72 .
Wis. Stat. § 118.194 — WI Code / Chapter 118 / Section 118.194
Initial license to teach; Montessori.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (4m) , (6) to (9) , (12) , and (14) , the department shall grant an initial license to teach to an individual who is eligible for licensure under s. 118.19 (4) and (10) and who satisfies all of the following:

(a) Possesses a bachelor’s degree.

(b) Successfully completed a teacher education program accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education or approved by the Association Montessori Internationale.

(c) Successfully completed an introductory course in special education for which the individual earned at least 3 postsecondary credits.

(d) Earned a passing score on any standardized examinations required by the state superintendent for a license to teach the same educational levels and subjects issued in accordance with s. 118.19 and on an examination identical to the Foundations of Reading test administered in 2012 as part of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure or identical to the most recent edition of that test.

(2) A license under sub. (1) authorizes an individual to teach the educational levels for which the individual has successfully completed a teacher education program described in sub. (1) (b) at a school that uses the Montessori method as its primary method of instruction. The department shall treat an initial license to teach granted under sub. (1) in the same manner the state superintendent treats an initial license to teach granted in accordance with s. 118.19 .

History: 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 106 ; 2021 a. 214 ; 2025 a. 129 .
Wis. Stat. § 863.47 — WI Code / Chapter 863 / Section 863.47
Order of discharge of personal representative.
Status: in_force

Upon proof of the recording of certified copies of the final judgment or abridgments thereof, if required by s. 863.29 , and upon the filing of receipts from the distributees for all other property assigned in the final judgment, or other evidence of transfer satisfactory to the court, the court shall enter an order finding those facts, discharging the personal representative and canceling the personal representative’s bond.

History: 1973 c. 233 ; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.0117 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0117
Registered agent and registered office.
Status: in_force

(1) Each limited partnership and each registered foreign limited partnership shall designate and maintain a registered agent and registered office in this state. The designation of a registered agent is an affirmation of fact by the limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership that the agent has consented to serve.

(1m) The registered office of a limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership may, but need not, be the same as any of the partnership’s places of business or activity. The registered office must be an actual physical location with a street address and not solely a post office box, mailbox service, or telephone answering service. The registered agent of a limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership shall be any of the following:

(a) A natural person who resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office.

(b) A domestic corporation, nonstock corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership whose business office is identical with the registered office.

(c) A foreign corporation, nonstock corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or registered limited liability partnership if that entity is authorized to transact business in this state and the entity’s business office is identical with the registered office.

(2) A registered agent for a limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership must have an e-mail address and a place of business or activity in this state.

(3) The only duties under this chapter of a registered agent that has complied with this chapter are the following:

(a) To forward to the limited partnership or registered foreign limited partnership at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the partnership or foreign partnership any process, notice, or demand pertaining to the partnership or foreign partnership which is served on or received by the agent.

(b) If the registered agent resigns, to provide the notice required by s. 179.0119 (3) to the partnership or foreign partnership at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the partnership or foreign partnership.

(c) To keep current the information with respect to the agent in the certificate of limited partnership or foreign registration statement.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 224.935 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.935
Expiration of license.
Status: in_force

(1) Generally. Except as provided under sub. (2) , a license issued under this subchapter expires on the June 30 following the date on which the license was issued.

(2) Change in control of licensee. A change in the identity or number of individuals that are in control of a licensee terminates the licensee’s license under this subchapter, unless the licensee applies to the division for and receives a renewal of the license no later than 15 days after the change in control.

History: 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 182.36 — WI Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.36
Authority to construct grade separations and relocate public roads, streets, highways, railroads and public utilities.
Status: in_force

(1) It is declared that the construction of modern toll roads in this state is in the promotion of public and social welfare and for the benefit of public travel. It is recognized that in the construction of such highways, it will become necessary to make changes and adjustments in the lines and grades of public roads, streets, highways, railroads and public utility systems and, in some instances, to relocate the same.

(2) In the furtherance of the public interest, the corporation is hereby granted the authority to construct grade separations at intersections of any turnpike project with public roads, streets, highways and railroads and to change and adjust the lines and grades of public roads, streets and highways, and, if necessary, to relocate the same. Such changes in public roads, streets and highways shall be made with the approval of the appropriate governmental highway or street authority. If the corporation and local authority cannot agree in any matter, such changes may be made with the consent of the department of transportation. The cost of the grade separations and changes and any damages incurred thereby shall be ascertained and paid by the turnpike corporation as a part of the cost of such turnpike project.

(3) The corporation may enter into contracts with public utilities, including railroads, for the removal or change in location of the lines of such public utilities where the same is deemed necessary by the corporation in the construction of the project. Such contracts shall be for the payment of damages caused the utilities by the relocation of their lines. In the event the corporation and the utility are unable to reach an agreement, the public service commission shall direct the manner, location and time allowed for the change in the utility line and the corporation shall be liable for the reasonable costs of such change. In the event the public utility fails to comply with the order of the public service commission it shall be liable to the corporation for all damages occasioned by such failure.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (8) (c) .
Wis. Stat. § 893.47 — WI Code / Chapter 893 / Section 893.47
Actions against parties jointly liable.
Status: in_force

In actions commenced against 2 or more joint contractors or joint personal representatives of any contractors, if it shall appear, on the trial or otherwise, that the plaintiff is barred by this chapter as to one or more of the defendants but is entitled to recover against any other or others of them by virtue of a new acknowledgment or promise or otherwise, judgment shall be given for the plaintiff as to any of the defendants against whom the plaintiff is entitled to recover and for the other defendant or defendants against the plaintiff.

History: 1979 c. 323 ; 2001 a. 102 .
Wis. Stat. § 32.196 — WI Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.196
Relocation payments not taxable.
Status: in_force

Except for reasonable net rental losses under s. 32.195 (6) , no payments received under s. 32.19 or 32.195 may be considered income for the purposes of ch. 71 ; nor may such payments be considered income or resources to any recipient of public assistance and such payments shall not be deducted from the amount of aid to which the recipient would otherwise be entitled under any welfare law.

History: 1983 a. 27 s. 888 .
Wis. Stat. § 429.206 — WI Code / Chapter 429 / Section 429.206
Determination of realized value upon early termination.
Status: in_force

If a consumer lease is terminated before the expiration date set forth in the lease, the realized value of the motor vehicle leased under the consumer lease shall be determined as follows:

(1) If the lessee and the lessor mutually agree upon the motor vehicle’s realized value, the realized value is the mutually agreed-upon amount.

(2) If there is a total loss or destruction of the vehicle occasioned by its theft, physical damage or other occurrence specified in the consumer lease and no amount is agreed upon under sub. (1) , the realized value equals the sum of any insurance proceeds received by the holder under an applicable insurance policy required under the consumer lease and any amounts received by the holder from any other party in payment for the loss or destruction of the leased vehicle.

(3) If the realized value has not been determined under sub. (1) or (2) and an appraisal is obtained under this subsection, the realized value is the amount established by the appraisal. An appraisal may be obtained under this subsection if, within 7 business days of the early termination of the consumer lease, a lessee who is not in default obtains at his or her own expense a professional appraisal of the current wholesale value of the vehicle by an appraiser agreed to by the holder, with such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld by the holder. An appraisal under this subsection is final and binding and establishes the realized value for purposes of determining the liability of the lessee under the consumer lease.

(4) If the realized value has not been determined under sub. (1) , (2) or (3) , the realized value equals the greater of the following:

(a) The price obtained by the holder for the commercially reasonable disposition of the motor vehicle, after subtracting all actual and reasonable expenses incurred by the lessor in connection with the disposition of the vehicle.

(b) The highest bona fide offer received by the holder for the commercially reasonable disposition of the motor vehicle.

History: 1995 a. 329 .
Wis. Stat. § 79.14 — WI Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.14
School levy tax credit.
Status: in_force

The appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b) , for the payments under s. 79.10 (4) , is $319,305,000 in 1994, 1995, and 1996; $469,305,000 beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006; $593,050,000 in 2007; $672,400,000 in 2008; $747,400,000 in 2009; $732,550,000 in 2010, 2011, and 2012; $747,400,000 in 2013, 2014, and 2015; $853,000,000 in 2016 and 2017; and $940,000,000 in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022; and in fiscal year 2023-24, $1,195,000,000. Beginning in fiscal year 2024-25, the appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b) , for the payments under s. 79.10 (4) , is $1,275,000,000.

History: 1991 a. 39 , 315 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2005 a. 25 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2023 a. 19 .
Wis. Stat. § 628.31 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.31
Sale of insurance through vending machines.
Status: in_force

No insurance policies may be sold by a vending machine except policies of personal travel accident insurance providing benefits for accidental bodily injury or accidental death.

History: 1975 c. 371 , 421 ; 1979 c. 102 s. 237 ; 1981 c. 20 , 38 .
Wis. Stat. § 174.09 — WI Code / Chapter 174 / Section 174.09
Dog license fund; how disposed of and accounted for.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (3) , the dog license taxes so paid to the county treasurer shall be kept in a separate account and shall be known as the “dog license fund” and shall be appropriated and disbursed for the purposes and in the manner following: Within 30 days after receipt of the same, the county treasurer shall pay into the state treasury 5 percent of the minimum tax as provided for under s. 174.05 (2) of all dog license taxes which shall have been received by the county treasurer.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , expenses necessarily incurred by the county in purchasing and providing books, forms, and other supplies required in administering the dog license law, expenses incurred by the county under s. 95.21 (4) (b) and (8) and expenses incurred by the county pound or by a humane society or other organization designated to provide a pound for collecting, caring for, and disposing of dogs may be paid out of the dog license fund. The amount remaining in the fund after deducting these expenses shall be available for and may be used as far as necessary for paying claims allowed by the county to the owners of domestic animals because of damages done by dogs during the license year for which the taxes were paid. Any surplus in excess of $1,000 which may remain from the dog license taxes of any license year shall on March 1 of the succeeding year be paid by the county treasurer to the county humane society or other organization designated by the county board to provide a pound. If there is no humane society or other organization designated to provide a pound, these funds shall be paid to the towns, villages, and cities of the county for their use in the proportion in which the towns, villages, and cities contributed to the fund out of which the surplus arises.

(3) In a county in which an agreement under s. 174.10 (2) is in effect, the intergovernmental commission shall maintain the dog license fund, consisting of the dog license taxes. The intergovernmental commission shall pay 5 percent of the minimum dog license tax provided for under s. 174.05 (2) to the department and shall expend the remainder of the dog license fund for the purposes of administering the dog license law, providing a pound for dogs, and paying claims allowed under s. 174.11 . If on March 1 there is remaining in the dog license fund a surplus from the dog license taxes of the previous license year that exceeds 5 percent of the dog license taxes collected in that license year, the intergovernmental commission shall return the excess to the towns, villages, and cities of the county in the proportion in which the towns, villages, and cities contributed to the fund in that license year.

History: 1979 c. 289 ; 1981 c. 285 ; 1983 a. 451 ; 2003 a. 133 .
Wis. Stat. § 943.22 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.22
Use of cheating tokens.
Status: in_force

Whoever obtains the property or services of another by depositing anything which he or she knows is not lawful money or an authorized token in any receptacle used for the deposit of coins or tokens is subject to a Class C forfeiture.

History: 1977 c. 173 .
Wis. Stat. § 171.05 — WI Code / Chapter 171 / Section 171.05
Perishable property, held otherwise, how disposed of.
Status: in_force

If any property is perishable or subject to decay by keeping, the person in whose custody the property is, the person’s agent or attorney, may make an affidavit of this fact and present the affidavit to a circuit judge or supplemental court commissioner for the county in which the property is located, and the judge or supplemental court commissioner shall immediately make an order requiring the sheriff or any constable of the county to immediately inspect the property, and if it is found to be perishable or subject to decay by keeping, to make and return an affidavit of this fact. Upon the return of this affidavit, the judge or supplemental court commissioner making the order shall immediately issue an order requiring the sheriff or constable to sell the property at public auction, giving notice of the time and place of the sale by publication of a class 1 notice, under ch. 985 , and serving upon the consignor, the consignee and the custodian of the property, if they are known, a copy of the notice by mail. The sheriff or constable shall, at the time and place fixed by the notice, unless the property has been otherwise lawfully disposed of, sell the property at public auction, and shall make full return of his or her execution of the order, and return the same with an inventory of the property and the proceeds of the sale, after deducting his or her fees, to the judge or supplemental court commissioner making the order. From the proceeds of the sale, the judge or supplemental court commissioner shall pay all legal charges that have been incurred in relation to the property, or a ratable proportion of each charge, if the proceeds of the sale are not sufficient to pay all the charges; and the balance, if any, the judge or supplemental court commissioner shall immediately pay over to the treasurer of the county, with a copy of all the proceedings in the matter. The county treasurer shall file the copy in his or her office. The person in whose custody the property is when the proceedings for the sale were commenced shall immediately notify the consignor and consignee of the sale, in writing which shall be served by leaving a copy with the consignor and consignee personally or by mail.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 2001 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 867.15 — WI Code / Chapter 867 / Section 867.15
Letters of special administration; no appeal.
Status: in_force

Upon the appointment of a special administrator, letters of special administration shall be issued to the special administrator by the court. An order appointing a special administrator is a nonappealable order.
Wis. Stat. § 756.30 — WI Code / Chapter 756 / Section 756.30
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1m) Juror contempt procedure. Whoever does any of the following is subject to sanctions for contempt of court:

(am) Willfully misrepresents any material fact on a juror qualification form under s. 756.04 (6) .

(bm) Fails to return the completed juror qualification form within 10 days after receipt of the form.

(cm) Fails to attend court after being lawfully summoned without being excused by the court.

(2) Clerk of circuit court; fraud. If the clerk of circuit court commits any fraud in the selection of jurors or prospective jurors, the clerk shall forfeit not more than $500 for each offense.

(2m) Sanctions. A circuit court may impose a sanction for violation of sub. (1m) in an amount not to exceed $500. The sanction may be imposed by the court after hearing on an order to show cause why the prospective juror should not be held in contempt for failure to comply with the obligation of jury service. No costs, fees, or surcharges shall be imposed and the sanction shall be retained by the clerk of circuit court to offset juror costs.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08 , 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997); Sup. Ct. Order No. 08-01 , 2008 WI 104, 307 Wis. 2d xxxv.