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Wis. Stat. § 15.67 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.67
Higher educational aids board; creation.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a higher educational aids board consisting of the state superintendent of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3-year terms, except that the members specified under pars. (a) 5. and 6. and (b) 3. shall be appointed for 2-year terms:

(a) To represent public institutions of higher education, all of the following:

1. One member of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

2. One member of the technical college system board.

3. One financial aids administrator within the University of Wisconsin System.

4. One financial aids administrator within the technical college system.

5. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at an institution within the University of Wisconsin System who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.

6. One student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at a technical college who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.

(b) To represent private, nonprofit institutions of higher education, all of the following:

1. One member of a board of trustees of an independent college or university in this state.

2. One financial aids administrator of a private nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.

3. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.

(c) One member to represent the general public.

(2) If a student member under sub. (1) loses the status upon which the appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a qualified successor.

History: 1997 a. 27 , 237 .
Wis. Stat. § 815.11 — WI Code / Chapter 815 / Section 815.11
Writs of assistance.
Status: in_force

When any order or judgment is for the delivery of possession of property real or personal the party in whose favor it is entered is entitled to a writ of execution or assistance upon application to the clerk.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.11.
Wis. Stat. § 183.0908 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0908
Withdrawal on dissolution or conversion to or merger into nonfiling entity other than limited liability partnership.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) A registered foreign limited liability company that has dissolved and completed winding up or has converted to, or merged into, a domestic or foreign entity whose formation does not require the delivery of a record for filing by the department, other than a limited liability partnership, shall deliver a statement of withdrawal to the department for filing, as provided in s. 183.0911 .

(c) In the case of a merger or conversion, the statement under par. (a) must also state the name and type of entity to which or into which the limited liability company has converted or merged and the jurisdiction of its governing law.

(2) After a withdrawal under this section is effective, service of process in any action or proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign limited liability company was registered to do business in this state may be made pursuant to s. 183.0119 , as provided in s. 183.0911 (2) .

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 28.025 — WI Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28.025
Annual allowable timber harvests.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “forested property” means forested property owned by this state and under the jurisdiction of the department from which timber is harvested.

(2) The department shall establish annual allowable timber harvests for each forested property. The department may establish a single annual allowable timber harvest that applies to 2 or more forested properties in a particular region of this state, as determined by the department, if each one of those forested properties is smaller than 5,000 forested acres and if all of the proceeds from the sale of timber harvested on those combined forested properties are credited to appropriations under s. 20.370 that provide funding for the same purpose, as determined by the department.

(3)

(a)

1. By January 1, 2007, and biennially thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the council on forestry specifying the total timber harvest on each forested property for the previous biennium, except as provided under par. (b) .

2. Notwithstanding subd. 1, the department shall submit its report to the council on forestry as required under subd. 1. by January 1, 2009, and biennially thereafter, if the forested property that is the subject of the report has not been inventoried by the department under s. 23.135 .

(b) If, under sub. (2) , the department establishes an annual allowable timber harvest for combined forest properties, the department may submit a report that specifies the total timber harvest for these combined properties.

(c) If the department submits a report under this section that states that the timber harvest for forested property in any biennium is less than 90 percent, or more than 110 percent, of the allowable timber harvest established under sub. (2) , the council on forestry shall prepare a report containing the reasons for noncompliance and recommendations on methods of ensuring that the timber harvest is consistent with the annual allowable timber harvest established by the department under sub. (2) . The council on forestry shall submit the report to the governor, to the department, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) .

History: 2005 a. 166 ; 2007 a. 97 .
Wis. Stat. § 867.13 — WI Code / Chapter 867 / Section 867.13
Bond of special administrator.
Status: in_force

If it appears that anything of value will come into the hands of the special administrator, the court may require the special administrator to give bond in the amount the court deems reasonable, except that no bond shall be required of any trust company bank, state bank or national banking association which is authorized to exercise trust powers and which has complied with s. 220.09 or 223.02 . If the person appointed special administrator is subsequently appointed personal representative, the person’s bond given as special administrator continues in effect as the person’s bond as personal representative unless otherwise ordered by the court. Section 895.345 does not apply to bonds of special administrators.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.29 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.29
Registration for vehicles other than private automobiles, certain motor trucks, and taxicabs.
Status: in_force

(1) The registration period for all vehicles registered on an annual basis, other than private automobiles, motor trucks having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less, taxicabs, those eligible for quarterly registration under s. 341.30 , and driver education vehicles, shall be determined by the secretary. The secretary may require that any of the vehicles subject to this section be registered according to the monthly series system under s. 341.295 .

(2) If an application for registration of a vehicle subject to registration on an annual or biennial basis is received less than 2 months prior to the beginning of any registration period and the vehicle is not registered in this state at the time of application and the applicant desires to register for the succeeding registration period as well as for the remainder of the current period, the department upon registering the vehicle shall issue registration plates designed for the succeeding registration period rather than for the current period. Such plates also serve during the remainder of the current registration period as lawful evidence of the registration of the vehicle. This subsection does not affect computation of fee payable by the applicant.

History: 1973 c. 200 , 333 ; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1440 , 1654 (7) (a) , (c); 1981 c. 20 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 2021 a. 154 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.201 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.201
General effectiveness of security agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) General effectiveness. Except as otherwise provided in chs. 401 to 411 , a security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors.

(2) Applicable consumer laws and other law. A transaction subject to this chapter is subject to any applicable rule of law which establishes a different rule for consumers and to chs. 138 , 421 to 427 , and 429 and s. 182.025 .

(3) Other applicable law controls. In case of conflict between this chapter and a rule of law, statute, or rule described in sub. (2) , the rule of law, statute, or rule controls. Failure to comply with a statute or rule described in sub. (2) has only the effect the statute or rule specifies.

(4) Further deference to other applicable law. This chapter does not:

(a) Validate any rate, charge, agreement, or practice that violates a rule of law, statute, or rule described in sub. (2) ; or

(b) Extend the application of the rule of law, statute, or rule to a transaction not otherwise subject to the rule of law, statute, or rule.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 811.12 — WI Code / Chapter 811 / Section 811.12
What may be attached; how attached.
Status: in_force

All the property of the defendant, not exempt from execution, may be attached. Personal property shall be attached as upon an execution and the provisions respecting the levy of an execution thereon shall be applicable to an attachment.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 811.12.
Wis. Stat. § 95.41 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.41
Tuberculin; ear tags.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall furnish and distribute tuberculin and circulars containing the rules and regulations for applying the tuberculin test upon application to all persons authorized to make such test.

(2) The department shall provide ear tags to be used for identifying cattle and farm-raised deer tested for purposes of disease control, and shall distribute the tags to persons authorized by the department to identify cattle and farm-raised deer.

History: 1977 c. 216 ; 1979 c. 129 ; 1995 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 110.06 — WI Code / Chapter 110 / Section 110.06
Rules; school bus presale inspection; penalties.
Status: in_force

(2) The secretary shall adopt and enforce such rules as he or she deems necessary in the interests of safety to cover the design, construction, inspection and operation of school buses. Such rules may, but need not, be uniform for each type of bus designated in s. 340.01 (56) (a) and (am) .

(3)

(a) Any person intending to purchase a motor vehicle to be used as a school bus shall prior to purchase give the seller notice in writing of the intended use.

(b) Prior to the use of a motor vehicle as a school bus, the seller shall obtain a presale inspection of the vehicle by the department verifying compliance with the rules relating to design and construction prescribed by the department under sub. (2) . A copy of the presale inspection report shall be provided to the purchaser at the time of delivery.

(c) The seller of any such vehicle who fails to obtain a presale inspection prior to delivery shall be liable to the purchaser for all repairs and improvements required by the department to bring the vehicle into compliance with the rules relating to design and construction prescribed by the department under sub. (2) for a period of one year after the delivery.

(d) Notwithstanding par. (b) , the purchaser may agree to obtain the presale inspection provided that notice of the agreement is included in the offer to purchase and is agreed to by the seller. The seller is liable for any repairs and improvements necessary to comply with the rules relating to design and construction prescribed by the department under sub. (2) .

(e) Any person violating par. (b) shall forfeit $100 for the first offense and $200 for the 2nd and each subsequent offense.

(4) Violations of those orders, determinations and rules pertaining to chs. 115 to 118 , 120 , 121 and 341 to 349 shall be punished as provided by s. 341.04 (3) and those pertaining to ch. 194 as provided by s. 194.17 .

(5) The orders, determinations and rules made by the secretary are subject to review in the manner provided in ch. 227 .

History: 1975 c. 429 ; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1047 , 1654 (7) (a) , (c); 1977 c. 325 ; 1979 c. 154 ; 1983 a. 175 , 538 ; 1985 a. 287 .
Wis. Stat. § 88.02 — WI Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.02
Outstanding securities and contracts not affected.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter may render more difficult the collection of outstanding bonds or notes of any drainage organization or impair the obligation of any contract made by the organization or defeat any vested property right of the organization. No assessment of supplemental benefits nor any reassessment of benefits may disturb any previous assessment for the cost of construction while bonds or notes based on the construction are unpaid. Assessments shall remain liens upon the same lands and claims against the same corporations in the same amounts as when first assessed and recorded, until the bonds and notes based on the construction are paid or refunded.

History: 1993 a. 456 .
Wis. Stat. § 139.35 — WI Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.35
Stamps.
Status: in_force

(1) Transfers. No person may give, sell or lend any stamps to another and no person may accept, purchase or borrow any stamps from another. All sales and transfers of stamps may be made only by the secretary to permit holding manufacturers, distributors, and bonded direct marketers who are authorized by the department to purchase and affix tax stamps.

(2) Records. The secretary shall keep a record of the sale of all stamps including the names of the purchasers and the date of sale.

History: 2005 a. 25 .
Wis. Stat. § 458.10 — WI Code / Chapter 458 / Section 458.10
Examination.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall conduct examinations for general appraiser certification, residential appraiser certification and appraiser licensure at least semiannually at times and places determined by the department. The department shall provide public notice of each examination at least 60 days before the date of the examination.

(2) Examinations shall consist of written tests that are consistent with and equivalent to the uniform state certification examination issued or endorsed by the appraisal qualifications board of the appraisal foundation.

(3) The department shall promulgate rules specifying the requirements for certification or licensure that an applicant must satisfy before he or she is eligible for examination.

(4) An applicant shall submit an application for examination to the department on a form provided by the department and pay the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) at least 30 days before the date of examination.

History: 1989 a. 340 ; 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 753.016 — WI Code / Chapter 753 / Section 753.016
Judicial circuit for Milwaukee County.
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies only in the judicial circuit for Milwaukee County.

(2) Court room; offices. The county board shall provide suitable court rooms and offices, the sheriff shall provide the necessary deputy sheriffs as attending officers under s. 59.27 (3) and the clerk of the circuit court shall provide a sufficient number of deputy clerks for all the judges and branches of the court.

(3) Department of family conciliation.

(a) There is created a department of family conciliation under the direction and supervision of a director of family conciliation. The director shall:

1. Receive all marital complaints and make a proper disposition thereof;

2. Make investigations of the facts upon which to base warrants in the cases hereinbefore specified and in all other matters duly referred to said department;

3. Exercise such supervision in connection with the exercise by said court of its jurisdiction as the judges thereof may duly order.

(b) All persons in this department shall keep such records as may be provided by law. The court may by order close the files of matters before the court if the court determines that publication of the matters is contrary to public policy. The court may make such other orders as may be in the interest of children in such matters and the public morals.

(c) The department shall have such investigators as are authorized by the county board of supervisors of the county. The investigators shall be appointed by the county department under s. 46.215 .

(e) The county board of supervisors of the county shall provide for such assistants, stenographic and otherwise, as needed to assist the director of family conciliation in carrying out the purpose of subs. (3) to (5) particularly in regard to the proper disposal of marital complaints. The director and all other persons in the department shall be appointed by the county department under s. 46.215 , except in cases otherwise expressly provided for.

(f) All public officers in said county shall refer all domestic complaints made to them to said director of the department of domestic conciliation who shall dispose of all matters before it in proper manner.

(4) Equipment. The board of supervisors of said county shall furnish said courts and said department of family conciliation, the judges, officers and employees thereof with suitable accommodations, adequately centralized and consolidated, and with the necessary furniture and supplies and make provision for its necessary expenses and operation.

(5) Civil service. The board of supervisors and county civil service commission shall make suitable reclassifications in positions in said county to accomplish the purpose of subs. (3) to (5) .

History: 1975 c. 39 , 199 ; 1977 c. 187 ss. 92 , 135 ; 1977 c. 449 ; Stats. 1977 s. 753.016; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13) ; 1981 c. 96 , 353 ; 1985 a. 176 ; 1995 a. 201 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.027 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.027
Lower Wisconsin State Riverway.
Status: in_force

For activities in the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15) , no person obtaining a permit under subchs. I , II or V may start or engage in the activity for which the permit was issued unless the person obtains any permit that is required for the activity under s. 30.44 or 30.445 .

History: 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.1141 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.1141
Conversion authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) A domestic partnership may convert to another type of domestic entity, or to any type of foreign entity, pursuant to ss. 178.1141 to 178.1145 and a plan of conversion if the conversion is permitted under the governing law of the converting entity and the governing law that is to apply to the converted entity.

(2) A foreign or domestic entity, other than a domestic partnership, may convert to a domestic partnership pursuant to ss. 178.1141 to 178.1145 and a plan of conversion if the conversion is permitted under the governing law of the converting entity and the converted entity will satisfy the definition of a partnership under this chapter immediately after the conversion.

History: 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 15.497 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.497
Same; councils.
Status: in_force

(2) Council on veterans programs. There is created in the department of veterans affairs a council on veterans programs consisting of all of the following:

(ag) The following representatives appointed for staggered 3-year terms by the organization that each member represents:

1. One representative each of the state departments of the American Legion, the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Marine Corps League, the Veterans of World War II (AMVETS), the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A., the Polish Legion of American Veterans, the National Association for Black Veterans, Inc., the Wisconsin Association of Concerned Veteran Organizations, the United Women Veterans, Inc., the Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans, Inc., and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

2. One representative of the American Red Cross.

3. One representative of the Wisconsin county veterans service officers.

4. One representative of the Wisconsin chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America.

5. One representative of the Wisconsin Council of the Military Officers Association of America.

6. One representative of The Retired Enlisted Association.

7. One representative of the Wisconsin American GI Forum.

(am) For a 3-year term, a veteran services coordinator who is employed at a technical college in this state and who is popularly selected by other technical college veteran services coordinators in this state.

(ar) For a 3-year term, a veteran services coordinator who is employed at a University of Wisconsin System institution, as defined in s. 36.05 (9) , and who is popularly selected by other University of Wisconsin System institution veteran services coordinators.

(at) For a 3-year term, a veteran services coordinator who is employed at a college or university that is a member of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and who is selected by the president of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities or his or her designee.

History: 1973 c. 90 , 333 ; 1975 c. 316 ; 1981 c. 237 ; 1983 a. 437 ; 1987 a. 243 ; 1987 a. 403 s. 255 ; 1989 a. 31 , 36 , 359 ; 1995 a. 120 ; 2001 a. 21 ; 2005 a. 22 ; 2007 a. 25 ; 2009 a. 49 , 298 ; 2023 a. 70 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.47 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.47
Budget bill.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in s. 16.529 (2) , the executive budget bill or bills shall incorporate the governor’s recommendations for appropriations for the succeeding biennium. The appropriation method shown in the bill or bills shall in no way affect the amount of detail or manner of presentation which may be requested by the joint committee on finance. Appropriation requests may be divided into 3 allotments: personal services, other operating expenses and capital outlay or such other meaningful classifications as may be approved by the joint committee on finance.

(1m) Immediately after the delivery of the budget message, the budget bill or bills shall be introduced without change into either house by the joint finance committee and when introduced shall be referred to that committee.

(2) No bill containing an appropriation or increasing the cost of state government or decreasing state revenues in an annual amount exceeding $10,000 shall be passed by either house until the budget bill has passed both houses; except that the governor or the joint committee on finance may recommend such bills to the presiding officer of either house, in writing, for passage and the legislature may enact them, and except that the senate or assembly committee on organization may recommend to the presiding officer of its respective house any such bill not affecting state finances by more than $100,000 biennially. Such bills shall be accompanied by a statement to the effect that they are emergency bills recommended by the governor, the joint committee on finance, or the senate or assembly committee on organization. Such statement by the governor or joint committee on finance shall be sufficient to permit passage prior to the budget bill. Such statement by the senate or assembly committee on organization shall be effective only to permit passage by its respective house.

History: 1971 c. 125 ; 1979 c. 34 , 221 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 4 ; 2003 a. 33 .