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Wis. Stat. § 15.495 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.495
Same; attached commission.
Status: in_force

(1) Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission. There is created a Wisconsin commission for the U.S. semiquincentennial commission, which is attached to the department of veterans affairs. A commission member, once installed, is a permanent member of the commission, and shall retain his or her role even if the commission member no longer retains his or her status that qualified him or her for membership, unless the commission member voluntarily steps down from the commission. Notwithstanding s. 15.01 (2) , the commission shall be composed of the following members:

(a) The speaker of the assembly, or his or her designee.

(b) The senate president, or his or her designee.

(c) The senate majority leader, or his or her designee.

(d) The senate minority leader, or his or her designee.

(e) The assembly majority leader, or his or her designee.

(f) The assembly minority leader, or his or her designee.

(g) The governor, or his or her designee.

(h) The chief justice of the supreme court, or his or her designee.

(i) The director of the state historical society.

(j) The director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.

(k) The director of the Tourism Federation of Wisconsin.

(L) A member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

(m) A member of the Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

(n) A member of the Wisconsin Society Sons of the American Revolution.

History: 2021 a. 95 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0826 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0826
Reliance by directors or officers.
Status: in_force

Unless the director or officer has knowledge that makes reliance unwarranted, a director or officer, in discharging his or her duties to the corporation, may rely on information, opinions, reports or statements, valuation reports any of which may be written or oral, formal or informal, including financial statements, valuation reports and other financial data, if prepared or presented by any of the following:

(1) An officer or employee of the corporation whom the director or officer believes in good faith to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.

(2) Legal counsel, certified public accountants licensed or certified under ch. 442 , or other persons as to matters that the director or officer believes in good faith are within the person’s professional or expert competence.

(3) In the case of reliance by a director, a committee of the board of directors of which the director is not a member if the director believes in good faith that the committee merits confidence.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 403.113 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.113
Date of instrument.
Status: in_force

(1) An instrument may be antedated or postdated. The date stated determines the time of payment if the instrument is payable at a fixed period after date. Except as provided in s. 404.401 (3) , an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument.

(2) If an instrument is undated, its date is the date of its issue or, in the case of an unissued instrument, the date that it first comes into possession of a holder.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.775 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.775
Procedure upon the impairment of capital.
Status: in_force

If the division finds from a report, examination or other source that a savings bank’s capital is impaired, the division may do any of the following:

(1) Direct the board of directors to do any of the following:

(a) Require stockholders to contribute an amount at least sufficient to eliminate the impairment.

(b) Reduce the amount of additional paid-in capital by at least the amount of the impairment and allocate the reduction to undivided profits or reserves to absorb the loss that created the impairment.

(2) Take custody of the savings bank under subch. XI , establish a conservatorship and proceed to merge, sell or otherwise dispose of the savings bank in a manner that will remove the capital impairment, remove operating losses and restore compliance with capital requirements.

(3) Declare the stock worthless and order the directors to cancel the stock or order the directors to sell, merge or otherwise restructure the savings bank in a manner that will remove the capital impairment, eliminate operating losses and restore compliance with capital requirements.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.01 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter and chs. 302 to 304 :

(1) “Department” means the department of corrections.

(1m) “Juvenile correctional facility” has the meaning given in s. 938.02 (10p) .

(1n) “Juvenile correctional services” means services provided for a juvenile who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.183 , 938.34 (4h) or (7g) , or 938.357 (3) or (4) .

(2) “Prisoner” means any person who is either arrested, incarcerated, imprisoned, or otherwise detained in excess of 12 hours by any law enforcement agency of this state, except when detention is pursuant to s. 55.06 (11) (a) , 2003 stats., or s. 51.15 , 51.20 , 51.45 (11) (b) , or 55.135 or ch. 980 . “Prisoner” does not include any of the following:

(a) Any person who is serving a sentence of detention under s. 973.03 (4) unless the person is in the county jail under s. 973.03 (4) (c) .

(b) Any resident of a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth.

(c) Any child held in custody under ss. 48.19 to 48.21 .

(cm) Any expectant mother held in custody under ss. 48.193 to 48.213 .

(d) Any child participating in the mother-young child care program under s. 301.049 .

(3) “Secretary” means the secretary of corrections.

(3k) “Secured residential care center for children and youth” has the meaning given in s. 938.02 (15g) .

(4) “State correctional institution” means a state prison under s. 302.01 or a juvenile correctional facility operated by the department.

(5) “Type 1 prison” means a state prison under s. 302.01 , but excludes any institution that meets the criteria under s. 302.01 solely because of its status under s. 301.048 (4) (b) .

(6) “Type 2 prison” means a state prison under s. 302.01 that meets the criteria under s. 302.01 solely because of its status under s. 301.048 (4) (b) .

History: 1989 a. 31 , 107 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 479 ; 1995 a. 27 , 77 ; 1997 a. 27 , 292 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2005 a. 264 , 344 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 185 ; 2019 a. 8 ss. 17 , 71 .
Wis. Stat. § 562.052 — WI Code / Chapter 562 / Section 562.052
Employees at racetrack.
Status: in_force

At least 85 percent of the individuals employed by a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (a) to (c) , or by a person providing services under a contract with such a licensee, who work at the racetrack where races are held pursuant to the license shall have been residents of this state for at least one year immediately before their employment at the racetrack.

History: 1987 a. 354 .
Wis. Stat. § 879.45 — WI Code / Chapter 879 / Section 879.45
Jury trials, practice.
Status: in_force

(1) Generally. Jury trials may be had in court in all cases in which a jury trial may be had of similar issues under s. 805.01 (1) .

(2) Demand. In all cases under sub. (1) , any person having the right of appeal from the determination of the court may file with the court, within 10 days after notice that the matter is to be contested, a written demand for a jury trial.

(3) Framing issues. Upon filing the demand and receipt, the court may order an issue to be framed by the parties within a fixed time, and the matter shall be placed upon the calendar.

(4) Costs. In all jury cases costs shall be allowed as a matter of course to the prevailing party.

(5) Selection of jurors. Jurors shall be selected under ch. 756 and trials by jury shall be under ch. 805 .

(6) Calendar. At the request of the court, the clerk shall prepare, in the order of their date of issue, a list of cases in which a trial by jury has been demanded. The list shall constitute a jury calendar. In case a continuance in any action upon the jury calendar is asked by any party, the court may grant the continuance and require payment of $10 motion fees.

(7) Pretrial conference. The court may hold a pretrial conference under s. 802.10 (5) .

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 784 (1975); 1977 c. 418 s. 929 (8m) ; 1977 c. 447 s. 210 ; 1977 c. 449 ; 1979 c. 32 ; 1981 c. 391 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 95-04 , 191 Wis. 2d xxi (1995); Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08 , 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997).
Wis. Stat. § 255.10 — WI Code / Chapter 255 / Section 255.10
Thomas T. Melvin youth tobacco prevention and education program.
Status: in_force

From the moneys distributed under s. 255.15 (3) (b) , the department shall administer the Thomas T. Melvin youth tobacco prevention and education program, with the primary purpose of reducing the use of cigarettes and tobacco products by minors. The department shall award grants for the following purposes:

(1) Community education provided through local community initiatives.

(2) A multimedia education campaign directed at encouraging minors not to begin using tobacco, motivating and assisting adults to stop using tobacco and changing public opinion on the use of tobacco.

(3) Public education through grants to schools to expand and implement curricula on tobacco education.

(4) Research on methods by which to discourage use of tobacco.

(5) Evaluation of the program under this section.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 33 .
Wis. Stat. § 170.08 — WI Code / Chapter 170 / Section 170.08
Notice and appraisal.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ss. 170.105 and 170.12 , the finder of lost goods having a value of $100 or more shall give a written notice of the found goods to the law enforcement agency of the city, village or town in which the goods are found within 15 days after finding the goods and cause a class 2 notice under ch. 985 of the found goods to be published in the county. If no person who is entitled to the goods appears to claim the goods, the finder shall, within 2 months after finding the goods and before using the goods to their injury, procure an appraisal of the goods by the law enforcement agency of the finder’s city, village or town. The appraisal shall be certified by the head of the law enforcement agency and filed in the office of the law enforcement agency of the city, village or town.

History: 1989 a. 56 ; 1991 a. 206 ; 1995 a. 263 .
Wis. Stat. § 164.04 — WI Code / Chapter 164 / Section 164.04
Rights not to be diminished.
Status: in_force

The rights under this chapter shall not be diminished or abridged by any ordinance or provision of any collective bargaining agreement. These rights may be supplemented and expanded by ordinance or collective bargaining agreement in any manner not inconsistent with this chapter.

History: 1979 c. 351 ; Stats. 1979 s. 166.04; 1979 c. 361 s. 71 ; Stats. 1979 s. 164.04.
Wis. Stat. § 218.505 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.505
Salvage pools to be licensed as wholesalers.
Status: in_force

No motor vehicle salvage pool may engage in business as such unless licensed as a wholesaler under ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 .

History: 1987 a. 349 ; 1999 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.33 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.33
Depositions.
Status: in_force

The commission or any party in any investigation or hearing may cause the depositions of witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions in circuit courts. Any expense incurred or authorized by the commission in taking a deposition shall be charged to the appropriation for the commission under s. 20.155 (1) (g) .

History: 1983 a. 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.79 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.79
Budgets; rates and charges; audit.
Status: in_force

A district shall adopt a calendar year as its fiscal year for accounting purposes. The district board shall annually prepare a budget for the district. Rates and other charges received by the district shall be used for the general expenses and capital expenditures of the district and to pay interest, amortization, and retirement charges on bonds. A district shall maintain an accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall have its financial statements and debt covenants audited annually by an independent certified public accountant.

History: 1995 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 188.13 — WI Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.13
Corporate powers of 32nd Division Red Arrow Clubs.
Status: in_force

(1) Any Red Arrow Club organized in this state and composed of members of the 32nd Division who served at any time from World War I or II, who served in the 32nd Division in the United States Army, or who served with the 32nd Infantry Brigade or the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin army national guard, in any conflict, deployment, peacekeeping operation, or domestic response if the member was deployed in a federal or state status or conducted training to carry out such missions, shall have full corporate power to transact business in this state and to take over the assets and liabilities of the existing clubs in this state, upon filing with the department of financial institutions a statement of its intent so to do, and a full and complete list of its duly elected officers, and shall by so doing become a body corporate. No filing fee shall be charged by the department of financial institutions for so doing.

(2) All acts done by any club, so incorporated, or its constituted authorities, shall be considered acts of such club, as a body corporate, and no personal liability shall be attached to any member therefor.

(3) Sections 180.0203 and 181.0203 shall not apply to corporations organized under this section. The provisions of this section shall apply to all corporations incorporated hereunder whether incorporated before or after March 28, 1939.

History: 1975 c. 94 ; 1987 a. 20 ; 1989 a. 303 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 79 ; 2017 a. 275 ; 2025 a. 129 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0901 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0901
Application of the Wisconsin Prudent Investor Act.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this subchapter, the investment management of the property of a trust is governed by ch. 881 .

History: 2013 a. 92 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0503 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0503
Transfer of transferable interest.
Status: in_force

(1) All of the following apply to a transfer, in whole or in part, of a transferable interest:

(a) It is permissible.

(b) It does not by itself cause a person’s dissociation as a partner or a dissolution and winding up of the partnership business.

(c) Subject to s. 178.0505 , it does not entitle the transferee to do any of the following:

1. Participate in the management or conduct of the partnership’s business.

2. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (3) , have access to records or other information concerning the partnership’s business.

(2) A transferee has the right to all of the following:

(a) To receive, in accordance with the transfer, distributions to which the transferor would otherwise be entitled.

(b) To seek under s. 178.0801 (5) a judicial determination that it is equitable to wind up the partnership business.

(3) In a dissolution and winding up of a partnership, a transferee is entitled to an account of the partnership’s transactions only from the date of dissolution.

(4) A partnership need not give effect to a transferee’s rights under this section until the partnership knows or has notice of the transfer.

(5) A transfer of a transferable interest in violation of a valid restriction on transfer contained in the partnership agreement is ineffective if the intended transferee has knowledge or notice of the restriction at the time of transfer.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in s. 178.0601 (4) (b) , if a partner transfers a transferable interest, the transferor retains the rights of a partner other than the transferable interest transferred and retains all the duties and obligations of a partner.

(7) If a partner transfers a transferable interest to a person that becomes a partner with respect to the transferred interest, the transferee is liable for the partner’s obligations under ss. 178.0404 and 178.0407 known to the transferee when the transferee becomes a partner.

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 54.878 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.878
Powers of custodian.
Status: in_force

(1) A custodian, acting in a custodial capacity, has all the rights, powers and authority over custodial property that unmarried adult owners have over their own property, but a custodian may exercise those rights, powers and authority in that capacity only.

(2) This section does not relieve a custodian from liability for breach of s. 54.876 .

History: 1987 a. 191 ; 2005 a. 387 s. 539 ; Stats. 2005 s. 54.878.
Wis. Stat. § 169.12 — WI Code / Chapter 169 / Section 169.12
Sale and purchase of native wild reptiles and wild amphibians.
Status: in_force

(1) Possession; general. No person may take from the wild or possess live native wild reptiles or live native wild amphibians unless the person is authorized to do so under rules promulgated by the department or unless sub. (3) applies.

(3) Possession of native frogs. A person using native frogs for bait while fishing may take from the wild, possess, and kill more than 5 native frogs, but may not possess more than 5 of any subspecies of native frog for more than 24 hours.

(4) Restrictions on sales and purchases. Unless authorized to do so under rules promulgated by the department, no person may sell or purchase live native wild reptiles or live native wild amphibians except for the following:

(a) Color variants of these wild reptiles and wild amphibians that have been bred in captivity and have coloration that is clearly distinct from the normal morphological color patterns.

(b) Leopard frogs, mud puppies, and tiger salamanders that are sold or purchased under the authorization of a Class A captive wild animal farm license.

(c) Native reptiles or amphibians that are legally taken or reared outside this state and that are sold to educational institutions under the authorization of a Class A captive wild animal farm license.

(6) Exemption for veterinarians.

(a) Veterinarians are exempt from the requirement under sub. (1) for the purpose of providing medical treatment to native wild reptiles and native wild amphibians.

(b) For purposes of par. (a) , “medical treatment” does not include rehabilitation.

History: 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.65 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.65
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Baseball park facilities” means property, tangible or intangible, owned in whole or in substantial part, operated or leased by a district that is principally for the support or performance of professional baseball operations including parking lots, garages, restaurants, parks, concession facilities, entertainment facilities and transportation facilities, and other functionally related or auxiliary facilities or structures.

(2) “Bond” means any bond, note or other obligation issued under s. 66.0621 by a district.

(3) “Bond resolution” means a resolution of the district board authorizing the issuance of, or providing terms and conditions related to, bonds and includes, where appropriate, any trust agreement, trust indenture, indenture of mortgage or deed of trust providing terms and conditions for bonds.

(4) “Chief executive officer” means the county executive of a county or, if the county does not have a county executive, the chairperson of the county board of supervisors.

(5) “District” means a special district created under this subchapter.

(6) “District board” means the governing board of a district.

(6m) “Professional baseball team” means a baseball team that is a member of a league of professional baseball teams that have home stadiums approved by the league in at least 10 states and a collective average attendance for all league members of at least 10,000 persons per game over the 5 years immediately preceding December 7, 2023.

History: 1995 a. 56 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 2023 a. 40 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.78 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.78
Minors in public exhibitions, radio and television broadcasts, modeling.
Status: in_force

(1) Nothing contained in ss. 103.64 to 103.82 shall be construed as forbidding any minor under 18 years of age to appear for the purpose of singing, playing or performing in any studio, circus, theatrical or musical exhibition, concert or festival, in radio and television broadcasts, or as a live or photographic model. Labor permits shall not be required for such employment or appearances but no minor under 18 years of age shall be so employed except under the following conditions:

(a) The activities enumerated shall not be detrimental to the life, health, safety or welfare of the minor.

(b) The activities enumerated shall not interfere with the schooling of the minor and provision for education equivalent to full-time school attendance in the public schools for minors under 16 years of age and part-time attendance for minors 16 to 18 years of age shall be made for those minors who are not high school graduates.

(c) A parent or guardian shall accompany each minor under 16 years of age at all rehearsals, appearances and performances.

(d) The employment or appearance shall not be in a roadhouse, cabaret, dance hall, night club, tavern or other similar place. This prohibition does not apply to:

1. Minors presenting musical entertainment at dances held in any hall on Friday, Saturday or on any other day not followed by a school day or before midnight on Sunday, if the hall was rented for the purpose of celebrating a special event, including but not limited to a wedding, holiday, birthday or anniversary.

2. Dances held solely for minors conducted by private clubs or civic organizations where admission is limited to the membership of the club or by their invitation and the general public is excluded.

3. Performances by minors in theatrical performances at dinner theaters.

(2) The penalties in s. 103.82 (1) apply to any employer who violates this section.

(3) The penalties in s. 103.82 (3) apply to any parent or guardian who suffers or permits a minor to engage in activities in violation of this section.

History: 1971 c. 271 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1987 a. 332 s. 64 ; 1993 a. 492 ; 2005 a. 172 ; 2009 a. 206 .
Wis. Stat. § 816.06 — WI Code / Chapter 816 / Section 816.06
Examination of debtor and witnesses.
Status: in_force

At the hearing upon such order or warrant such judgment debtor may be examined on oath and testimony on the part of either party may be offered.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 816.06.
Wis. Stat. § 78.017 — WI Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.017
Adjustment in 1997.
Status: in_force

On November 1, 1997, the rate of the tax imposed under s. 78.01 (1) is increased by one cent.

History: 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 85.53 — WI Code / Chapter 85 / Section 85.53
Electric vehicle infrastructure program.
Status: in_force

The department may establish and administer an electric vehicle infrastructure program. Under the program, the department may provide funding for electric vehicle infrastructure projects eligible for funding under state or federal law, including under the National Electric Vehicle Formula Program as provided in Division J, Title VIII, of P.L. 117-58 . All funding under this section shall be from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (4) (fq) , (fv) , and (fx) .

History: 2023 a. 122 .