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Wis. Stat. § 949.11 — WI Code / Chapter 949 / Section 949.11
Hearings.
Status: in_force

(1) The procedure of ch. 227 for contested cases applies to hearings under this subchapter except as otherwise provided in this section and ss. 949.12 and 949.14 .

(2) The division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration shall appoint hearing examiners to make findings and orders under s. 227.46 and this subchapter.

(3) All hearings shall be open to the public unless in a particular case the examiner determines that the hearing, or a portion thereof, shall be held in private having regard to the fact that the offender has not been convicted or to the interest of the victim of an alleged sexual offense.

History: 1975 c. 344 ; 1977 c. 239 ; 1979 c. 189 ; 1985 a. 182 s. 57 ; 1985 a. 242 , 332 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 26.145 — WI Code / Chapter 26 / Section 26.145
Fire suppression aids.
Status: in_force

(1) Grants. The department shall establish a program to award grants for up to 50 percent of the cost of acquiring fire resistant clothing for suppressing fires, of acquiring fire suppression supplies, equipment, and vehicles, of acquiring fire prevention materials, and of training fire fighters in forest fire suppression techniques.

(2) Eligibility.

(a) Cities, villages, towns, counties and fire suppression organizations shall be eligible for grants under this section.

(b) The department may not award a grant under this section unless the recipient of the grant enters into a written agreement with the department under which the recipient agrees to assist the department in the suppression of forest fires at the department’s request.

(2m) Fire suppression products derived from soybeans. The purchase of a product derived from soybeans to be used as a fire suppression material is an eligible cost for grants under this section.

(3) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria and procedures for awarding grants under this section. For purposes of this section, the rules shall include a definition of “fire suppression organizations”.

History: 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 , 109 ; 2025 a. 178 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.172 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.172
State agency reports.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “agency” means an office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, and any authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231 , 233 , 234 , 238 , or 279 .

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, any agency which is required, by statute, to submit a report to the legislature shall submit the report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature. The chief clerks shall publish notice of receipt of the report in the journals of the respective houses. The chief clerks shall also periodically provide a list of the agency reports received to the members of the respective houses. Members may obtain copies of the reports by checking those reports on the list that they wish to receive and returning the list to the chief clerk. The speaker of the assembly or the president of the senate may direct the chief clerk to distribute copies of any of the reports to all members of the house, specified standing committees in that house or other persons.

(3) Notwithstanding any other law, any agency which is required, by statute, to submit a report to the speaker of the assembly or the president of the senate; to appropriate standing committees of the legislature, as determined by the speaker or president; to any specified standing committee except the joint committee on finance; to standing committees with specified subject matter jurisdiction; or to standing committees with specified subject matter jurisdiction, as determined by the speaker or president, shall submit the report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature. The chief clerks shall publish notice of receipt of the report in the journals of the respective houses. The chief clerks of the assembly and the senate shall also notify the speaker and president, respectively, that the report has been received and shall distribute the report to standing committees in that house or other persons, as directed by the speaker or president.

History: 1983 a. 524 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2005 a. 74 , 335 ; 2007 a. 20 , 97 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 7 , 10 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.91 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.91
Contracts for fuel.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “agency” has the meaning given under s. 16.52 (7) .

(2) No contract for the purchase of fuel for any state-owned or operated heating or heating and power plant wherein the annual requirement is in excess of 12,500 therms is binding unless purchased upon specifications furnished by the secretary. A contract for fuel may be for any term deemed to be in the best interests of the state, but the term and any provisions for renewal or extension shall be incorporated in the bid specifications and the contract document.

(3) Payments for fuel delivered under contracts specified in sub. (2) and for delivery costs shall be made upon vouchers approved by the secretary. Upon being audited and paid, the department shall charge each purchase against the appropriation to the agency which has jurisdiction over the facility at which the fuel is used. The secretary shall report on a quarterly basis to each such agency the total amount of payments charged under this subsection to each of its appropriations and facilities. Approval of the payments by the agency whose appropriation is charged is not required.

History: 1979 c. 34 ; 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.502 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.502
Nonconforming loans.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding s. 214.48 (3) , a savings bank may make loans secured by real property used primarily for residential or farming purposes, even if those loans do not comply with one or more of the requirements under those provisions, if the total amount of loans made under this section does not exceed 5 percent of the savings bank’s total assets.

History: 1997 a. 144 .
Wis. Stat. § 8.37 — WI Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8.37
Filing of referenda petitions or questions.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise required by law, all proposed constitutional amendments and any other measure or question that is to be submitted to a vote of the people, or any petitions requesting that a measure or question be submitted to a vote of the people, if applicable, shall be filed with the official or agency responsible for preparing the ballots for the election no later than 70 days prior to the election at which the amendment, measure or question will appear on the ballot. No later than the end of the next business day after a proposed measure is filed with a school district clerk under this section, the clerk shall file a copy of the measure or question with the clerk of each county having territory within the school district.

History: 1999 a. 182 ; 2005 a. 451 ; 2011 a. 75 .
Wis. Stat. § 191.20 — WI Code / Chapter 191 / Section 191.20
Railroad routes; right to alter.
Status: in_force

Every railroad company may, by the vote of two-thirds of its directors, alter or change the route of its railroad, by making and filing with the office of the commissioner of railroads and also by recording in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties where the alteration or change is to be made, a surveyed map and certificate of the alteration or change. The alteration or change may not deviate from the original route for a greater distance than one mile at any point. No city or village may be left off the railroad by the change of route. The original end points of the railroad, or the route in any city or village, shall not be changed without the approval of the office of the commissioner of railroads after notice to the municipality.

History: 1979 c. 110 ; 1981 c. 347 ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 .
Wis. Stat. § 83.17 — WI Code / Chapter 83 / Section 83.17
County may assume compensation liability; agreements with localities.
Status: in_force

Whenever a county contributes funds to a highway project undertaken by a town, village or city in the county or a city, town or village has its highways maintained by the county with local funds, the county through its county highway committee may assume the liability under ch. 102 of the town, village or city to any employee on such project, and may by agreement with the governing body of the town, village or city provide for the amount the town, village or city shall pay to the county for the assumption of such liability. The action of the county highway committee shall remain in effect until the county board by resolution disapproves of the action.

History: 1975 c. 147 s. 54 ; 1979 c. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 445.15 — WI Code / Chapter 445 / Section 445.15
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (1m) , any person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule of the department of health services and the examining board relating to its subject matter, shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 3 months, or both.

(1m) A funeral director or operator of a funeral establishment who violates s. 445.12 (3r) shall be fined not more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day that an insurance intermediary authorized by a funeral director or operator of a funeral establishment fails to meet the training requirements established by the examining board by rule under s. 445.125 (3m) (j) 1. a. constitutes a separate violation of s. 445.12 (3r) (b) .

(2) A funeral director who fails to do the acts described under s. 445.13 (1m) (b) or who fails to do the act described under s. 445.13 (1m) (c) , upon being convicted and fined for a 2nd offense, may have his or her license suspended or revoked, and, if revoked, may not be relicensed for at least one year and only after a regular examination.

History: 1975 c. 39 ; 1979 c. 175 s. 29 ; 1979 c. 221 s. 662 ; Stats. 1979 s. 445.15; 1985 a. 315 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 1995 a. 295 ; 2005 a. 266 ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 346.56 — WI Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.56
Penalty for violating sections 346.503 to 346.55.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Except as provided in sub. (1g) , any person violating s. 346.503 (1m) to (3) or a rule of the department under s. 346.503 (4) may be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $200.

(b) No forfeiture may be assessed under par. (a) if within 30 days after the uniform traffic citation was issued the person provides proof that he or she has complied with the provision of s. 346.503 for which the citation was issued.

(1g) Any person violating s. 346.503 (2e) shall forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense. For a 2nd or subsequent conviction within 3 years, a person shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100.

(1m) Any person violating s. 346.52 to 346.54 or 346.55 (3) or (4) may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.

(2) Any person violating s. 346.51 or 346.55 (1) may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300.

(4) Any person violating s. 346.505 (2) shall forfeit not less than $150 nor more than $300.

History: 1971 c. 278 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1979 c. 288 ; 1981 c. 157 ; 1983 a. 27 , 77 ; 1987 a. 260 ; 1993 a. 256 ; 1995 a. 422 ; 2013 a. 326 .
Wis. Stat. § 901.06 — WI Code / Chapter 901 / Section 901.06
Limited admissibility.
Status: in_force

When evidence which is admissible as to one party or for one purpose but not admissible as to another party or for another purpose is admitted, the judge, upon request, shall restrict the evidence to its proper scope and instruct the jury accordingly.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R21 (1973).
Wis. Stat. § 41.16 — WI Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41.16
Grants to municipalities and organizations for regional tourist information centers.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Applicant” means any of the following and any combination of any of the following:

1. A nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 106.13 (3m) (a) 1r. , whose purposes include tourism to or within the state or a particular region in the state.

2. An organization, including an elected governing body, of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

3. A city, village, town, or county.

(b) “Region” means 2 or more counties in this state.

(2) Grant eligibility. From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (km) , the department may award a grant under this section to an applicant to reimburse the applicant for up to 50 percent of eligible costs incurred by the applicant to operate a regional tourist information center. The tourist information center must provide informational and promotional materials on cultural or recreational attractions in the region and must be located in a place at which a tourist to the state or region would be reasonably assumed to stop while traveling to or from a recreational or cultural destination. Eligible costs under this subsection include costs to staff the regional tourist information center and to acquire promotional materials and standard display equipment for the tourist information center.

(3) Application and written agreement.

(a) An applicant shall apply for a grant under this section on a form prepared by the department.

(b) The department shall enter into a written agreement with each grant recipient.

(c) The department shall promulgate rules to administer the grants under this section, including the preparation of an application form.

History: 2009 a. 28 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 86.17 — WI Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.17
Taking water from highway streams.
Status: in_force

(1) The general public shall have the right to use and take water from any spring, creek or running water that may be found running in or across the limits of any public highway, provided that this section shall not interfere with the tunneling or piping of water for the purpose of draining or improving lands on either side of such highway.

(2) Any person who shall wantonly interfere with the free use of the water from any spring or in any creek or stream running across or in any highway shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be liable to any person damaged thereby for all damages sustained.
Wis. Stat. § 32.63 — WI Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.63
Completing certain improvements.
Status: in_force

(1) Application. This section applies to any plan of improvement that includes the acquisition of property either for the purpose of laying out or improving an alley or street, as defined in s. 340.01 (2) and (64) , or for the purpose of establishing any park or memorial ground and that includes any of the following improvements:

(a) Creating or improving gutters, curbs or sidewalks of the alley or street.

(b) Improving any park or memorial ground.

(c) Erecting any bridge or viaduct.

(2) Performance. After approving the plan of improvement under s. 32.55 , the city may complete the improvement without submitting further estimates of the cost of the improvement to the common council. The common council may not revise its assessment of benefits or damages for the improvement.

History: 1983 a. 236 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.1124 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.1124
Filings required for merger; effective date.
Status: in_force

(1) After a merger has been approved with respect to each constituent entity in accordance with its governing law, the constituent entities shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the department for filing articles of merger setting forth all of the following:

(a) The name, type of entity, and governing law of each constituent entity.

(b) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the surviving entity and, if the surviving entity is created by the merger, a statement to that effect.

(c) A statement that the plan of merger has been approved and adopted by each constituent entity in accordance with its governing law.

(d)

1. If the surviving entity preexists the merger, any amendments to its organizational documents under s. 178.1122 (1) (d) that are to be in a public record under its governing law or, if there are no such amendments, a statement to that effect.

2. If the surviving entity is to be created in the merger, any of its organizational documents that are to be in a public record under its governing law.

(e) A statement that the plan of merger is on file at the principal office of the surviving entity.

(f) A statement that upon request the surviving entity will provide a copy of the plan of merger to any interest holder of a constituent entity.

(g) A statement whether s. 178.1161 applies to the merger.

(2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1) , the articles of merger may contain any other provisions relating to the merger, as determined by the constituent entities in accordance with the plan of merger.

(3) If the surviving entity is a foreign entity that will be required to register to do business in this state immediately after the merger and it has not previously registered to do so or been assigned a registration to do so under s. 178.1009 , it shall so register.

(4) A merger takes effect at the effective date and time of the articles of merger.

History: 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 178.0101 — WI Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.0101
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Wisconsin Uniform Partnership Law.”

History: 2015 a. 295 .
Wis. Stat. § 19.03 — WI Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19.03
Security for costs; notice of action.
Status: in_force

(1) Every person commencing an action against any officer and sureties upon an official bond, except the obligee named therein, shall give security for costs by an undertaking as prescribed in s. 814.28 (3) , and a copy thereof shall be served upon the defendants at the time of the service of the summons. In all such actions if final judgment is rendered against the plaintiff the same may be entered against the plaintiff and the sureties to such undertaking for all the lawful costs and disbursements of the defendants in such action, by whatever court awarded.

(2) The plaintiff in any such action shall, within 10 days after the service of the summons therein, deliver a notice of the commencement of such action to the officer who has the legal custody of such official bond, who shall file the same in his or her office in connection with such bond.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 773 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 194.08 — WI Code / Chapter 194 / Section 194.08
Effect of this chapter on powers of department and municipalities.
Status: in_force

None of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to deprive the department or any municipality of any jurisdiction they now have or which may be conferred upon them over the public highways of the state, nor prevent the department or any municipality from suspending at any time the right of common motor carriers of property or of passengers, contract motor carriers or private motor carriers to operate motor vehicles over any public highway when necessary for the proper preservation or policing of the public highway.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (8) (a) ; 1993 a. 246 .
Wis. Stat. § 610.11 — WI Code / Chapter 610 / Section 610.11
Qualified insurers.
Status: in_force

No person may do an insurance business as defined in s. 618.02 (2) on the person’s own account in this state, either in person, or through agents or brokers, or through the mail or any other method of communication, except:

(1) An insurer authorized to do business in this state, within the limits of its certificate of authority; or

(2) An insurer doing business under s. 618.41 .

History: 1971 c. 260 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 779.88 — WI Code / Chapter 779 / Section 779.88
Prepaid maintenance lien.
Status: in_force

Except as provided under s. 779.87 (3) , a customer who makes a prepayment under a regulated prepaid maintenance agreement has a lien designated as a prepaid maintenance lien in the amount of the prepayment on all the proceeds contained in the escrow account, including all after acquired proceeds. This lien is preferred to all other liens, security interests and claims on such proceeds except other prepaid maintenance liens which attached at an earlier time.

History: 1977 c. 296 ; 1979 c. 32 ss. 57 , 92 (9) ; Stats. 1979 s. 779.88.
Wis. Stat. § 938.341 — WI Code / Chapter 938 / Section 938.341
Delinquency adjudication; restriction on firearm possession.
Status: in_force

Whenever a court adjudicates a juvenile delinquent for an act that if committed by an adult in this state would be a felony, the court shall inform the juvenile of the requirements and penalties under s. 941.29 .

History: 1995 a. 77 .
Wis. Stat. § 168.125 — WI Code / Chapter 168 / Section 168.125
Reports; payment.
Status: in_force

Persons who are liable for the fee under this subchapter shall state the number of gallons of petroleum products on which the fee is due and the amount of their liability for the fee in the reports under s. 78.12 (1) to (3) . The requirements for payment of the motor vehicle fuel tax under s. 78.12 (5) apply to the fee under this subchapter.

History: 1995 a. 27 ; 2013 a. 20 .