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Wis. Stat. § 448.01 — WI Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(2) “Disease” means any pain, injury, deformity or physical or mental illness or departure from complete health or the proper condition of the human body or any of its parts.

(3) “International medical program” means any medical school, residency program, medical internship program, or other program that is approved by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates or provides individuals with a medical education or training outside the United States that is substantially similar to the training required to qualify to practice medicine and surgery in this state.

(5) “Physician” means an individual possessing the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy or an equivalent degree as determined by the medical examining board, and holding a license granted by the medical examining board. This subsection does not apply in s. 448.980 .

(9) “Practice of medicine and surgery” means:

(a) To examine into the fact, condition or cause of human health or disease, or to treat, operate, prescribe or advise for the same, by any means or instrumentality.

(b) To apply principles or techniques of medical sciences in the diagnosis or prevention of any of the conditions described in par. (a) and in sub. (2) .

(c) To penetrate, pierce or sever the tissues of a human being.

(d) To offer, undertake, attempt or do or hold oneself out in any manner as able to do any of the acts described in this subsection.

(9s) “Scene of an emergency” means an area not within the confines of a hospital or other institution which has hospital facilities or the office of a person licensed, certified or holding a compact privilege or limited permit under this chapter.

(10) “Treat the sick” means to examine into the fact, condition or cause of human health or disease, or to treat, operate, prescribe or advise for the same, or to undertake, offer, advertise, announce or hold out in any manner to do any of the aforementioned acts, for compensation, direct or indirect, or in the expectation thereof.

(12) “Warn” means to privately apprise the holder of a license, certificate, or compact privilege of the unprofessional nature of the holder’s conduct and admonish the holder that continued or repeated conduct of such nature may give the medical examining board or an attached affiliated credentialing board cause to reprimand the holder or to limit, suspend or revoke such license, certificate, or compact privilege.

History: 1975 c. 383 , 421 ; 1977 c. 418 ss. 845 , 846 , 929 (41) ; 1985 a. 146 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1989 a. 229 ; 1993 a. 105 , 107 ; 1995 a. 448 ; 1997 a. 67 , 175 ss. 16 to 26 , 40 , 41 ; 1999 a. 32 , 180 ; 2015 a. 116 ; 2017 a. 227 ; 2019 a. 49 s. 1 ; 2021 a. 23 ; 2023 a. 214 ; 2025 a. 76 .
Wis. Stat. § 422.411 — WI Code / Chapter 422 / Section 422.411
Attorney fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (2m) , with respect to a consumer credit transaction no term of a writing may provide for the payment by the customer of attorney fees.

(2) With respect to a consumer transaction in which credit is extended for the purpose of acquiring or refinancing the acquisition of residential real property, which is secured by a first lien or purchase money mortgage or equivalent security interest on such property, and on which the annual percentage rate disclosed pursuant to subch. III is 12 percent or less, the creditor may contract for the customer’s payment of reasonable attorney fees actually incurred by the creditor, but the customer shall be liable for such fees only to the extent:

(a) Such fees are payable to a licensed attorney who is not an employee of the creditor; and

(b) Such fees do not exceed 5 percent of the amount of the judgment entered against the customer, or $100 in the event no judgment is so entered and the dispute is settled prior to judgment.

(2m) A lender licensed under s. 138.09 may contract for the customer’s payment of reasonable attorney fees actually incurred by the licensed lender to foreclose a mortgage or equivalent security interest in residential real property, but the customer is liable for attorney fees only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) The fees are payable to a licensed attorney who is not an employee of the licensed lender.

(b) The fees do not exceed 5 percent of the amount of the judgment entered against the customer, or $100 in the event a judgment is not entered and the dispute is settled before judgment.

(3) Taking or arranging for the customer to sign an instrument in violation of this section is subject to s. 425.304 .

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1973 c. 3 ; 1993 a. 368 , 490 ; 1997 a. 302 .
Wis. Stat. § 751.07 — WI Code / Chapter 751 / Section 751.07
Writs.
Status: in_force

In addition to the writs under article VII, section 3 , of the constitution the supreme court may issue all writs necessary to enforce the administration of justice. One or more justices may issue writs in accordance with court rules or internal procedures.

History: 1977 c. 187 s. 76 ; Stats. 1977 s. 751.07; 1983 a. 192 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.308 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.308
Optional trailer fleet registration.
Status: in_force

(1) The owner of a fleet of 100 or more trailers, each having a gross weight of 4,500 pounds or less and used for hire or rental, may register the trailers for a 6-year period under this section.

(2) The registration of trailers under this section shall be valid for a 6-year period. Upon receipt of an application and the initial registration fees under sub. (3) , the department shall issue a registration plate for each trailer. The registration of trailers added to the fleet during the 6-year registration period shall expire on the expiration date of the original fleet registration. If trailers are removed from the fleet during the 6-year registration period, the fleet owner shall dispose of the plates in the manner prescribed by the department.

(3) The fleet owner shall pay an initial annual registration fee for each trailer registered under this section and an additional annual fee for each trailer each subsequent year of the 6-year registration period. If the annual registration fee for a trailer is not paid when due, the department shall suspend the registration as provided in s. 341.63 . Any fee imposed under this subsection shall be the same fee as prescribed in s. 341.25 (1) (gd) or (ge) .

History: 1987 a. 212 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1997 a. 35 ; 1999 a. 80 ; 2025 a. 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 403.413 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.413
Obligation of acceptor.
Status: in_force

(1) The acceptor of a draft is obliged to pay the draft according to its terms at the time that it was accepted, even though the acceptance states that the draft is payable “as originally drawn” or equivalent terms, if the acceptance varies the terms of the draft, according to the terms of the draft as varied, or if the acceptance is of a draft that is an incomplete instrument, according to its terms when completed, to the extent stated in ss. 403.115 and 403.407 . The obligation is owed to a person entitled to enforce the draft or to the drawer or an endorser who paid the draft under s. 403.414 or 403.415 .

(2) If the certification of a check or other acceptance of a draft states the amount certified or accepted, the obligation of the acceptor is that amount. If the certification or acceptance does not state an amount, the amount of the instrument is subsequently raised, and the instrument is then negotiated to a holder in due course, the obligation of the acceptor is the amount of the instrument at the time that it was taken by the holder in due course.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 75.04 — WI Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75.04
Redemption receipt and entries.
Status: in_force

Upon the redemption of any lands subject to a tax certificate by payment to the county treasurer, the treasurer shall execute to the person so redeeming a receipt specifying the land redeemed and the amount of the redemption money paid on each parcel separately. The treasurer shall enter on the tax certificate the information required under s. 74.57 (4) (d) .

History: 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 350.106 — WI Code / Chapter 350 / Section 350.106
Report arrest to department.
Status: in_force

If a law enforcement officer arrests a person for a violation of the intoxicated snowmobiling law or the refusal law, the law enforcement officer shall notify the department of the arrest as soon as practicable.

History: 1987 a. 399 .
Wis. Stat. § 174.05 — WI Code / Chapter 174 / Section 174.05
Dog license tax.
Status: in_force

(1) Requirement. Except as provided in s. 174.054 , the owner of a dog more than 5 months of age on January 1 of any year, or 5 months of age within the license year, shall annually, or on or before the date the dog becomes 5 months of age, pay the dog license tax and obtain a license.

(2) Tax. The minimum dog license tax is $3 for a neutered male dog or spayed female dog, upon presentation of evidence that the dog is neutered or spayed, and $8 for an unneutered male dog or unspayed female dog, or one-half of these amounts if the dog became 5 months of age after July 1 of the license year.

(3) Additional tax. The governing body of any county may by a majority vote of the members present at any regular meeting raise the minimum dog license tax on dogs within its jurisdiction and the governing body of any town, village or city may by resolution raise the minimum dog license tax on dogs within its jurisdiction. If the governing body of any county, town, village or city increases the minimum tax, it shall provide that the tax for unneutered male dogs and unspayed female dogs is greater than the tax for neutered male dogs and spayed female dogs. The additional tax may not exceed the total cost of all dog licensing, regulating and impounding activities for the previous year, less any refunds which may be received under s. 174.09 (2) , and shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other dog license taxes.

(4) License year. The license year commences on January 1 and ends on the following December 31.

(5) Late fees. The collecting official shall assess and collect a late fee of $5 from every owner of a dog 5 months of age or over, if the owner failed to obtain a license prior to April 1 of each year, or within 30 days of acquiring ownership of a licensable dog or if the owner failed to obtain a license on or before the dog reached licensable age. All late fees received or collected shall be paid into the local treasury as revenue of the town, village or city in which the license was issued. The governing body of any county, town, village or city may, when setting the amount of the tax, provide that any person purchasing a dog license for a dog 5 months of age or over after April 1 shall pay an additional late fee.

History: 1979 c. 289 ; 1983 a. 451 ; 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 83.06 — WI Code / Chapter 83 / Section 83.06
Maintenance of county aid highways.
Status: in_force

All streets and highways improved with county aid under this chapter shall be maintained by the towns, cities and villages in which they lie but this provision shall not diminish or otherwise affect the duty of the county with respect to any street or highway which is a portion of the county trunk highway system, nor the powers of the county conferred by s. 83.03 (1) and (2) or s. 83.035 .
Wis. Stat. § 121.137 — WI Code / Chapter 121 / Section 121.137
First class city school levy aid.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Board” has the meaning given in s. 119.02 (1) .

(b) “City” has the meaning given in s. 119.02 (2) .

(2) Annually, the department shall calculate the amount of the state aid reduction under s. 121.08 (4) (b) 2. in the current school year and shall notify the board, in writing, of the result.

(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ac) , annually the department shall pay the amount calculated under sub. (2) to the city in installments according to the schedule used by the board for the distribution of state aid under s. 121.15 (1) or (1g) . The city shall pay an amount equal to the amount received under this subsection to the board.

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 404.209 — WI Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.209
Encoding and retention warranties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who encodes information on or with respect to an item after issue warrants to any subsequent collecting bank and to the payer bank or other payer that the information is correctly encoded. If the customer of a depositary bank encodes, that bank also makes the warranty.

(2) A person who undertakes to retain an item pursuant to an agreement for electronic presentment warrants to any subsequent collecting bank and to the payer bank or other payer that retention and presentment of the item comply with the agreement. If a customer of a depositary bank undertakes to retain an item, that bank also makes this warranty.

(3) A person to whom warranties are made under this section and who took the item in good faith may recover from the warrantor as damages for breach of warranty an amount equal to the loss suffered as a result of the breach, plus expenses and loss of interest incurred as a result of the breach.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 134.36 — WI Code / Chapter 134 / Section 134.36
Telegraph; divulging message; preference in sending, etc.
Status: in_force

Any officer or other person connected with, or in the business or management of, any telegraph company doing business in this state who shall divulge or communicate any telegraph message or dispatch or the substance or any part thereof, except to the person entitled to receive the same, or who shall give unlawful preference in the sending, transmitting or receiving of telegraph messages or dispatches, or shall willfully fail or neglect to give preference to dispatches or messages in the order of time in which applications are received shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year or by fine not exceeding $500.
Wis. Stat. § 410.402 — WI Code / Chapter 410 / Section 410.402
Obligation of sender to pay receiving bank.
Status: in_force

(1) This section is subject to ss. 410.205 and 410.207 .

(2) With respect to a payment order issued to the beneficiary’s bank, acceptance of the order by the bank obliges the sender to pay the bank the amount of the order, but payment is not due until the payment date of the order.

(3) This subsection is subject to sub. (5) and to s. 410.303 . With respect to a payment order issued to a receiving bank other than the beneficiary’s bank, acceptance of the order by the receiving bank obliges the sender to pay the bank the amount of the sender’s order. Payment by the sender is not due until the execution date of the sender’s order. The obligation of that sender to pay its payment order is excused if the funds transfer is not completed by acceptance by the beneficiary’s bank of a payment order instructing payment to the beneficiary of that sender’s payment order.

(4) If the sender of a payment order pays the order and was not obliged to pay all or part of the amount paid, the bank receiving payment is obliged to refund payment to the extent the sender was not obliged to pay. Except as provided in ss. 410.204 and 410.304 , interest is payable on the refundable amount from the date of payment.

(5) If a funds transfer is not completed as stated in sub. (3) and an intermediary bank is obliged to refund payment as stated in sub. (4) but is unable to do so because not permitted by applicable law or because the bank suspends payments, a sender in the funds transfer that executed a payment order in compliance with an instruction, as stated in s. 410.302 (1) (a) , to route the funds transfer through that intermediary bank is entitled to receive or retain payment from the sender of the payment order that it accepted. The first sender in the funds transfer that issued an instruction requiring routing through that intermediary bank is subrogated to the right of the bank that paid the intermediary bank to refund as stated in sub. (4) .

(6) The right of the sender of a payment order to be excused from the obligation to pay the order as stated in sub. (3) or to receive refund under sub. (4) may not be varied by agreement.

History: 1991 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 458.03 — WI Code / Chapter 458 / Section 458.03
General duties and powers of department and board.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the other duties and powers of the department under this chapter, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Grant and issue certificates to appraisers.

(b) Subject to the procedure under s. 458.05 , promulgate rules establishing criteria for the approval of educational and continuing educational programs and courses of study for appraisers and establishing criteria for the approval of the courses required under ss. 458.06 (2) (d) and 458.08 (2) (d) .

(c) Submit to the board a copy of any legislation proposed by the department relating to appraisers or appraisal management companies or to the board, prior to introduction in the legislature.

(d) Transmit the annual registry fees paid to the department under s. 458.21 to the federal financial institutions examination council or its successor agency.

(dm) Transmit the annual registry fees paid to the department under s. 458.365 to the federal financial institutions examination council or its successor agency.

(e) Promulgate rules specifying the types of real estate that may be appraised by licensed appraisers.

(f) Promulgate rules specifying the manner in which certified appraisers and licensed appraisers shall place their titles, as described in s. 458.055 , and certificate numbers on appraisal reports and written appraisal agreements.

(2) The department may prepare letters and bulletins and conduct clinics disseminating information to appraisers and appraisal management companies.

(3) In addition to the other duties and powers of the board under this chapter, the board shall do all of the following:

(a) Advise the secretary on matters relating to appraisers or appraisal management companies or to the board.

(b) At least once each year, transmit to the appraisal subcommittee a roster listing the names and addresses of certified appraisers and licensed appraisers.

(c) Transmit reports to the appraisal subcommittee on a timely basis of supervisory activities involving appraisal management companies or other 3rd-party providers of appraisals and appraisal management services, as defined in s. 458.31 (2) , including investigations initiated and disciplinary actions taken.

(4) The board does not have rule-making authority.

History: 1989 a. 340 ; 1991 a. 39 , 78 ; 1993 a. 3 ; 1997 a. 225 ; 2017 a. 113 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.341 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.341
Bank’s rights and duties with respect to deposit account.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in s. 409.340 (3) , and unless the bank otherwise agrees in an authenticated record, a bank’s rights and duties with respect to a deposit account maintained with the bank are not terminated, suspended, or modified by:

(1) The creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the deposit account;

(2) The bank’s knowledge of the security interest; or

(3) The bank’s receipt of instructions from the secured party.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 100.22 — WI Code / Chapter 100 / Section 100.22
Discrimination in purchase of milk prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) Prohibition. Except as provided in sub. (1m) , no person engaged in the business of buying milk from producers for the purpose of manufacture, processing or resale may discriminate between producers in the price paid for milk or in services furnished in connection with the purchase of milk if the discrimination injures producers or injures, destroys or prevents competition between competing purchasers of milk.

(1m) Milk pricing. A person engaged in the business of buying milk from producers for the purpose of manufacture, processing or resale may pay producers different prices for the purchase of milk based on differences in milk quality, if all of the following apply:

(a) Before making any payments to producers, the person engaged in the business of buying milk from producers establishes a payment method based on differences in milk quality determined by an actual measured difference in bacteria count, somatic cell count, enzyme level or drug residue findings in the milk.

(b) Before making any payments to producers, the person engaged in the business of buying milk from producers announces, and offers to make payments in accordance with, the payment method established under par. (a) to all producers from whom the person buys milk.

(c) The person engaged in the business of buying milk from producers makes payments to all milk producers from whom the person purchases milk in accordance with the payment method established under par. (a) .

(d) The payment method established under par. (a) is not part of any other method used to discriminate between producers in the price paid for milk or in services furnished in connection with the purchase of milk.

(2) Contracts void. A contract in violation of this section or a special order issued under this section is void.

(3) Justification defense. It is a defense to a prosecution for violation of this section or a special order issued under this section to prove that the discrimination in price or services was done in good faith to meet competition or was commensurate with an actual difference in the quantity of or transportation charges or marketing expenses for the milk purchased.

(4) Enforcement.

(a) The department may, after hearing, issue a special order enjoining violations of this section.

(b) The department may, without alleging or proving that no other adequate remedy at law exists, bring an action to enjoin violations of this section or a special order issued under this section in the circuit court for the county where the alleged violation occurred.

(5) Penalties.

(a) A person who violates this section shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $2,500.

(b) A person who violates a special order issued under this section shall forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $5,000.

History: 1981 c. 124 ; 1991 a. 269 .
Wis. Stat. § 137.15 — WI Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.15
Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.

(2) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.

(3) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies that requirement in that law.

(4) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies that requirement in that law.

History: 2003 a. 294 .
Wis. Stat. § 95.235 — WI Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.235
Sale of certain painted utensils.
Status: in_force

Any person who sells, for the purpose of feeding livestock, any utensil painted with a substance having a toxic effect upon livestock when taken orally shall be punished under s. 95.99 (1) .

History: 1975 c. 41 ; 1979 c. 129 s. 15 ; 1981 c. 66 s. 8 .