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Wis. Stat. § 704.50 — WI Code / Chapter 704 / Section 704.50
Disclosure duty; immunity for providing notice about the sex offender registry.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , a landlord or his or her agent has no duty to disclose to any person in connection with the rental of real property any information related to the fact that a particular person is required to register as a sex offender under s. 301.45 or any information about the sex offender registry under s. 301.45 .

(2) If, in connection with the rental of real property, a person requests of a landlord or his or her agent information related to whether a particular person is required to register as a sex offender under s. 301.45 or any other information about the sex offender registry under s. 301.45 , the landlord or agent has a duty to disclose such information, if the landlord or agent has actual knowledge of the information.

(3) Notwithstanding sub. (2) , the landlord or agent is immune from liability for any act or omission related to the disclosure of information under sub. (2) if the landlord or agent in a timely manner provides to the person requesting the information written notice that the person may obtain information about the sex offender registry and persons registered with the registry by contacting the department of corrections. The notice shall include the appropriate telephone number and Internet site of the department of corrections.

History: 1999 a. 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 813.29 — WI Code / Chapter 813 / Section 813.29
Distribution of property of absentee.
Status: in_force

The property remaining for distribution in accordance with s. 813.28 (2) (c) shall be distributed among those persons who would be entitled thereto under the laws of descent and distribution of this state had the absentee died intestate as of the date determined by the court in its final finding and decree; or in case the absentee leaves a document which, had the absentee died, would under the laws of this state be entitled to probate as the absentee’s will, the distribution shall be according to the terms of that document as of that date. The validity and effect of the distribution of said property shall be determined by the court administering the receivership and shall be final and binding upon all persons including the absentee.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 760, 780 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 813.29; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 285.13 — WI Code / Chapter 285 / Section 285.13
Air pollution control; department powers.
Status: in_force

The department may:

(1) Hold hearings relating to any aspect of the administration of this chapter and s. 299.15 and, in connection therewith, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence.

(2) Issue orders to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and s. 299.15 and enforce the same by all appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings.

(3) Secure necessary scientific, technical, administrative and operational services, including laboratory facilities, by contract or otherwise.

(4) Make a continuing study of the effects of the emission of air contaminants from motor vehicles on the quality of the outdoor atmosphere and make recommendations to appropriate public and private bodies with respect thereto.

(5) Advise, consult, contract and cooperate with other agencies of the state, local governments, industries, other states, interstate or interlocal agencies, and the federal government, and with interested persons or groups.

(6) Examine any records relating to emissions which cause or contribute to air contamination.

(7) Establish by rule, consistent with the federal clean air act, the amount of offsetting emissions reductions required under s. 285.63 (2) (a) .

History: 1995 a. 227 ss. 456 , 989 .
Wis. Stat. § 425.105 — WI Code / Chapter 425 / Section 425.105
Cure of default.
Status: in_force

(1) A merchant may not accelerate the maturity of a consumer credit transaction, commence any action except as provided in s. 425.205 (6) , or demand or take possession of collateral or goods subject to a consumer lease other than by accepting a voluntary surrender thereof (s. 425.204 ), unless the merchant believes the customer to be in default (s. 425.103 ), and then only upon the expiration of 15 days after a notice is given pursuant to s. 425.104 if the customer has the right to cure under this section.

(2) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (3m) , for 15 days after such notice is given, a customer may cure a default under a consumer credit transaction by tendering the amount of all unpaid installments due at the time of the tender, without acceleration, plus any unpaid delinquency or deferral charges, and by tendering performance necessary to cure any default other than nonpayment of amounts due. The act of curing a default restores to the customer the customer’s rights under the agreement as though no default had occurred.

(3) A right to cure shall not exist if the following occurred twice during the preceding 12 months:

(a) The customer was in default on the same transaction or open-end credit plan;

(b) The creditor gave the customer notice of the right to cure such previous default in accordance with s. 425.104 ; and

(c) The customer cured the previous default.

(3m) A right to cure shall not exist with respect to a default specified under s. 425.103 (2) (bm) .

(4) With respect to consumer credit transactions in which the creditor has a security interest in, and possession of, instruments or documents, as each is defined in s. 409.102 (1) , which threaten to decline speedily in value, this section does not restrict the creditor’s rights to dispose of such property pursuant to subch. VI of ch. 409 and the terms of the creditor’s security agreement.

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1975 c. 407 , 421 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 2001 a. 10 ; 2005 a. 110 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0501 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0501
Registered agent and registered office.
Status: in_force

(1m) Each corporation shall designate and continuously maintain a registered office and registered agent in this state. The designation of a registered agent is an affirmation of the fact by the corporation that the agent has consented to serve.

(2m) The registered office may, but need not, be the same as any of its places of business or activity. The registered office must be an actual physical location with a street address and not solely a post office box, mailbox service, or telephone answering services. The registered agent shall be any of the following:

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

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

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

(3m) A registered agent for a corporation must have an e-mail address and a place of business or activity in this state.

(4m) The only duties under this chapter of a registered agent that has complied with this chapter are the following:

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

(b) If the registered agent resigns, to provide the notice required by s. 181.0503 to the corporation at the address most recently supplied to the agent by the corporation.

(c) To keep current the information with respect to the agent in the articles of incorporation.

History: 1997 a. 79 ; 2001 a. 44 ; 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 169.33 — WI Code / Chapter 169 / Section 169.33
Licenses; applications; renewals; terminations.
Status: in_force

(1) Application. The application for a license under this chapter shall be on a form provided by the department or in a format approved by the department, and shall request the information required by the department. The department may not issue a license unless the applicant provides the information required.

(2) Eligibility requirements for minors.

(a) Each applicant for a license under this chapter who is less than 18 years of age shall have the application signed by a parent or guardian.

(b) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d) , an individual who applies for a license under this chapter shall be at least 14 years of age.

(c) An individual who applies for a captive wild animal farm license may be less than 14 years of age if the individual is a member of a 4-H club or a sporting club.

(d) An individual who applies for a bird dog training license or a hound dog training license shall be at least 10 years of age. If the applicant is under 12 years of age, the applicant is subject to the restrictions specified under s. 29.592 .

(3) Renewals.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , a person applying to renew a license issued under this chapter shall file an application with the department on or before the expiration date of the license.

(b) A person may apply for a renewal of a license issued under this chapter not more than 45 days after the license’s expiration date if the application is accompanied by the late fee specified under s. 169.31 (2) , in addition to any regular renewal fee.

(4) Incorrect information. No person may provide information that the person knows to be incorrect in order to obtain a license issued under this chapter to which the person is not entitled.

(4m) Incorrect records or reports. No person may fail to keep records or submit reports as required under this chapter.

(5) Expiration of license. A person holding a license issued under this section that expires or is revoked or suspended shall remove or cause to be removed from the land subject to the license any signs indicating that the land was so licensed within 45 days after the expiration, revocation, or suspension.

(6) Compliance. No person may violate any condition or limitation imposed by the department on a license issued under this chapter.

History: 2001 a. 56 ; 2009 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 463.18 — WI Code / Chapter 463 / Section 463.18
Violation of law relating to body art.
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully violates or obstructs the execution of any state statute or rule, county, city, or village ordinance or departmental order under this chapter and relating to the public health, for which no other penalty is prescribed, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.

History: 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 38.26 — WI Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38.26
Minority student participation and retention grants.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “minority student” means a student enrolled in a district school who is a minority group member, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (f) .

(2) The board shall annually notify each district board of those purposes for which grants may be awarded under this section. Grants may be awarded only for the purposes of assisting in:

(a) The creation or expansion of programs that provide counseling and tutoring services for minority students.

(b) Programs that demonstrate innovative approaches to increasing minority student placement and retention in technical education programs that have a high earning potential for their graduates.

(c) Providing internships to minority students enrolled in programs that prepare their graduates for admission to a teacher education program at an institution within the University of Wisconsin System.

(d) Programs that combine basic skills and occupational training as a means of expediting basic skills remediation and increasing retention of minority students.

(e) Programs that use community-based organizations to assist in the recruitment, training and retention of minority students.

(3)

(a) Any district board may apply to the board for a grant to accomplish the purposes identified by the board under sub. (2) .

(b) The board shall review the applications submitted under par. (a) according to procedures and criteria established by the board. The board shall notify the district board whether the district board’s application has been approved and, if approved, of the amount and the conditions of the grant to be awarded.

(c) Amounts awarded under par. (b) shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f) and may be paid to the district board in installments. Amounts awarded shall range from 25 percent to 75 percent of the total project cost. The board shall require the district board to provide the remaining percentage share of total project cost.

(4)

(a) Each district board receiving a grant under this section shall, by September 1 of the school year following receipt of the grant, file a report with the board. The report shall evaluate the district board’s performance in attaining the goals specified in the application submitted under sub. (3) .

(b) The board shall develop and implement an audit program to assess the effectiveness of the grants made under this section in accomplishing the intended goals.

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 800.07 — WI Code / Chapter 800 / Section 800.07
Discovery in municipal court.
Status: in_force

Neither party is entitled to pretrial discovery in any action in municipal court, including refusal hearings held by a municipal court under s. 343.305 (9) , except that if the defendant moves for pretrial discovery within 30 days after the initial appearance in person or by an attorney, the court may order that the defendant be allowed to inspect documents, including lists of names and addresses of witnesses, if available, and to test under s. 804.09 , under such conditions as the court prescribes, any devices used by the plaintiff to determine whether a violation has been committed. The defendant may move for pretrial discovery at any other time upon a showing of cause for that discovery.

History: 1977 c. 305 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 68 ; Stats. 1979 s. 800.07; 1987 a. 389 ; 2003 a. 199 ; 2009 a. 402 .
Wis. Stat. § 616.03 — WI Code / Chapter 616 / Section 616.03
Designation of a mutual insurer as a school benefit insurer.
Status: in_force

A mutual insurer engaged in no activities other than those specified in s. 616.06 may apply to the commissioner for designation as a school benefit insurer. If the commissioner finds that the insurer is engaged in no other activities, the commissioner shall declare it to be a school benefit insurer. As long as the insurer’s activities are thus restricted and it uses the term “school benefit” or its equivalent in its name, it is deemed to be operating under this subchapter, within the meaning of s. 601.31 (2) and shall have the tax exemptions under s. 616.10 .

History: 1979 c. 261 ; 1981 c. 314 s. 146 .
Wis. Stat. § 148.21 — WI Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148.21
Consideration of interests in addition to members’ interests.
Status: in_force

In discharging his or her duties to the medical society and in determining what he or she believes to be in the best interests of the medical society, a director or officer may, in addition to considering the effects of any action on members, consider the following:

(1) The effects of the action on employees, suppliers and customers of the medical society.

(2) The effects of the action on communities in which the medical society operates.

(3) Any other factors the director or officer considers pertinent.

History: 1987 a. 13 .
Wis. Stat. § 105.05 — WI Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105.05
Agent’s license.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may engage in the business of an employment agent for profit, or receive any fee, charge, commission or other compensation, directly or indirectly, for services as an employment agent, including modeling agencies which secure work for persons to act as live models or to model for photography, without first having obtained a license from the department and executing a bond under s. 105.06 (1) . No person whose fees or charges are paid directly by employers may engage in the business specified in s. 105.01 (1) (intro.) without registering under s. 105.06 (2) . The license constitutes permission from this state to operate as an employment agent for compensation. It is not transferable to or for the benefit of any person other than the licensee. A person licensed under this section shall not transact business as an employment agent at more than one office location or place of business without having first obtained from the department a separate license for each additional office in accordance with this chapter.

(2) If the department receives a complaint and determines that there is probable cause to believe that fraud, misrepresentation or deceit in violation of s. 105.02 were committed by a combination or conspiracy of a temporary help service and an employment agent, the department shall have the right of entry and audit under ss. 105.08 and 105.09 to such temporary help service with respect to such matter.

History: 1973 c. 226 ; 1989 a. 220 .
Wis. Stat. § 891.453 — WI Code / Chapter 891 / Section 891.453
Presumption of employment-connected disease; infectious disease.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Correctional officer” means any person employed by the state or by a county or a municipality as a guard or officer whose principal duties are the supervision and discipline of inmates.

(b) “Emergency medical service provider” means a person employed by the state or by a county or municipality and who is an emergency medical services practitioner under s. 256.01 (5) or an emergency medical responder under s. 256.01 (4p) .

(c) “Fire fighter” means a state, county, or municipal fire fighter who is covered under s. 891.45 and any person under s. 60.553 , 61.66 , or 62.13 (2e) whose duties as a fire fighter took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.

(d) “Law enforcement officer” means any person employed by the state or by a county or a municipality for the purpose of detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances, who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the laws or ordinances which he or she is employed to enforce. “Law enforcement officer” includes a person under s. 60.553 , 61.66 , or 62.13 (2e) whose duties as a police officer took up at least two-thirds of his or her working hours.

(2)

(a) In this subsection, “infectious disease” includes the human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, tuberculosis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, diphtheria, meningococcal meningitis, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome.

(b) In any proceeding involving the application by a correctional officer, an emergency medical service provider, a fire fighter, or a law enforcement officer or his or her beneficiary for disability or death benefits under s. 40.65 (2) or any pension or retirement system applicable to correctional officers, emergency medical service providers, fire fighters, or law enforcement officers, if a qualifying medical examination given prior to the time of his or her becoming a correctional officer, an emergency medical service provider, a fire fighter, or a law enforcement officer showed no evidence of an infectious disease, and if the disability or death is found to be caused by an infectious disease, the finding shall be presumptive evidence that the infectious disease was caused by the employment.

History: 2009 a. 284 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2017 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 645.57 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.57
Assessments.
Status: in_force

(1) Report to court. As soon as practicable but not more than 2 years from the date of an order of liquidation under s. 645.42 of an insurer issuing assessable policies, including an insurer organized under ch. 612 , the liquidator shall make a report to the court setting forth:

(a) The reasonable value of the assets of the insurer;

(b) The insurer’s probable total liabilities; and

(c) The probable aggregate amount of the assessment necessary to pay all claims of creditors and expenses in full, including expenses of administration and costs of collecting the assessment.

(2) Levy of assessment.

(a) Upon the basis of the report provided in sub. (1) , including any supplements and amendments thereto, the court may levy ex parte one or more assessments against all members of the insurer who are subject to assessment.

(b) Subject to any applicable legal limits on assessability, the aggregate assessment shall be for the amount that the sum of the probable liabilities, the expenses of administration and the estimated cost of collection of the assessment exceeds the value of existing assets, with due regard being given to assessments that cannot be collected economically.

(3) Order to show cause. After levy of assessment under sub. (2) , the court shall issue an order directing each member who has not paid the assessment pursuant to the order to show cause why the liquidator shall not have a judgment therefor. If a member of the insurer also appears to be indebted to the insurer apart from the assessment, the court, upon application of the liquidator, may also direct the member to show cause why the member should not pay the other indebtedness. Liability for such indebtedness shall be determined in the same manner and at the same time as the liability to pay the assessment.

(4) Notice. The liquidator shall give notice of the order to show cause by publication if so directed by the court and by first class mail to each member liable thereunder mailed at least 20 days before the return day of the order to show cause to the member’s last-known address as it appears on the records of the insurer.

(5) Orders and hearings.

(a) If a member does not appear and serve duly verified objections upon the liquidator upon the return day of the order to show cause under sub. (3) , the court shall make an order adjudging the member liable to the liquidator for the amount of the assessment against the member and other indebtedness, under sub. (3) , together with costs.

(b) If on such return day, the member appears and serves duly verified objections upon the liquidator, the court may hear and determine the matter or may appoint a referee to hear it and make such order as the facts warrant. Any order made by a referee under this paragraph shall have the same force and effect as if it were a judgment of the court, subject to review by the court upon application within 30 days.

(6) Collection. The liquidator may enforce any order or collect any judgment under sub. (5) by any lawful means.

History: 1973 c. 22 s. 12 ; 1979 c. 102 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 91.62 — WI Code / Chapter 91 / Section 91.62
Farmland preservation agreements; requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Contents. The department may not enter into a farmland preservation agreement unless the agreement does all of the following:

(a) Specifies a term of at least 10 years.

(b) Includes a correct legal description of the tract of land covered by the farmland preservation agreement.

(c) Includes provisions that restrict the tract of land to the following uses:

1. Agricultural uses and accessory uses.

2. Undeveloped natural resource and open space uses.

(2) Form. The department shall specify a form for farmland preservation agreements that complies with s. 59.43 (2m) .

(3) Effectiveness. A farmland preservation agreement takes effect when it is signed by all owners of the land covered by the farmland preservation agreement and by the department.

(4) Recording. The department shall provide a copy of a signed farmland preservation agreement to a person designated by the signing owners and shall promptly present the signed agreement to the register of deeds for the county in which the land is located for recording.

(5) Change of ownership. A farmland preservation agreement is binding on a person who purchases land during the term of a farmland preservation agreement that covers the land.

History: 2009 a. 28 ; 2023 a. 42 .