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Wis. Stat. § 843.14 — WI Code / Chapter 843 / Section 843.14
Judgment.
Status: in_force

(1) The judgment shall award the relief, legal or equitable, to which the plaintiff is entitled. Specifically, and without limitation, the defendant may be enjoined from remaining on the property, be required to remove structures or encroachments which interfere with plaintiff’s right to possession, or the sheriff may be ordered to abate structures or encroachments. If the plaintiff in the plaintiff’s complaint demanded the physical ouster of persons on the premises, and if the plaintiff proves the plaintiff’s right to immediate physical possession of the land, the judgment may provide that the plaintiff be given immediate physical possession.

(2) If the court determines that the defendant is entitled to purchase plaintiff’s property, it shall so adjudge, and the amount found as the value shall be paid within 30 days after entry of judgment. Upon payment, plaintiff’s interest in the property described shall vest in the defendant, and the judgment shall serve as the conveyance. If the amount is not paid in 30 days, plaintiff may have execution of the judgment in the plaintiff’s favor.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 843.14; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 68.10 — WI Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68.10
Administrative appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) From initial determination or decision on review.

(a) If the person aggrieved did not have a hearing substantially in compliance with s. 68.11 when the initial determination was made, the person may appeal under this section from the decision on review and shall follow the procedures set forth in ss. 68.08 and 68.09 .

(b) If the person aggrieved had a hearing substantially in compliance with s. 68.11 when the initial determination was made, the person may elect to follow the procedures provided in ss. 68.08 and 68.09 , but is not entitled to appeal under this section unless granted by the municipal authority. The person may, however, seek review under s. 68.13 .

(2) Time within which appeal may be taken under this section. Appeal from a decision on review under s. 68.09 shall be taken within 30 days of notice of such decision.

(3) How appeal may be taken. An appeal under this section may be taken by filing with or mailing to the office or person designated in the municipal authority’s decision on review, written notice of appeal.

History: 1975 c. 295 , 421 .
Wis. Stat. § 815.43 — WI Code / Chapter 815 / Section 815.43
Execution sale; redemption makes sale void.
Status: in_force

Upon redemption of any real estate sold on execution, the sale of the premises redeemed and the certificates of such sale, so far as they relate thereto, shall be null and void.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.43.
Wis. Stat. § 407.302 — WI Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.302
Through bills of lading and similar documents of title.
Status: in_force

(1) The issuer of a through bill of lading or other document of title embodying an undertaking to be performed in part by a person acting as its agent or by a performing carrier is liable to any person entitled to recover on the document for any breach by the other person or the performing carrier of its obligation under the document. However, to the extent that the bill covers an undertaking to be performed overseas or in territory not contiguous to the continental United States or an undertaking including matters other than transportation, this liability for breach by the other person or the performing carrier may be varied by agreement of the parties.

(2) If goods covered by a through bill of lading or other document of title embodying an undertaking to be performed in part by a person other than the issuer are received by that person, the person is subject, with respect to its own performance while the goods are in its possession, to the obligation of the issuer. The person’s obligation is discharged by delivery of the goods to another person pursuant to the document and does not include liability for breach by any other person or by the issuer.

(3) The issuer of a through bill of lading or other document of title described in sub. (1) is entitled to recover from the performing carrier, or other person in possession of the goods when the breach of the obligation under the document occurred, all of the following:

(a) The amount it may be required to pay to any person entitled to recover on the document for the breach, as may be evidenced by any receipt, judgment, or transcript of judgment.

(b) The amount of any expense reasonably incurred by the issuer in defending any action commenced by any person entitled to recover on the document for the breach.

History: 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.151 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.151
Lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants.
Status: in_force

From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ef) , the department shall:

(1m) Award the following grants under criteria that the department shall establish in rules promulgated under this subsection:

(a) To fund educational programs about the dangers of lead poisoning or lead exposure.

(b) To fund lead poisoning or lead exposure screening, care coordination and follow-up services, including lead investigations, to children under age 6 who are not covered by a 3rd-party payer.

(c) To fund administration or enforcement of responsibilities delegated under s. 254.152 .

(d) To fund other activities related to lead poisoning or lead exposure.

(e) To fund any combination of the purposes under pars. (a) to (d) .

(f) To develop and implement outreach and education programs for health care providers to inform them of the need for lead poisoning or lead exposure screening and of the requirements of this subchapter relating to lead poisoning or lead exposure.

(g) In each fiscal year, $175,000 to fund lead screening and outreach activities at a community-based human service agency that provides primary health care, health education and social services to low-income individuals in 1st class cities.

(2m) Award grants for residential lead hazard abatement and residential lead hazard reduction.

History: 1993 a. 450 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2007 a. 91 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2019 a. 9 ; 2021 a. 58 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.03 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.03
Definition of real property.
Status: in_force

(1) In chs. 70 to 76 , 78 , and 79 , “real property,” “real estate,” and “land” include not only the land itself but all buildings and improvements thereon, and all fixtures and rights and privileges appertaining thereto, except as provided in sub. (2) and except that for the purpose of time-share property, as defined in s. 707.02 (32) , real property does not include recurrent exclusive use and occupancy on a periodic basis or other rights, including, but not limited to, membership rights, vacation services, and club memberships.

(2) “Real property” and “real estate” do not include any permit or license required to place, operate, or maintain at a specific location one or more articles of personal property described under s. 70.04 (3) or any value associated with the permit or license.

History: 1979 c. 89 ; 1983 a. 432 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1993 a. 308 ; 1995 a. 225 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0433 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0433
Licenses for nonintoxicating beverages.
Status: in_force

(1) A town board, village board or common council may grant licenses to persons it considers proper for the sale of beverages containing less than 0.5 percent of alcohol by volume to be consumed on the premises where sold and to manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and distributors of these beverages. The fee for a license shall be not less than $5 nor more than $50, to be fixed by the board or council, except that where these beverages are sold for consumption off the premises the license fee shall be $5. The license shall be issued by the town, village or city clerk, shall designate the specific premises for which granted and shall expire the next June 30 after issuance. The full license fee shall be charged for the whole or a fraction of the year. No beverages described in this paragraph may be manufactured, sold at wholesale or retail or sold for consumption on the premises, or kept for sale at wholesale or retail or for consumption on the premises where sold, without a license issued under this paragraph.

(1m) If a place of business moves from the premises designated in the license to another location in the town, village or city within the license period, the licensee shall give notice of the change of location, and the license shall be amended accordingly without payment of an additional fee. A license is not transferable from one person to another.

(2) No license or permit may be granted to any person, unless to a domestic corporation or domestic limited liability company, not a resident of this state and of the town, village or city in which the license is applied for, nor, subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , to any person who has been convicted of a felony, unless the person has been restored to civil rights.

(3) A town board, village board or common council may by resolution or ordinance adopt reasonable and necessary regulations regarding the location of licensed premises, the conduct of the licensed premises, the sale of beverages containing less than 0.5 percent of alcohol by volume and the revocation of any license.

History: 1977 c. 125 ; 1981 c. 334 s. 25 (1) ; 1981 c. 380 , 391 ; 1993 a. 112 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 156 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0433; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 782.22 — WI Code / Chapter 782 / Section 782.22
Discharge if in custody under process.
Status: in_force

(1) If it appear that the prisoner is in custody by virtue of civil process of any court or issued by any officer in the course of judicial proceedings before the officer such prisoner can be discharged in the following cases only:

(a) Where the jurisdiction of such court or officer has been exceeded, either as to matter, place, law or person.

(b) Where, although the original imprisonment was lawful, yet by some act, omission or event which has taken place afterward the prisoner is entitled to be discharged.

(c) Where the process is void.

(d) When the process was issued in a case not allowed by law.

(e) Where the person having the custody of the prisoner is not empowered by law to detain the prisoner; or

(f) Where the process is not authorized by any judgment or order of any court nor by any provision of law.

(2) But no court or judge, on the return of such writ, shall inquire into the legality or justice of any judgment, order or execution specified in s. 782.21 .

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 59 , 92 (11) ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 782.22; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.26 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.26
Weatherization assistance.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding s. 16.54 (2) (a) , the department shall administer federal funds available to this state under the weatherization assistance for low-income persons program, as amended, 42 USC 6861 to 6873 . The department shall administer the funds in accordance with 42 USC 6861 to 6873 and regulations adopted under 42 USC 6861 or 6873 .

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 27 , 289 , 432 ; 2003 a. 33 s. 163 ; Stats. 2003 s. 16.26.
Wis. Stat. § 66.0117 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0117
Judgment against local governmental units.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Local governmental unit” means a city, village, town, county, school district, technical college district, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district.

(b) “Statement” means all of the following:

1. A certified transcript of a judgment.

2. A judgment creditor’s affidavit of the amount due on a judgment, of payments made on the judgment and that the judgment has not been appealed.

(2)

(a) If a final judgment for the payment of money is recovered against a local governmental unit, or an officer of the local governmental unit, when the judgment is to be paid by the local governmental unit, the judgment creditor may file a statement with the clerk of circuit court. The clerk of circuit court shall send a copy of the statement to the appropriate municipal clerk.

(b) If a statement is filed under par. (a) , the amount due, with costs and interest to the time when the money will be available for payment, shall be added to the next tax levy, and shall, when received, be paid to satisfy the judgment. If the judgment is appealed after filing the transcript with the clerk of circuit court, and before the tax is collected, the money shall not be collected on that levy. If the municipal clerk fails to include the proper amount in the first tax levy, he or she shall include it or the portion required to complete it in the next levy.

(3) In the case of school districts, town sanitary districts or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts a statement shall be filed with the clerk of the town, village or city in which the district or any part of it lies, and levy shall be made against the taxable property of the district.

(4) No process for the collection of a judgment shall issue until after the time when the money, if collected upon the first tax levy under sub. (2) (b) , is available for payment, and then only by leave of court upon motion.

(5) If by reason of dissolution or other cause, pending action, or after judgment, a statement cannot be filed with the clerk described in sub. (2) (a) or (3) , it shall be filed with the clerk or clerks whose duty it is to make up the tax roll for the property liable.

History: 1971 c. 154 ; 1975 c. 197 ; 1993 a. 399 ; 1995 a. 224 ; 1999 a. 150 ss. 29 , 255 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0117.
Wis. Stat. § 889.09 — WI Code / Chapter 889 / Section 889.09
Certification of nonfiling.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any officer to whom the legal custody of any document belongs shall certify, under his or her official seal if he or she shall have any, that the officer has made diligent examination in his or her office for the document, and that it cannot be found or that the document had not been filed or recorded in his or her office, the certificate shall be presumptive evidence of the fact so certified.

(2) The certificate of the legal custodian of the records of any public licensing officer, board or body that the custodian has made diligent examination of the files and records of the custodian’s office and that the custodian can find no record of a license issued to a named person or that none has been issued to such person, specifying the kind of license in question, shall be evidence that none has been issued.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 891.35 — WI Code / Chapter 891 / Section 891.35
Execution of official bond.
Status: in_force

In every action upon any official bond the original bond or a certified copy thereof shall be presumptive evidence of the due execution thereof by the officer and the officer’s sureties.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 92.17 — WI Code / Chapter 92 / Section 92.17
Shoreland management.
Status: in_force

(1) Guidelines ordinance. The guidelines for a shoreland management ordinance shall establish standards for activities related to the purpose of maintaining and improving surface water quality.

(2) Authority to enact ordinance.

(a) A city or village may enact a shoreland management ordinance.

(ag) A county may enact a shoreland management ordinance. A county shoreland management ordinance does not apply in any town that enacts an ordinance under par. (ar) .

(ar) A town may enact a shoreland management ordinance that is prepared under sub. (1) .

(b) If a county, city or village proposes to enact an ordinance based on the guidelines prepared under sub. (1) , or if a town proposes to enact a shoreland management ordinance, the county, city, village or town shall submit a draft of the ordinance to the department.

(c) The board shall review a draft of an ordinance submitted under par. (b) and make recommendations to the department.

(d) The department shall review and approve or disapprove a draft of an ordinance submitted under par. (b) .

(e) A county, city or village may enact an ordinance based on the guidelines prepared under sub. (1) only if the draft of the ordinance is approved by the department under par. (d) . A town may enact a shoreland management ordinance only if the draft of the ordinance is approved by the department under par. (d) .

(2m) Authority to enforce ordinance. A county may not enforce a shoreland management ordinance unless the county uses funds provided under s. 92.14 (3) for grants for the purposes under s. 92.14 (3) (b) . A city, village or town may not enforce a shoreland management ordinance unless the county in which the city, village or town is located uses funds provided under s. 92.14 (3) for grants for the purposes under s. 92.14 (3) (b) .

(2r) Department not to require enactment. The department may not require a county, city, village or town to enact an ordinance under this section as a condition of any other program administered by the department.

(4) Cooperation. The department shall consult with the governing bodies of counties, cities, villages and towns to secure voluntary uniformity of regulations, so far as practicable, shall identify low-cost practices and shall extend assistance to counties, cities, villages and towns under this section.

History: 1991 a. 309 ; 1993 a. 213 ; 1999 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 236.33 — WI Code / Chapter 236 / Section 236.33
Division of land into small parcels in cities of the first class prohibited; penalty.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to divide or subdivide and convey by deed or otherwise any lot in any recorded plat or any parcel or tract of unplatted land in any city of the first class so as to create a lot or parcel of land which does not have street or public highway frontage of at least 4 feet or an easement to a street or public highway of a minimum width of 4 feet but this section shall not apply to conveyances by tax deed or through the exercise of eminent domain or to such reductions in size or area as are caused by the taking of property for public purposes. This section shall not prohibit the dividing or subdividing of any lot or parcel of land in any such city where the divided or subdivided parts thereof which become joined in ownership with any other lot or parcel of land comply with the requirements of this section, if the remaining portion of such lot or parcel so divided or subdivided complies. Any person who shall make such conveyance or procure such a sale or act as agent in procuring such sale or conveyance shall be fined not less than $100 or more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both.
Wis. Stat. § 236.35 — WI Code / Chapter 236 / Section 236.35
Sale of lands abutting on private way outside corporate limits of municipality.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall sell any parcel of land of one acre or less in size, located outside the corporate limits of a municipality, if it abuts on a road which has not been accepted as a public road unless the seller informs the purchaser in writing of the fact that the road is not a public road and is not required to be maintained by the town or county.

(2) Any person violating this section may be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both.
Wis. Stat. § 703.35 — WI Code / Chapter 703 / Section 703.35
Termination of contracts and leases.
Status: in_force

If entered into before the officers elected by the unit owners under s. 703.10 take office, any management contract, employment contract, lease of recreational or parking areas or facilities, any contract or lease to which a declarant or any person affiliated with the declarant is a party and any contract or lease which is not bona fide or which was not commercially reasonable to unit owners when entered into under the circumstances then prevailing, may be terminated by the association or its executive board at any time without penalty upon not less than 90 days’ notice to the other party thereto. This section does not apply to any lease the termination of which would terminate the condominium.

History: 1977 c. 407 .
Wis. Stat. § 195.10 — WI Code / Chapter 195 / Section 195.10
Emergency rates.
Status: in_force

The office shall have power, when deemed by it necessary to prevent injury to the business or interests of the people or water carriers of this state in consequence of any emergency to be judged of by the office, to temporarily alter, amend, or, with the consent of the water carrier company concerned, suspend any existing passenger rates, freight rates, schedules and orders on any water carrier in this state. Such rates so made by the office shall apply on one or more of the water carriers in this state or any portion thereof as may be directed by the office, and shall take effect at such time and remain in force for such length of time as may be prescribed by the office.

History: 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1) ; 1993 a. 16 , 123 ; 2005 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 200.01 — WI Code / Chapter 200 / Section 200.01
Metropolitan sewerage districts, definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context requires otherwise, for the purposes of this subchapter, the following terms have the designated meanings:

(1) “Commission” means a metropolitan sewerage district commission.

(2) “Department” means the department of natural resources.

(3) “District” means a metropolitan sewerage district.

(4) “Municipality” means town, village, city or county.

History: 1971 c. 276 , 307 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 315 ; Stats. 1999 s. 200.01.
Wis. Stat. § 192.292 — WI Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.292
Trains obstructing highways.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to stop any railroad train, locomotive or car upon or across any highway or street crossing, outside of cities, or leave the same standing upon such crossing longer than 10 minutes, except in cases of accident; and any railroad company that shall violate this section shall be liable to a fine of not more than $500 or any officer of such company responsible for the violation shall be liable to imprisonment of not more than 15 days.

History: 2005 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.22 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.22
Indoor air quality.
Status: in_force

The department shall do all of the following:

(1) Investigate illness or disease outbreaks suspected of being caused by poor indoor air quality. The department shall promote or require control measures if indoor air quality is established to be the cause of illness or disease outbreaks.

(2) Assist local health departments in the adoption of regulations that establish standards for indoor air quality in public buildings to protect the occupants from adverse health effects due to exposure to chemical or biological contaminants.

(3) Provide training and technical support to local health departments for conducting indoor air quality testing and investigations.

(4) Assist the department of safety and professional services with the enforcement of s. 101.123 .

History: 1993 a. 27 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6331 , 9116 (5) ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 134.03 — WI Code / Chapter 134 / Section 134.03
Preventing pursuit of work.
Status: in_force

Any person who by threats, intimidation, force or coercion of any kind shall hinder or prevent any other person from engaging in or continuing in any lawful work or employment, either for himself or herself or as a wage worker, or who shall attempt to so hinder or prevent shall be punished by fine not exceeding $100 or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 6 months, or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit any person or persons off of the premises of such lawful work or employment from recommending, advising or persuading others by peaceful means to refrain from working at a place where a strike or lockout is in progress.

History: 1993 a. 482 .