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Wis. Stat. § 13.14 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.14
Miscellaneous expenses.
Status: in_force

(2) Floral pieces. The senate and assembly may procure floral pieces for deceased or ill members of the legislature and state officers who, in the judgment of the presiding officer and chief clerk, have been identified with the legislative process. Such expenses shall be by voucher, signed by the presiding officer or chief clerk of the respective house, and shall be drawn on the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) .

(3) Travel; legislative personnel. The actual and necessary expenses of legislative policy research personnel, assistants to legislators, and research staff assigned to legislative committees incident to attending meetings outside the state capital shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) .

History: 1975 c. 39 ss. 9 , 734 ; 1977 c. 272 s. 98 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (33) ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2001 a. 19 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2005 a. 25 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.66 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.66
Compliance and penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1r) , every builder, designer, and owner shall use building materials, methods, and equipment which are in conformance with the one- and 2-family dwelling code.

(1m)

(a) No person may use in a one- or 2-family dwelling load-bearing dimension lumber that has not been tested and approved for conformance as required by the department unless the lumber is approved for use under par. (c) and one of the following applies:

1. The lumber has been milled at the request of the person owning the lumber for use in the construction of the dwelling, and the dwelling will be inhabited by the person owning the lumber.

2. The person milling the lumber sells the lumber directly to a person who will inhabit the dwelling or to a person acting on his or her behalf and for whom a building permit has been issued for the dwelling.

(b) The lumber shall be milled so that it meets or exceeds the requirements of the one- and 2-family dwelling code. The person milling the lumber shall provide to the person receiving the lumber a written certification that the lumber meets or exceeds these requirements. The department shall design and provide forms for this purpose.

(bn) A person may not provide a written certification under par. (b) unless the person has been issued a certificate of accomplishment evidencing certification or recertification under the lumber grading training program under s. 36.25 (48) and the person has received the certificate within the 5 years before providing the written certification. The person shall attach to the written certification a copy of his or her certificate of accomplishment.

(c) Upon receipt of a copy of the certification required under par. (b) an inspector who is certified under sub. (2) may either authorize the use of the lumber, reject the use of the lumber, or authorize its use subject to more restrictive construction requirements, including requirements as to size, spacing, length of spans, and design.

(1r) A builder, designer, or owner is not required to comply with those requirements of the one- and 2-family dwelling code for which a waiver is issued under s. 101.648 .

(2) All inspections shall be by persons certified by the department.

(3) Whoever violates this subchapter shall forfeit to the state not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each violation. Each day that such violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

History: 1975 c. 404 ; 2007 a. 208 ; 2009 a. 180 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 345.422 — WI Code / Chapter 345 / Section 345.422
No guardian ad litem.
Status: in_force

No guardian ad litem need be appointed for any defendant.

History: 1971 c. 278 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.1122 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.1122
Plan of merger.
Status: in_force

(1) A plan of merger must be in a record and contain all of the following:

(a) As to each constituent entity, its name, type of entity, and governing law.

(b) The terms and conditions of the merger.

(c) The manner and basis of converting the interests in each constituent entity into interests, securities, or obligations of the surviving entity, rights to acquire such interests or securities, money, other property, or any combination of the foregoing.

(d) If the surviving entity preexists the merger, any proposed amendments to its organizational documents that are to be in a record immediately after the merger becomes effective.

(e) If the surviving entity is to be created in the merger, any of its organizational documents that are to be in a record immediately after the merger becomes effective.

(f) Any other matters required under the governing law of any constituent entity.

(2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1) , a plan of merger may contain any other provision relating to the merger and not prohibited by law.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 18.822 — WI Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18.822
Debt requirements.
Status: in_force

The authorizing resolution for an obligation under this subchapter shall require that all of the following conditions be met:

(1) The terms of the obligation are structured to encourage ownership by as many individuals as possible.

(2) The evidences of the obligation are issued in denominations of not more than $1,000.

History: 1989 a. 46 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.815 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.815
Enlargement of time in a paternity proceeding.
Status: in_force

The time for service of summons and petition under s. 801.02 (1) in a paternity proceeding may be extended as provided in either sub. (1) or (2) :

(1) Good cause. Upon the petitioner’s demonstration of good cause, the court may without notice order one additional 60-day extension for service of the summons and petition.

(2) Reasonable grounds; due diligence. The time for service may be extended until the date the summons and petition are actually served, if both of the following apply:

(a) There are reasonable grounds to believe that before the time for service under s. 801.02 (1) or sub. (1) expired the respondent knew that the mother was pregnant and that the respondent may be the father.

(b) Due diligence was exercised in attempting to serve the respondent, before he was actually served.

History: 1983 a. 447 ; 2005 a. 443 ss. 191 , 246 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.815.
Wis. Stat. § 35.89 — WI Code / Chapter 35 / Section 35.89
Lists of distributees in counties.
Status: in_force

Each county clerk shall transmit to the department a list of the officers in the county entitled to distribution of public printing from its office.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 622.09 — WI Code / Chapter 622 / Section 622.09
Own risk and solvency assessment summary report.
Status: in_force

(1) Filing with the commissioner. An insurer must file with the commissioner a summary report or any combination of reports that together contain the information described in the guidance manual applicable to the insurer and, if applicable, the insurance holding company system of which the insurer is a member as follows:

(a) Within 45 days after the date on which the final summary report is provided to the insurer’s board of directors or the appropriate committee of that board, but no more than once each year if either of the following applies:

1. The insurer is domiciled in Wisconsin and is not a member of an insurance holding company system.

2. The insurer is a member of an insurance holding company system and the commissioner is the lead state commissioner.

(b) Within 45 days after the date on which the final summary report is filed with the commissioner of the insurer’s lead state if all of the following apply:

1. The insurer is domiciled in Wisconsin.

2. The insurer is a member of an insurance holding company system for which the commissioner is not the lead state commissioner.

(2) Attestation. The summary report shall include the signature of the insurer’s, or insurance holding company system’s, chief risk officer or other executive having responsibility for the oversight of the insurer’s enterprise risk management process attesting to the best of his or her belief and knowledge that the insurer applies the enterprise risk management process described in the summary report and that a copy of the summary report has been provided to the insurer’s board of directors or the appropriate committee of that board.

(3) Alternate filing. An insurer may satisfy sub. (1) by providing the most recent summary report provided by the insurer or another member of the insurance holding company system of which the insurer is a member to the commissioner of another state or to a supervisor or regulator of a jurisdiction not located in the United States or any of its territories, if that summary report provides information that is substantially comparable to the information described in the guidance manual. Any such summary report in a language other than English must be accompanied by a translation of that summary report into English.

History: 2013 a. 279 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.3615 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.3615
Head start supplement.
Status: in_force

From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (eh) , the state superintendent shall distribute funds to agencies determined by the state superintendent to be eligible for designation as head start agencies under 42 USC 9836 to provide comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families. The state superintendent shall distribute the funds in a manner consistent with 42 USC 9831 to 9852 except that there is no matching fund requirement. The state superintendent shall give preference in funding under this section to agencies that are receiving federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 and to agencies that operate full-time or early head start programs. Funds distributed under this section may be used to match available federal funds under 42 USC 9831 to 9852 only if the funds are used to secure additional federal funds for the purposes under this section.

History: 1989 a. 122 ss. 53c to 53e ; 1991 a. 39 , 269 s. 614g ; Stats. 1991 s. 115.3615; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2005 a. 25 .
Wis. Stat. § 758.02 — WI Code / Chapter 758 / Section 758.02
Exchanges.
Status: in_force

The state law librarian may effect exchanges of official documents listed in s. 35.84 with law libraries of other states and foreign governments.

History: 1985 a. 29 .
Wis. Stat. § 788.01 — WI Code / Chapter 788 / Section 788.01
Arbitration clauses in contracts enforceable.
Status: in_force

A provision in any written contract to settle by arbitration a controversy thereafter arising out of the contract, or out of the refusal to perform the whole or any part of the contract, or an agreement in writing between 2 or more persons to submit to arbitration any controversy existing between them at the time of the agreement to submit, shall be valid, irrevocable and enforceable except upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract. This chapter shall not apply to contracts between employers and employees, or between employers and associations of employees, except as provided in s. 111.10 , nor to agreements to arbitrate disputes under s. 292.63 (6s) or 230.44 (4) (bm) .

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 64 ; Stats. 1979 s. 788.01; 1993 a. 16 ; 1997 a. 237 , 254 ; 2001 a. 38 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 863.19 — WI Code / Chapter 863 / Section 863.19
§ 863.19. Valuation used in distribution of estate assets.
Status: in_force

If a general bequest of estate assets, including a pecuniary bequest, in a dollar amount fixed by formula or otherwise is satisfied by a distribution in kind, the distribution shall be made at current fair market values unless the will expressly provides that another value may be used. If the will requires or permits a different value to be used, all assets available for distribution, including cash, shall unless otherwise expressly provided be so distributed that the assets, including cash, distributed in satisfaction of the bequest will be fairly representative of the net appreciation or depreciation in the value of the available property on the dates of distribution. A provision in a will that the personal representative may fix values for the purpose of distribution does not of itself constitute authorization to fix a value other than current fair market value.
Wis. Stat. § 39.44 — WI Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39.44
Minority undergraduate grants.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) In this section “minority undergraduate” means an undergraduate student who:

1. Is a Black American.

2. Is an American Indian.

3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (d) .

4. Is a person who is admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, and who either is a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia.

(b) There is established, to be administered by the board, the minority undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in private, nonprofit higher educational institutions in this state or in technical colleges in this state.

(2) Funds for the grants under this section shall be distributed from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fg) , with 50 percent distributed to the eligible private institutions and 50 percent distributed to the eligible technical colleges. The board shall audit the enrollment statistics annually.

(3) An institution or school receiving funds under sub. (2) shall:

(a) Award grants to eligible students on the basis of financial need.

(b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that such funds do not replace institutional grants to the recipients.

(c) Annually report to the board the number of awards made, the amount of each award, the minority status of each recipient, other financial aid awards made to each recipient and the total amount of financial aid made available to the eligible students.

(4) The board shall notify an institution or school receiving funds under sub. (2) if a student’s name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b) . An institution or school may not award a grant under this section to a student if it receives a notification under this subsection concerning that student, unless the student provides to the institution or school a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a) .

(5) By November 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the board shall report to the department of administration on the effectiveness of the program under this section.

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1993 a. 399 ; 1995 a. 27 , 404 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.07 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.07
Prohibiting requiring property insurance in excess of replacement value.
Status: in_force

A lender may not require a borrower, as a condition of receiving or maintaining a loan secured by real property, to insure the property against risks to improvements on the real property in an amount that exceeds the replacement value or market value of the improvements, whichever is greater.

History: 2007 a. 170 .
Wis. Stat. § 148.02 — WI Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148.02
County societies.
Status: in_force

(1) The physicians and surgeons, not less than 5 in number, of the several counties, except those counties where a county medical society already exists, may meet at such time and place at the county seat as a majority agree upon and organize a county medical society. When so organized, a county medical society:

(a) Shall be a body corporate by the name of the medical society of the county for which it is organized.

(b) Shall have the general powers of a corporation.

(c) May take, by purchase or gift, and hold real and personal property.

(1m) All County medical societies organized prior to June 7, 1878, shall have the powers and privileges conferred by this chapter.

(2) Physicians and surgeons who have received a license from the medical examining board shall be entitled to meet to organize or become members of the county medical society.

(3) If there is not a sufficient number of physicians and surgeons in any county to form a county medical society they may associate with those of adjoining counties, and the physicians and surgeons of not more than 15 adjoining counties may organize a county medical society under this chapter, meeting at such time and place as a majority agree upon.

(4) A county medical society may from time to time adopt, alter and enforce constitution, bylaws and regulations for the admission and expulsion of members, election of officers, and management, not inconsistent with the constitution, bylaws and regulations of the state society.

History: 1971 c. 164 s. 91 ; 1987 a. 13 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1504 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1504
Amended certificate of authority.
Status: in_force

(1) When required. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall obtain an amended certificate of authority from the department if the foreign corporation changes any of the following:

(a) Its corporate name or the fictitious name under which it has been issued a certificate of authority.

(b) Its date of incorporation or the period of its duration.

(c) The state or country of its incorporation.

(2) Filing and authentication requirements. The requirements of s. 181.1503 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section, except that a foreign corporation is not required to deliver a certificate of status with an application solely to change a fictitious name.

History: 1997 a. 79 ; 2001 a. 44 .
Wis. Stat. § 563.285 — WI Code / Chapter 563 / Section 563.285
Supplier’s license and delinquent taxes or unemployment insurance contributions.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license, or revoke a license already issued, if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent taxes. An applicant for whom a license is not issued or renewed, or a licensee whose license is revoked, under this section for delinquent taxes is entitled to a notice under s. 73.0301 (2) (b) 1. b. and a hearing under s. 73.0301 (5) (a) but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.

(1m) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license, or revoke a license already issued, if the department of workforce development certifies under s. 108.227 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions. An applicant for whom a license is not issued or renewed, or a licensee whose license is revoked, under this section for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions is entitled to a notice under s. 108.227 (2) (b) 1. b. and a hearing under s. 108.227 (5) (a) but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.

(2)

(a) If a licensee or an applicant for any license is an individual, the department shall disclose his or her social security number to the department of revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce development for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227 .

(b) If a licensee or an applicant for any license is not an individual, the department shall disclose the person’s federal employer identification number to the department of revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301 and to the department of workforce development for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227 .

History: 1997 a. 237 ; 2013 a. 36 .
Wis. Stat. § 447.12 — WI Code / Chapter 447 / Section 447.12
County and district dental societies.
Status: in_force

(1) The dentists of any county who are licensed to practice dentistry under this subchapter, provided there are at least 5 in the county, may organize a county dental society as a component of the Wisconsin Dental Association. When so organized it shall be a body corporate, and shall be designated as the dental society of the county, and shall have the general powers of a corporation and may take by purchase or gift and hold real and personal property. County dental societies now existing are continued with the powers and privileges conferred by this subchapter. A county or district dental society that was in existence but unincorporated on September 29, 1963, is not required to incorporate unless that is the express wish of the majority of its members.

(2) Persons who hold the degree of doctor of dental surgery, or its equivalent, and any other persons who have been licensed by the examining board to practice dentistry in this state, shall be eligible to meet for the organization of or to become members of a county dental society.

(3) If there are not a sufficient number of dentists in a given county to form a dental society under sub. (1) , those residing in the county may unite with those of adjoining counties and organize a multicounty or district dental society as a component of the Wisconsin Dental Association. The organizational meeting shall be held at the time and place agreed upon in writing by a majority of those eligible to belong.

(4) A county or district dental society may adopt, alter and enforce articles and bylaws, or a constitution and bylaws for the admission and expulsion of members, the election of officers and the management of its affairs, but no instrument or action on the part of the society is valid if it is inconsistent with the articles, bylaws or policies of the Wisconsin Dental Association, or if it violates the autonomy of any other component of the Wisconsin Dental Association. Any county or district dental society which incorporates after September 29, 1963, shall file its articles as provided in ch. 181 .

History: 1989 a. 349 ; 2023 a. 88 .
Wis. Stat. § 427.101 — WI Code / Chapter 427 / Section 427.101
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as Wisconsin consumer act — debt collection.

History: 1971 c. 239 .
Wis. Stat. § 812.30 — WI Code / Chapter 812 / Section 812.30
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Business day” has the meaning given in s. 421.301 (6) .

(2) “Court” includes a circuit court commissioner assigned to preside at a proceeding under this subchapter.

(3) “Creditor” means a person who has a claim against a debtor.

(4) “Debtor” means the person whose earnings are subject to the garnishment and who is either the judgment debtor or the judgment debtor’s spouse whose earnings are marital property.

(5) “Dependent” means the debtor’s spouse if living in the debtor’s household and any other individual whom the debtor is legally required to support and to whom the debtor provides substantial support or maintenance.

(6) “Disposable earnings” means that part of the earnings of the debtor remaining after deducting social security taxes and federal and state income taxes listed on the person’s wage statement.

(7) “Earnings” means compensation paid or payable by the garnishee for personal services, whether designated as wages, salary, commission, bonus or otherwise, and includes periodic payments under a pension or retirement program.

(8) “Household income” means the disposable earnings of the debtor and dependents during any month in which the garnishment is in effect, plus unearned income received by the debtor and dependents in that month, less any of the debtor’s earnings assigned by court order under ch. 767 .

(9) “Need-based public assistance” means aid to families with dependent children, relief funded by a relief block grant under ch. 49 , relief provided by counties under s. 59.53 (21) , medical assistance, supplemental security income, food stamps, or benefits received by veterans under s. 45.40 (1m) or under 38 USC 1501 to 1562 .

(10) “Poverty line” means the income guideline established under 42 USC 9902 (2).

History: 1993 a. 80 ; 1995 a. 27 , 201 ; 2001 a. 61 ; 2005 a. 22 ; 2009 a. 113 ; 2017 a. 366 .