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Wis. Stat. § 943.30 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.30
Threats to injure or accuse of crime.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse or accuses another of any crime or offense, or threatens or commits any injury to the person, property, business, profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession, calling or trade of another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person’s will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony.

(2) Whoever violates sub. (1) by obstructing, delaying or affecting commerce or business or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce or business is guilty of a Class H felony.

(3) Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence any petit or grand juror, in the performance of his or her functions as such, is guilty of a Class H felony.

(4) Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence the official action of any public officer is guilty of a Class H felony.

(5)

(a) In this subsection, “patient health care records” has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (4) .

(b) Whoever, orally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously uses, or threatens to use, the patient health care records of another person, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person’s will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony.

History: 1977 c. 173 ; 1979 c. 110 ; 1981 c. 118 ; 1997 a. 231 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 844.15 — WI Code / Chapter 844 / Section 844.15
Plaintiffs.
Status: in_force

(1) If the injury or interference is only to a particular interest, the action may be brought by the owner of that interest without joining other interest-owners as plaintiffs.

(2) A person claiming injury or interference who does not have possession, may bring an action under this chapter only by alleging that the person with the right to possession refuses to bring the action, and by alleging the efforts which have been made to induce the person with the right to possession to bring the action. The person with right to possession shall be joined as a defendant. This subsection does not apply to actions for waste only.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 844.15; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 13.74 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.74
Auditing.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall cause to have made an examination of all statements which are required to be filed with it under this subchapter and may examine any of the documents used to develop such statements. The commission shall make official note in the file of a principal of any error or other discrepancy which the commission discovers. The commission shall inform the person submitting the report of the error.

(2) In the discharge of its duties under this subchapter and upon notice to the party or parties being investigated, the commission may subpoena and bring before it any person in the state and require the production of any papers, books or other records relevant to an investigation. A circuit court may by order permit the inspection and copying of the accounts and the depositor’s and loan records at any financial institution as defined in s. 705.01 (3) doing business in the state to obtain evidence of any violation of this subchapter upon showing of probable cause to believe there is a violation and that such accounts and records may have a substantial relation to such violation. In the discharge of its duties, the commission may cause the deposition of witnesses to be taken in the manner prescribed for taking depositions in civil actions in circuit court.

History: 1977 c. 278 ; 1989 a. 338 ; 2015 a. 118 s. 266 (10) .
Wis. Stat. § 607.07 — WI Code / Chapter 607 / Section 607.07
Examination and underwriting.
Status: in_force

(1) Medical examinations. No medical examination need be required on an application for a policy. The manager may require a medical examination or other medical information in accordance with usual practices in the life insurance business. An application for a policy shall be reviewed after all required medical information is provided to the manager.

(2) Underwriting approval. The manager or the manager’s designee shall pass upon all applications for insurance. If the application is accepted, the premium shall be paid into the life fund and a policy shall be issued, signed by the manager, promising payment out of the life fund without further liability on the part of the state.

History: 1973 c. 117 ; 1975 c. 39 s. 732 (2) ; 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (19) ; 1987 a. 247 .
Wis. Stat. § 230.13 — WI Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.13
Closed records.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (3) and ss. 19.36 (10) and (11) and 103.13 , the director and the administrator may keep records of the following personnel matters closed to the public:

(a) Evaluations of applicants, including any examination scores and rankings.

(c) Dismissals, demotions and other disciplinary actions.

(d) Pay survey data obtained from identifiable nonpublic employers.

(e) Names of nonpublic employers contributing pay survey data.

(2) Unless the name of an applicant is certified under s. 230.25 , the director and the administrator shall keep records of the identity of an applicant for a position closed to the public, except as provided in sub. (3) .

(3)

(a) The director and the administrator shall provide to the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) information requested under s. 49.22 (2m) that would otherwise be closed to the public under this section. Information provided under this paragraph may only include an individual’s name and address, an individual’s employer and financial information related to an individual.

(b) The administrator and the director may provide any agency with personnel information relating to the hiring and recruitment process, including specifically scores and ranks and other evaluations of applicants.

(c) The administrator and the director shall provide an appointing authority with access to the personnel files of any individual who currently holds a position whom the appointing authority intends to make an offer of employment.

History: 1971 c. 270 ; 1977 c. 196 s. 37 ; Stats. 1977 s. 230.13; 1979 c. 339 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 269 , 317 ; 1997 a. 191 ; 2003 a. 33 , 47 , 320 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2015 a. 150 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0121 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0121
Forms.
Status: in_force

(1) Required forms.

(a) The department shall prescribe and furnish on request forms for all of the following documents:

1. A foreign corporation’s application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state under s. 181.1503 .

2. A foreign corporation’s application for a certificate of withdrawal under s. 181.1520 .

3. A domestic corporation’s or foreign corporation’s annual report under s. 181.0214 .

(b) The forms prescribed by the department under par. (a) 1. and 2. shall require disclosure of only the information required under ss. 181.1503 , 181.1520 , and 181.0214 , respectively.

(c) Use of a form prescribed under par. (a) is mandatory.

(2) Permissive forms. The department may prescribe and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter, but use of these forms is not mandatory.

History: 1997 a. 79 ; 2001 a. 44 ; 2005 a. 476 ; 2015 a. 295 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 842.05 — WI Code / Chapter 842 / Section 842.05
Pleadings.
Status: in_force

(1) The complaint shall describe the lands to be partitioned and the interests of all parties as far as the same are known to the plaintiff. If a lienholder is made a defendant, the lienholder’s lien shall be described.

(2) If the complaint does not demand partition of all the lands owned by the parties any of them may have the complaint amended so as to affect all the lands so owned.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 842.05; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 104.12 — WI Code / Chapter 104 / Section 104.12
Complaints.
Status: in_force

Any person may register with the department a complaint that the wages paid to an employee for whom a minimum wage has been established under s. 104.035 are less than that minimum wage, and the department shall investigate the matter and take all proceedings necessary to enforce the payment of that minimum wage. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section.

History: 1989 a. 228 ; 2005 a. 12 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 103.57 — WI Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.57
Clean hands doctrine.
Status: in_force

No restraining order or injunctive relief may be granted to any complainant who has failed to comply with any legal obligation which is involved in the labor dispute in question, or who has failed to make every reasonable effort to settle the dispute either by negotiation or with the aid of any available machinery of governmental mediation or voluntary arbitration, but nothing in this section requires a court to await the action of any such tribunal if irreparable injury is threatened.

History: 1997 a. 253 .
Wis. Stat. § 422.419 — WI Code / Chapter 422 / Section 422.419
Waivers prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) No contract evidencing a consumer credit transaction may contain any provision by which:

(a) The merchant or other person acting on the merchant’s behalf is given authority to enter the customer’s dwelling or to commit any breach of the peace in the course of taking possession of collateral securing the transaction;

(b) The customer waives any right of action against the merchant, or other person acting on the merchant’s behalf, for any breach of the peace or other illegal act committed in the course of taking possession of such collateral; or

(c) The customer executes a power of attorney or similar instrument appointing the merchant, or other person acting on the merchant’s behalf, as the customer’s agent in the taking of possession of such collateral.

(2) A violation of this section is subject to s. 425.304 .

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 165.26 — WI Code / Chapter 165 / Section 165.26
Department of justice may have cases printed.
Status: in_force

In all state cases to be argued in the supreme court by the department of justice, the department may require the printing by the state printer, when necessary, of the briefs and appendices of the department; and the account therefor shall be paid out of the state treasury and charged to the appropriation in s. 20.455 (1) (d) .

History: 1971 c. 125 s. 522 (1) ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1656 (27) ; 1977 c. 187 s. 85 ; Stats. 1977 s. 165.26.
Wis. Stat. § 843.11 — WI Code / Chapter 843 / Section 843.11
Plaintiff’s proof; possession.
Status: in_force

To obtain a judgment for possession it is enough for the plaintiff to prove a right to possession at a time before judgment.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 843.11.
Wis. Stat. § 811.01 — WI Code / Chapter 811 / Section 811.01
Attachment; municipal corporation.
Status: in_force

Any creditor may attach the property of his or her debtor, in the cases, upon the conditions, and in the manner prescribed in this chapter. No writ of attachment shall be issued against a municipal corporation, as defined in s. 67.01 or to recover the price or value of intoxicating liquors sold at retail.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 811.01; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 818.19 — WI Code / Chapter 818 / Section 818.19
Proceedings on justification.
Status: in_force

If the judge find the bail sufficient, the judge shall annex the examination to the bond, endorse the judge’s allowance thereon and file them with the court. In such case, if the sureties annexed to their bond, at the time of its delivery to the sheriff, their affidavit showing sufficient qualifications as bail, according to s. 818.17 , the judge may, by order, require the costs of the justification before the judge, including fees to the sureties as witnesses, to be forthwith paid by the plaintiff.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 758, 777 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 809.19; Sup. Ct. Order, 83 Wis. 2d xiii (1978); Stats. 1977 s. 818.19; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 645.34 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.34
Actions by and against rehabilitator.
Status: in_force

(1) Stays in pending litigation. On request of the rehabilitator, any court in this state before which any action or proceeding by or against an insurer is pending when a rehabilitation order against the insurer is entered shall stay the action or proceeding for such time as is necessary for the rehabilitator to obtain proper representation and prepare for further proceedings. The court that entered the rehabilitation order shall order the rehabilitator to take such action respecting the pending litigation as the court deems necessary in the interests of justice and for the protection of creditors, policyholders and the public. The rehabilitator shall immediately consider all litigation pending outside this state and shall petition the courts having jurisdiction over that litigation for stays whenever necessary to protect the estate of the insurer.

(2) Statutes of limitations on claims by insurer. The time between the filing of a petition for rehabilitation against an insurer and denial of the petition or an order of rehabilitation shall not be considered to be a part of the time within which any action may be commenced by the insurer. Any action by the insurer that might have been commenced when the petition was filed may be commenced for at least 60 days after the order of rehabilitation is entered.

(3) Statutes of limitations on claims against insurer. The time between the filing of a petition for rehabilitation against an insurer and the denial of the petition or an order of rehabilitation shall not be considered to be a part of the time within which any action may be commenced against the insurer. Any action against the insurer that might have been commenced when the petition was filed may be commenced for at least 60 days after the order of rehabilitation is entered or the petition is denied.
Wis. Stat. § 302.381 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.381
Emergency services for crisis intervention for prisoners.
Status: in_force

The costs of providing emergency services for crisis intervention for prisoners of a jail or house of correction with medical illnesses or disabilities, mental illnesses, developmental disabilities or alcohol or other drug abuse problems are payable according to the criteria under s. 302.38 (2) . If applicable, a county may seek payment under this section or seek reimbursement under s. 302.372 , but may not collect for the same expenses twice.

History: 1987 a. 394 ; 1989 a. 31 s. 1657 ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.381; 1995 a. 281 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.095 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.095
Delivering articles to inmate.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “jail” means any of the following:

(a) A jail, as defined in s. 302.30 .

(b) A house of correction.

(c) A Huber facility under s. 303.09 .

(d) A lockup facility, as defined in s. 302.30 .

(2)

(a) Any officer or other person who does any of the following contrary to the rules or regulations and without the knowledge or permission of the sheriff or other keeper of the jail, in the case of a jail, or the warden or superintendent of the prison, in the case of a prison, is guilty of a Class I felony:

1. Delivers, procures to be delivered, or has in his or her possession with intent to deliver to any inmate confined in a jail or state prison, any article or thing whatever, with intent that any inmate confined in the jail or prison shall obtain or receive the same.

2. Deposits or conceals in or about a jail or prison, or the precincts of a jail or prison, or in any vehicle going into the premises belonging to a jail or prison, any article or thing whatever, with intent that any inmate confined in the jail or prison shall obtain or receive the same.

3. Receives from any inmate any article or thing whatever with intent to convey the same out of a jail or prison.

(b) Any person who, contrary to the rules or regulations and without the knowledge or permission of the sheriff or other keeper of the jail, in the case of a jail, or the warden or superintendent of the prison, in the case of a prison, has in his or her possession with intent to retain for himself or herself any article or thing whatever, is guilty of a Class I felony.

History: 1989 a. 31 s. 1627 ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.095; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 490 ; 1995 a. 437 ; 1997 a. 283 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2019 a. 111 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.1203 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.1203
Housing authorities; operation not for profit.
Status: in_force

(1) It is declared to be the policy of this state that each housing authority shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner to enable it to fix the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with its providing decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations, and that no housing authority shall construct or operate any project for profit, or as a source of revenue to the city.

(2) An authority shall fix the rentals for dwellings in its projects at no higher rates than it finds necessary in order to produce revenues which, together with all other available moneys, revenues, income and receipts of the authority from whatever sources derived, will be sufficient to accomplish all of the following:

(a) Pay, as the rentals become due, the principal and interest on the bonds of the authority.

(b) Meet the cost of, and provide for, maintaining and operating the projects, including the cost of any insurance, the administrative expenses of the authority, and, for projects located on properties wholly or partially owned before October 1, 2021, by a housing authority created by a 1st class city, tenant support services.

(c) Create, during not less than the 6 years immediately succeeding its issuance of any bonds, a reserve sufficient to meet the largest principal and interest payments which will be due on the bonds in any one year after the creation of the reserve and maintain the reserve.

History: 1999 a. 150 s. 389 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.1203; 2021 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 8.04 — WI Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8.04
Nomination paper signatures.
Status: in_force

If any person signs nomination papers for 2 candidates for the same office in the same election at different times, the earlier signature is valid and the later signature is invalid. If any person circulates a nomination paper for 2 candidates for the same office in the same election at different times, the earlier paper is valid and the later paper is invalid.

History: 1979 c. 260 .
Wis. Stat. § 775.04 — WI Code / Chapter 775 / Section 775.04
Judgment, how paid.
Status: in_force

No execution shall issue against the state on any judgment, but whenever a final judgment against the state shall have been obtained in any such action the clerk shall make and furnish to the department of administration a duly certified transcript of such judgment; and the department of administration shall thereupon audit the amount of damages and costs therein awarded, and the same shall be paid out of the state treasury.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 53 ; Stats. 1979 s. 775.04.
Wis. Stat. § 193.423 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.423
Allocation of voting authority among directors.
Status: in_force

(1) The voting authority of the directors may be allocated according to allocation units or equity classifications of the cooperative if any of the following conditions is satisfied:

(a) The directors elected by patron members have collectively at least 51 percent of the voting authority of the board on general matters of the cooperative.

(b) The directors elected by patron members do not have, collectively, minority voting authority on the board on general matters of the cooperative.

(2) The patron board directors’ vote shall be voted collectively as determined by a majority vote of the patron directors. A tie in the number of patron board director votes shall be construed as a vote against the matter.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 247.05 — WI Code / Chapter 247 / Section 247.05
General powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the foundation has all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out its duties under sub. (2) and s. 247.06 , including the power to do all of the following:

(a) Make, amend, and repeal bylaws for the conduct of its affairs.

(b) Adopt a seal and alter that seal.

(c) Sue and be sued.

(d) Maintain an office.

(e) Solicit and accept donations of money, property, and art objects.

(f) Execute contracts and other instruments.

(g) Employ legal, financial, technical, or other experts and any other necessary employees, and fix their qualifications, duties, and compensation.

(h) Establish arts programs with the advice of the arts board and statewide arts organizations.

(i) Convert any noncash gift, grant, bequest, or other contribution to the foundation to cash.

(2) The foundation shall do all of the following:

(a) In carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, ensure to the greatest extent possible the equitable distribution of funds and other support among all of the following:

1. The various geographic regions of the state.

2. Urban, suburban, and rural areas of the state.

3. The various ethnic, racial, and cultural groups of the state.

(b) Appoint a licensed appraiser to evaluate each donated art object to establish the current value of, potential appreciation of, degree of risk in holding, and recommended timing for sale of, the art object.

(c) Adopt bylaws for accepting restricted donations.

(d) Annually submit to the governor and to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature an audited financial statement of the operations of the foundation, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

(e) Contract for all education and marketing activities.

(f) Deposit in the state treasury all cash, gifts, grants, bequests, or other contributions made to the foundation, and all noncash gifts, grants, bequests, or other contributions made to the foundation that have been converted to cash under sub. (1) (i) .

(g) Biennially review the foundation’s priorities for expenditures under s. 247.06 (1) (b) and report those priorities to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature.

History: 2001 a. 16 .