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Wis. Stat. § 90.11 — WI Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90.11
Cost of repairs.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Whenever any owner or occupant of land has built, repaired or rebuilt any fence, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, that the adjoining owner or occupant has been lawfully directed by fence viewers to build, repair or rebuild but has failed to do within the time prescribed, the owner or occupant who built, repaired or rebuilt the fence may complain to any 2 or more fence viewers of the town.

(b) The fence viewers complained to under par. (a) shall, after having given notice to the defaulting adjoining owner or occupant as provided in s. 90.07 , examine the fence and ascertain the expense of building, repairing or rebuilding the fence. If the fence viewers adjudge the fence sufficient they shall give to the complaining party a certificate under their hands of their decision and of the amount of the expense of building, repairing or rebuilding the fence and of the fees of the fence viewers.

(c) Upon receipt of the fence viewers’ certificate, the complaining party may demand the amount of the expense determined by the fence viewers, together with the fence viewers’ fees, from the defaulting, adjoining owner or occupant. If the adjoining owner or occupant fails to pay the expenses and fees for one month after the complaining party has demanded payment, the amount of expenses and fees together with interest at the rate of 1 percent per month shall constitute a special charge and lien against the adjoining owner’s or occupant’s lands and may be recovered in the manner provided in sub. (2) .

(2)

(a) The complaining party may file the certificate executed and delivered to him or her under sub. (1) (b) with the clerk of the town in which the lands charged with the expense and fees set forth in the certificate are located. Upon the filing of the certificate, the town clerk shall issue a warrant for the amount of the listed expenses and fees upon the town treasurer payable to the person to whom the certificate was executed and delivered.

(b) The amount paid by the town treasurer under par. (a) together with interest at the rate of 1 percent per month shall be included by the town clerk in the next tax roll as a special charge against the lands charged with the expense and fees. The special charge shall be collected by the town treasurer with the other taxes in the town. Any special charge under this paragraph remaining unpaid shall be added to the list of delinquent taxes returned to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall collect the delinquent special charge or sell the land as for delinquent taxes. All proceedings in relation to the sale of land for a delinquent special charge shall be the same in all respects as in the case of land sold for other delinquent taxes. Every county treasurer who shall collect or receive any moneys on account of delinquent charges under this subsection shall pay the moneys received to the treasurer of the proper town.

History: 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 253 .
Wis. Stat. § 170.06 — WI Code / Chapter 170 / Section 170.06
Removal of stray; neglect to give notice, etc.
Status: in_force

If any person shall, without the consent of the finder, take away any stray taken up pursuant to this chapter without first paying all the lawful charges incurred in relation to the same the person shall be liable to the finder for the value of such stray; and if any finder shall neglect to give, file or publish the notices or have the appraisal made or do any other act prescribed by this chapter the finder shall be precluded from acquiring any right of property in such stray and from receiving any charges or expenses relative thereto.

History: 1993 a. 482 .
Wis. Stat. § 76.82 — WI Code / Chapter 76 / Section 76.82
Assessment.
Status: in_force

The department, using the valuation methods prescribed in s. 70.32 (1) and s. 70.34 , 2021 stats., shall assess the property that is taxable under s. 76.81 at its value as of January 1.

History: 1995 a. 351 ; 2023 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 114.195 — WI Code / Chapter 114 / Section 114.195
Ultralight identification.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “ultralight aircraft” means an aircraft which meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Is used or intended to be used for manned operation in the air by a single occupant.

(b) Is used or intended to be used for recreation or sport purposes only.

(c) Does not have any U.S. or foreign air-worthiness certificate.

(d) If unpowered weighs less than 155 pounds or if powered weighs less than 254 pounds empty weight excluding floats and safety devices which are intended for use in catastrophic situation, has a fuel capacity not exceeding 5 gallons, is not capable of more than 55 knots calibrated air speed at full power in level flight and has a power-off stall-speed which does not exceed 24 knots calibrated air speed.

(2) No person may operate an ultralight aircraft within this state unless the aircraft displays an identification number assigned by an organization, approved by the department, which issues identification numbers for ultralight aircraft. The department shall maintain a list of organizations which qualify under this subsection. Any industry registration program approved by the federal aviation administration shall be approved by the department.

(3) Any person violating sub. (2) shall be required to forfeit not more than $500.

History: 1983 a. 151 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.71 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.71
Collections from school districts.
Status: in_force

(1) Applicability. This section applies to all outstanding trust fund loans to school districts.

(2) Certified statement. If a school district has a state trust fund loan, the board shall transmit to the school district clerk a certified statement of the amount due on or before October 1 of each year until the loan is paid. The board shall furnish a copy of each certified statement to the secretary of administration and the department of public instruction.

(3) Added to school district levy. The school district clerk shall then cause the amount due to be added to the school district levy and collected in the same manner as the school district tax except the amount for state trust fund loans shall be separately designated. This subsection does not apply to revenue obligation trust fund loans.

(4) Payment to board. The school district treasurer shall remit to the board the full amount due for state trust fund loans within 15 days after March 15. Any payment not made by March 30 is delinquent and is subject to a penalty of one percent per month or fraction thereof, to be paid to the board with the delinquent payment.

(5) Failure to make payment. If the school district treasurer fails to remit the amounts due under sub. (4) , the state superintendent, upon certification of delinquency by the board, shall deduct the amount due including any penalty from any school aid payments due the school district, shall remit such amount to the board and, no later than June 15, shall notify the school district treasurer to that effect.

History: 1971 c. 262 ; 1973 c. 90 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 169 ; Stats. 1981 s. 24.71; 1987 a. 185 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2009 a. 2 ; 2011 a. 71 .
Wis. Stat. § 185.033 — WI Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.033
Restriction on changes to articles.
Status: in_force

(1) If the articles contain a prohibition on changes to the provision establishing the basis of distribution as provided in s. 185.05 (1) (j) , no changes may be made to the provision including by amendment under s. 185.51 or 185.52 , approval of a plan of division under s. 185.63 , adoption of restated articles under s. 185.54 , approval of a plan of merger or consolidation under s. 185.61 and conversion to a nonstock corporation under s. 181.1150 .

(2) If, upon dissolution of a cooperative with articles containing a prohibition on changes in the basis of distribution, the distributions required are wholly or partly impossible of execution, the whole or part of the net proceeds shall be distributed as provided in s. 185.71 (3) .

History: 1985 a. 30 ; 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 218.34 — WI Code / Chapter 218 / Section 218.34
Purchases from a motor vehicle auction.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may purchase or submit a bid for the purchase of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle auction unless the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) The person holds a valid motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle wholesaler, or motor vehicle buyer license.

(b) If licensed as a motor vehicle buyer, the person bids on a vehicle for only one motor vehicle dealer at a time, and uses that dealer’s funds when purchasing the vehicle.

(c) The person displays his or her valid motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle wholesaler, or motor vehicle buyer license to the motor vehicle auction and includes his or her license number on each sheet of any bid submitted to a motor vehicle auction for the purchase of a motor vehicle or other document evidencing the purchase of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle auction.

(2) No motor vehicle auction may accept a bid for the purchase of a motor vehicle or complete the sale transaction unless the person who submits the bid or offers to purchase a motor vehicle from the motor vehicle auction satisfies the requirements of sub. (1) and the motor vehicle auction verifies that the motor vehicle dealer license, motor vehicle wholesaler license, or motor vehicle buyer license number displayed on the person’s license and included on each sheet of that person’s bid or other document evidencing the purchase of a motor vehicle are identical.

(3) For each motor vehicle sold by a motor vehicle auction, the motor vehicle auction shall enter on the certificate of title, or on the form or in the automated format used to reassign the title, any information that the department requires to indicate that ownership of the vehicle was transferred by a motor vehicle auction.

History: 2003 a. 216 .
Wis. Stat. § 424.205 — WI Code / Chapter 424 / Section 424.205
Refund or credit required.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon prepayment in full of a consumer credit transaction by the proceeds of consumer credit insurance, the customer or the customer’s estate is entitled to a refund of any portion of a separate charge for insurance which by reason of prepayment is retained by the original creditor or any assignee or returned to either of them by the insurer.

(2) This chapter does not require the creditor to grant a refund or credit if all the refunds and credits due to the customer under chs. 421 to 427 amount to less than $1 and, except as provided in sub. (1) , does not require the creditor to account to the debtor for any portion of a separate charge for insurance because:

(a) The insurance is terminated by performance of the insurer’s obligation;

(b) The creditor pays or accounts for premiums to the insurer in amounts and at times determined by the agreement between them; or

(c) The creditor receives directly or indirectly under any policy of insurance a gain or advantage not prohibited by law.

(3) Except as provided in sub. (2) , the creditor shall promptly make or cause to be made an appropriate refund or credit to the customer with respect to any separate charge made to the customer for insurance if:

(a) The insurance is not provided or is provided for a shorter term than that for which the charge to the debtor for insurance was computed; or

(b) The insurance terminates prior to the end of the term for which it was written because of prepayment in full or otherwise.

(4) A refund or credit required by sub. (3) is appropriate as to amount if it is computed according to either s. 422.209 or a method prescribed or approved by the commissioner of insurance.

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1979 c. 89 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 224.82 — WI Code / Chapter 224 / Section 224.82
Compensation presumed.
Status: in_force

In a prosecution arising from a violation of this subchapter, proof that a person acted as a mortgage banker, mortgage loan originator, or mortgage broker is sufficient, unless rebutted, to establish that compensation was received by, or promised to, that person.

History: 1987 a. 359 ; 1987 a. 403 s. 182 ; Stats. 1987 s. 440.82; 1995 a. 27 s. 6604 ; Stats. 1995 s. 224.82; 1997 a. 145 ; 2009 a. 2 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.58 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.58
County children’s home in populous counties.
Status: in_force

Any existing county children’s home in counties with a population of 750,000 or more may do any of the following:

(2) Provide care for children in need of protection or services, and delinquent juveniles referred by the county department under s. 46.215 , if the delinquent juveniles are placed in separate facilities;

(3) Provide temporary shelter care for children in need of protection or services and delinquent juveniles; provided that the delinquent juveniles are placed in separate facilities.

(4) Provide temporary shelter care for children taken into custody under s. 48.19 or 938.19 .

(5) Provide temporary shelter care for children placed in the county children’s home under a voluntary agreement under s. 48.63 (1) (b) .

History: 1973 c. 90 ; 1975 c. 39 , 189 , 224 ; 1977 c. 29 , 194 , 271 , 354 , 418 , 447 , 449 ; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (20) (a) ; 1979 c. 300 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1985 a. 176 ; 1995 a. 77 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2013 a. 335 ; 2015 a. 172 .
Wis. Stat. § 814.62 — WI Code / Chapter 814 / Section 814.62
Fees in garnishment, wage earner and small claims actions.
Status: in_force

The clerk of court shall collect the fees provided in this section. Unless a specific exemption is provided, a governmental unit, as defined in s. 108.02 (17) , shall pay fees under this section. The clerk shall collect the following fees:

(1) Garnishment actions. The fee for commencing a garnishment action under ch. 812 , including actions under s. 799.01 (1) (d) 2. , is $36, except that there is no fee for commencing a garnishment action to satisfy an order for victim restitution under s. 973.20 (1r) . Of the fees received by the clerk under this subsection, the county treasurer shall pay $13 to the secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund and shall retain the balance for the use of the county. The secretary of administration shall credit $5 of the $13 to the appropriation under s. 20.680 (2) (j) .

(2) Wage earner actions. The fee for commencing wage earner amortization proceedings under s. 128.21 is $23.

(3) Small claims actions.

(a) In a small claims action under ch. 799 , at the time of issuance of a summons or other process in a proceeding not commenced by a summons, the plaintiff shall pay to the clerk of court a fee of $39.

(b) If a counterclaim or cross complaint is filed under s. 799.02 (1) , the person filing the same shall pay a fee equal to the difference between the fee under s. 814.61 (1) (a) and the fee under par. (a) .

(c) For all other services of the clerk in a small claims action, the clerk shall collect the fees prescribed in s. 814.61 .

(d)

2. Of the fees received by the clerk under par. (a) , the county treasurer shall pay $11.80 to the secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund and shall retain the balance for the use of the county. The secretary of administration shall credit the $11.80 to the appropriation under s. 20.680 (2) (j) .

3. Of the fees received by the clerk under par. (b) , the county treasurer shall pay $27.20 to the secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund and shall retain the balance for the use of the county. The secretary of administration shall credit $10 of the $27.20 to the appropriation under s. 20.680 (2) (j) .

(e) If any party files a demand for a jury trial in any action under ch. 799 , the party demanding the jury trial shall pay a fee equal to the difference between the fee under s. 814.61 (1) (a) and the fee under par. (a) , in addition to the fee under s. 814.61 (4) .

(4) Mailing fee. For service by mail under s. 799.12 , the clerk shall collect $7 for each defendant to cover the expense of mailing. If service by certified mail return receipt requested is required, the clerk shall collect for each defendant $7 plus the cost for the certified mailing, rounded up to the nearest dollar.

History: 1981 c. 317 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 208 , 399 ; 1989 a. 31 , 359 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 95-10 , 195 Wis. 2d xv (1996); 2003 a. 33 ; 2015 a. 355 ; 2025 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 865.01 — WI Code / Chapter 865 / Section 865.01
Applicability of informal administration.
Status: in_force

“Informal administration of estates” means the administration of decedents’ estates, testate and intestate, without exercise of continuous supervision by the court. Administrative action by the probate registrar is not action by the court. Informal administration proceedings are, nevertheless, circuit court proceedings, records of which shall be kept in the same manner as they are kept for formal proceedings; all of the duties and powers of registers in probate, including the certification of papers filed in the probate court, apply to informal proceedings in the same manner as they apply to formal proceedings. All provisions of chs. 851 to 879 not inconsistent with this chapter shall apply to the informal administration of estates.

History: 1973 c. 39 ; 1975 c. 331 ; 1977 c. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 87.085 — WI Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.085
Federal cooperation.
Status: in_force

Any public corporation or flood control board acting under its powers and in conformity with state law may enter into an agreement with an agency of the federal government to cooperate in the construction, operation or maintenance of any federally authorized project contemplated under this chapter or to assume any potential liability appurtenant to such project and may do all things necessary to consummate the agreement. Such public corporation or flood control board may jointly or separately enter into such an agreement with an agency of the federal government carrying such terms and provisions concerning the division of costs and responsibilities as may be mutually agreed upon.
Wis. Stat. § 423.402 — WI Code / Chapter 423 / Section 423.402
Check identification information.
Status: in_force

(1) Limitation. Except as provided in sub. (4) , a merchant may not request or record a customer’s credit card number as a condition for accepting a check or share draft as payment for a consumer transaction.

(2) Credit card display. If a customer pays for a consumer transaction by check or share draft, a merchant may request a customer to display a credit card as an indication of the customer’s financial responsibility or as additional identification, but the merchant may not record any information except the type of credit card displayed and the credit card expiration date.

(3) Check acceptance. This section does not require a merchant to accept a check or share draft as payment for a consumer transaction, whether or not a credit card is displayed.

(4) Exception. A merchant may request and record a customer credit card number as a condition for accepting a check or share draft if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The merchant has contracted with the card issuer of the requested credit card to cash or accept a check or share draft presented by a holder of the requested credit card.

(b) The card issuer of the requested credit card has contracted with the merchant to guarantee a check or share draft presented to the merchant by a holder of the requested credit card.

(5) Remedies. Whoever violates this section is subject to the remedies and penalties under s. 425.303 .

History: 1991 a. 158 .
Wis. Stat. § 42.106 — WI Code / Chapter 42 / Section 42.106
State fair park board, building commission and department of administration.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , the state fair park board may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of administration and the building commission to coordinate the activities of the board, the department and the commission.

(2) The state fair park board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of administration with respect to oversight of the contracting procedures under s. 16.855 (10n) .

History: 1999 a. 197 .
Wis. Stat. § 843.15 — WI Code / Chapter 843 / Section 843.15
Possession under judgment; contempt.
Status: in_force

If any party or the party’s legal representative withholds possession of land from the party adjudged to be entitled thereto or his or her legal representatives, the party withholding possession may be punished as for a contempt.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 843.15; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 443.075 — WI Code / Chapter 443 / Section 443.075
Registration requirements for interior designers.
Status: in_force

The registered interior designer section of the examining board shall register as a Wisconsin registered interior designer an individual who submits an application to the registered interior designer section on a form provided by the registered interior designer section and who satisfies one of the following requirements:

(1) The individual does all of the following:

(a) Passes an interior design examination approved by the registered interior designer section that is administered by an organization approved by the registered interior designer section.

(b) Meets any other requirements established by the registered interior designer section by rule.

(2) The individual is registered as an architect under s. 443.03 and submits evidence satisfactory to the registered interior designer section of all of the following:

(a) That he or she is a graduate of a 4-year architecture program.

(b) That he or she has at least 6 years of demonstrated practical experience in interior design of a character satisfactory to the registered interior designer section.

History: 2021 a. 195 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.0855 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0855
Limited liability of directors and officers.
Status: in_force

(1) In general. Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , a director or officer is not liable to the corporation, its members or creditors, or any person asserting rights on behalf of the corporation, its members or creditors, or any other person, for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities arising from a breach of, or failure to perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status as a director or officer, unless the person asserting liability proves that the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following:

(a) A willful failure to deal fairly with the corporation or its members in connection with a matter in which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest.

(b) A violation of criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

(c) A transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit or benefit.

(d) Willful misconduct.

(2) Exceptions. Except as provided in sub. (3) , this section does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A civil, criminal, administrative or investigatory proceeding brought by or on behalf of any governmental unit, authority or agency.

(b) A proceeding brought by any person for a violation of state or federal law where the proceeding is brought pursuant to an express private right of action created by state or federal statute.

(c) The liability of a director under ss. 181.0832 and 181.0833 .

(3) Governmental entity acting in capacity as private party. Subsection (2) (a) and (b) does not apply to a proceeding brought by a governmental unit, authority or agency in its capacity as a private party or contractor.

History: 1997 a. 79 .