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Wis. Stat. § 968.085 — WI Code / Chapter 968 / Section 968.085
Citation; nature; issuance; release of accused.
Status: in_force

(1) Nature. A citation under this section is a directive, issued by a law enforcement officer, that a person appear in court and answer criminal charges. A citation is not a criminal complaint and may not be used as a substitute for a criminal complaint.

(2) Authority to issue; effect. Except as provided in sub. (8) , a law enforcement officer may issue a citation to any person whom he or she has reasonable grounds to believe has committed a misdemeanor. A citation may be issued in the field or at the headquarters or precinct station of the officer instead of or subsequent to a lawful arrest. If a citation is issued, the person cited shall be released on his or her own recognizance. In determining whether to issue a citation, the law enforcement officer may consider whether:

(a) The accused has given proper identification.

(b) The accused is willing to sign the citation.

(c) The accused appears to represent a danger of harm to himself or herself, another person or property.

(d) The accused can show sufficient evidence of ties to the community.

(e) The accused has previously failed to appear or failed to respond to a citation.

(f) Arrest or further detention appears necessary to carry out legitimate investigative action in accordance with law enforcement agency policies.

(3) Contents. The citation shall do all of the following:

(a) Identify the offense and section which the person is alleged to have violated, including the date, and if material, identify the property and other persons involved.

(b) Contain the name and address of the person cited, or other identification if that cannot be ascertained.

(c) Identify the officer issuing the citation.

(d) Direct the person cited to appear for his or her initial appearance in a designated court, at a designated time and date.

(4) Service. A copy of the citation shall be delivered to the person cited, and the original must be filed with the district attorney.

(5) Review by district attorney. If the district attorney declines to prosecute, he or she shall notify the law enforcement agency which issued the citation. The law enforcement agency shall attempt to notify the person cited that he or she will not be charged and is not required to appear as directed in the citation.

(6) Citation no bar to criminal summons or warrant. The prior issuance of a citation does not bar the issuance of a summons or a warrant for the same offense.

(7) Preparation of form. The judicial conference shall prescribe the form and content of the citation under s. 758.171 .

(8) Inapplicability to certain domestic abuse cases. A law enforcement officer may not issue a citation to a person for an offense if the officer is required to arrest the person for that offense under s. 968.075 (2) .

History: 1983 a. 433 ; 2005 a. 104 .
Wis. Stat. § 34.10 — WI Code / Chapter 34 / Section 34.10
Reorganization and stabilization of financial institutions.
Status: in_force

Whenever the office of credit unions, administrator of federal credit unions, U.S. comptroller of the currency, federal deposit insurance corporation, or division of banking has taken charge of a credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association with a view of restoring its solvency, pursuant to law, or with a view of stabilizing and readjusting the structure of any national or state credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association located in this state, and has approved a reorganization plan or a stabilization and readjustment agreement entered into between the credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association and depositors and unsecured creditors, or when a credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association, with the approval of the office of credit unions, administrator of federal credit unions, U.S. comptroller of the currency, federal deposit insurance corporation, or division of banking proposes to sell its assets to another credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association which agrees to assume a part or all of the deposit liability of such selling credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association and to pay the same on a deferred payment basis, the governing board of the public depositor may, on the approval of the division of banking, join in the execution of any reorganization plan, or any stabilization and readjustment agreement, or any depositor’s agreement relative to a proposed sale of assets if, in its judgment and that of the division of banking, the reorganization plan or stabilization and readjustment agreement or proposed sale of assets is in the best interest of all persons concerned. The joining in any reorganization plan, or any stabilization and readjustment agreement, or any proposed sale of assets which meets the approval of the division of banking does not waive any rights under this chapter.

History: 1975 c. 180 ; 1983 a. 368 ; 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2021 a. 241 .
Wis. Stat. § 842.31 — WI Code / Chapter 842 / Section 842.31
Statute of limitations not affected.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not authorize the revival or prosecution of any claim to lands which would otherwise be barred by the statute of limitations or by the acquiescence of any party having any such claim.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975).
Wis. Stat. § 13.484 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.484
Limitation on certain building projects.
Status: in_force

(1) This section does not apply to building projects which are amortized from private user charges such as, without limitation because of enumeration, student dormitories and food service buildings.

(2) No state building corporation may undertake any project or the financing of any project that would increase the total outstanding bonded indebtedness of all state building corporations to an amount in excess of 200 percent of that portion of all state taxes which were retained by the state during the preceding fiscal year and which became general purpose revenues in the general fund. Any project for which binding commitments have been made before July 1, 1966 and which is not in compliance with this section may be completed.
Wis. Stat. § 349.237 — WI Code / Chapter 349 / Section 349.237
Authority to regulate electric scooters.
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality or county may, by ordinance, regulate the rental and operation of electric scooters in a manner consistent with the regulation of bicycles in the municipality or county, except that the governing body of any municipality or county may do any of following:

(1) Restrict or prohibit the operation of electric scooters on any roadway under its jurisdiction having a speed limit of more than 25 miles per hour.

(2) Restrict or prohibit the operation of electric scooters on any sidewalk or bicycle way under its jurisdiction.

(3) Establish requirements for and limitations on the parking of electric scooters on roadways, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, or bicycle ways under its jurisdiction.

(4) Restrict or prohibit the short-term commercial rental of electric scooters to the general public.

History: 2019 a. 11 .
Wis. Stat. § 155.05 — WI Code / Chapter 155 / Section 155.05
Power of attorney for health care.
Status: in_force

(1) An individual who is of sound mind and has attained age 18 may voluntarily execute a power of attorney for health care. An individual for whom an adjudication of incompetence and appointment of a guardian of the person is in effect in this state is presumed not to be of sound mind for purposes of this subsection executing a power of attorney for health care.

(2) Unless otherwise specified in the power of attorney for health care instrument, an individual’s power of attorney for health care takes effect upon a finding of incapacity by 2 physicians, as defined in s. 448.01 (5) , or one physician and one licensed advanced practice clinician, who personally examine the principal and sign a statement specifying that the principal has incapacity. Mere old age, eccentricity or physical disability, either singly or together, are insufficient to make a finding of incapacity. Neither of the individuals who make a finding of incapacity may be a relative of the principal or have knowledge that he or she is entitled to or has a claim on any portion of the principal’s estate. A copy of the statement, if made, shall be appended to the power of attorney for health care instrument.

(3) No health care provider for an individual, employee of that health care provider or employee of a health care facility in which an individual is a patient or resides, or a spouse of any of those providers or employees, may be designated by the individual as a health care agent unless the health care provider, employee or spouse of the provider or employee is a relative of the individual.

(4) The desires of a principal who does not have incapacity supersede the effect of his or her power of attorney for health care at all times.

(5) A principal may designate an alternate individual to serve as his or her health care agent in the event that the health care agent first designated is unable or unwilling to do so.

History: 1989 a. 200 ; 2005 a. 387 ; 2019 a. 90 .
Wis. Stat. § 807.09 — WI Code / Chapter 807 / Section 807.09
Conciliators.
Status: in_force

(1) A circuit judge of the circuit court of any county may appoint and remove at any time, any retired or former circuit or county court judge to act, in matters referred by the judge and in conciliation matters. When a matter for conciliation is referred for such purpose, the conciliator shall have full authority to hear, determine and report findings to the court. Such conciliators may be appointed circuit court commissioners under SCR 75.02 (1).

(2) The circuit judges of such county shall make rules, not inconsistent with law, governing procedure before and pertaining to such conciliators and the county board shall fix and provide for their compensation.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 746 (1975); 1975 c. 218 ; 1977 c. 187 s. 135 ; 1977 c. 323 s. 16 ; 2001 a. 61 .
Wis. Stat. § 63.01 — WI Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63.01
County civil service commission; appointment; terms.
Status: in_force

(1) There shall be a civil service commission in every county containing 750,000 inhabitants or more according to the last state or United States census and in all other counties the county board of supervisors may establish a civil service commission, called “commission” in ss. 63.01 to 63.16 . Such commission shall consist of 5 members, all of whom shall be legal residents of the county. Appointments shall be made on the basis of recognized and demonstrated interest in and knowledge of the problems of civil service. No person holding any elective or appointive public position or office of any sort in said county government shall be appointed thereon.

(2) Except as provided under s. 59.17 (2) (c) , the chairperson of the board of supervisors of any county, within 30 days after ss. 63.01 to 63.16 become applicable thereto, shall appoint the members of the commission, designating the term of office of each. The appointment and designation shall be subject to confirmation by the board of supervisors. Of the persons first appointed one shall hold for one year, one for 2 years, one for 3 years, one for 4 years, and one for 5 years from the first day of January next following appointment, and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. In the month of December of each year, immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office of any commissioner, the board of supervisors shall elect one member of the commission to hold office for the term of 5 years, from the first day of January next succeeding the appointment and until a successor is elected and qualifies.

(3) Every person appointed a member of said commission shall take and file the official oath.

(4) Each member of the commission shall receive such salary as the county board shall determine, which shall not be less than $200 for service performed in any one year. Such compensation shall be paid by the county treasurer on the certificate of the director of personnel, countersigned by the county auditor, if any.

History: 1983 a. 148 ss. 2 , 8 ; 1983 a. 538 ; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (56) ; 1995 a. 201 ; 2017 a. 207 s. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 5.56 — WI Code / Chapter 5 / Section 5.56
Multiple columns and rows.
Status: in_force

Whenever the number of candidates for any office requires the use of more than one row or column on a voting machine or whenever the official or agency having the responsibility to determine ballot positions determines that the number of candidates for an office requires the use of more than one column on a ballot, the official or agency having such responsibility shall require that the rows or columns be rotated in such a manner that all rows are positioned on top, or all columns are positioned to the left, in an equal number of wards or election districts. If the number of wards and election districts in which voting for an office is conducted is not equally divisible, the position of the rows or columns in the remaining wards or election districts shall be determined by the official or agency by the drawing of lots. The number of columns or rows shall be determined at the same time that the positions of the candidates’ names are determined for each primary and election.

History: 1981 c. 377 s. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 17.13 — WI Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17.13
Removal of village, town, town sanitary district, school district, and technical college officers.
Status: in_force

Officers of towns, town sanitary districts, villages, school districts, and technical college districts may be removed as follows:

(1) Appointive officers. Except as provided in s. 60.30 (1e) (c) and (f) , any appointive village, town, town sanitary district, school district and technical college district officer, by the officer or body that appointed him or her, at pleasure. Removal of any such officer by a body shall be by a majority vote of all the members thereof.

(2) Elective village officers. Any elective village officer by a majority vote of all the members of the village board, because of continued physical inability to perform the duties of office or gross neglect of duty.

(2m) Elective town officers. Any elective town officer by a majority vote of all the members of the town board, because of continued physical inability to perform the duties of office or gross neglect of duty.

(3) All officers. Any village, town, town sanitary district, school district or technical college district officer, elective or appointive, including those embraced within subs. (1) , (2) , and (2m) , by the judge of the circuit court of the circuit wherein the village, town, town sanitary district, school district or technical college district is situated, for cause.

History: 1971 c. 154 ; 1977 c. 449 ; 1983 a. 532 ; 1993 a. 399 ; 1995 a. 34 , 225 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2019 a. 140 .
Wis. Stat. § 815.55 — WI Code / Chapter 815 / Section 815.55
Execution sale; deed when to issue; limitation.
Status: in_force

If after the expiration of 15 months from the time of the sale of any real estate upon execution any part of the premises sold shall remain unredeemed, the sheriff of the county in which the real estate is situated shall, on demand, execute a deed for the unredeemed premises to the person entitled to the deed. The deed shall convey all of the right, title and interest which was sold upon the execution, except that no deed shall be issued after 20 years from the date of the sale.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.55; 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 422.504 — WI Code / Chapter 422 / Section 422.504
Information statement.
Status: in_force

(1) Before the execution of a contract or agreement between the buyer and a credit services organization or before the credit services organization receives from the buyer any money or other valuable consideration, the credit services organization shall provide the buyer a written statement that includes all of the information required under sub. (2) . The credit services organization shall maintain for a period of 2 years an exact copy of the statement that is signed by the buyer to acknowledge receipt of the statement.

(2) The information statement under sub. (1) shall include all of the following information:

(a) Notice of the buyer’s right to review any file on the buyer maintained by a consumer reporting agency; the buyer’s right to obtain a copy of that file; the approximate price the buyer may be charged by the consumer reporting agency for a copy of the file; and the buyer’s right to obtain a copy of the buyer’s file free of charge from the consumer reporting agency if the buyer requests the copy within 30 days after the buyer receives notice of a denial of credit.

(b) Notice of the buyer’s right to dispute the completeness or accuracy of any item contained in any file on the buyer maintained by a consumer reporting agency.

(c) A description of the services to be performed by the credit services organization for or on behalf of the buyer and the total amount the buyer will be charged for the services.

(d) Notice of the buyer’s right to proceed against the bond or letter of credit obtained by the credit services organization, a description of procedures that the buyer is to follow to proceed against the bond or letter of credit, and the name and address of the surety company that issued the bond or the name and address of the financial institution that issued the letter of credit.

(3) A violation of this section is subject to s. 425.305 .

History: 1991 a. 244 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.310 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.310
When filing required to perfect security interest or agricultural lien; security interests and agricultural liens to which filing provisions do not apply.
Status: in_force

(1) General rule: perfection by filing. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) and s. 409.312 (2) , a financing statement must be filed to perfect all security interests and agricultural liens.

(2) Exceptions: filing not necessary. The filing of a financing statement is not necessary to perfect a security interest:

(a) That is perfected under s. 409.308 (4) , (5) , (6) , or (7) ;

(b) That is perfected under s. 409.309 when it attaches;

(c) In property subject to a statute, regulation, or treaty described in s. 409.311 (1) ;

(d) In goods in possession of a bailee which is perfected under s. 409.312 (4) (a) or (b) ;

(e) In certificated securities, documents, goods, or instruments which is perfected without filing, control, or possession under s. 409.312 (5) , (6) , or (7) ;

(f) In collateral in the secured party’s possession under s. 409.313 ;

(g) In a certificated security which is perfected by delivery of the security certificate to the secured party under s. 409.313 ;

(h) In deposit accounts, electronic chattel paper, electronic documents, investment property, or letter-of-credit rights which is perfected by control under s. 409.314 ;

(i) In proceeds which is perfected under s. 409.315 ; or

(j) That is perfected under s. 409.316 .

(3) Assignment of perfected security interest. If a secured party assigns a perfected security interest or agricultural lien, a filing under this chapter is not required to continue the perfected status of the security interest against creditors of and transferees from the original debtor.

History: 2001 a. 10 ; 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1021 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1021
Bylaw fixing quorum or voting requirements for shareholders.
Status: in_force

(1) If authorized by the articles of incorporation, the shareholders may adopt or amend a bylaw that fixes a greater or lower quorum requirement or a greater voting requirement for shareholders or voting groups of shareholders than is provided by this chapter. The adoption or amendment of a bylaw that adds, changes or deletes a greater or lower quorum requirement or a greater voting requirement for shareholders must meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote and voting groups required to take action under the quorum and voting requirement then in effect.

(2) A bylaw that fixes a greater or lower quorum requirement or a greater voting requirement for shareholders under sub. (1) may not be adopted, amended or repealed by the board of directors.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 799.213 — WI Code / Chapter 799 / Section 799.213
Arbitration actions.
Status: in_force

Chapter 788 applies to actions relating to the confirmation, vacation, modification or correction of an arbitration award.

History: 1991 a. 163 .
Wis. Stat. § 193.561 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.561
Voting by business entities, subsidiaries, legal representatives, and holders of security interests.
Status: in_force

(1) Membership interests held by a business entity. If a member entitled to vote is a business entity, the chairperson of the board, chief executive officer, or other authorized agent of the member may cast the member’s votes.

(2) Membership interest held by subsidiary of cooperative. Except as provided in the articles or bylaws or sub. (3) , if a member is a subsidiary of the cooperative, the member may not vote.

(3) Membership interest held in fiduciary capacity by cooperative. Membership interests held in a fiduciary capacity by the cooperative or a subsidiary of the cooperative are not entitled to vote, except to the extent that the settlor or beneficiary is entitled to vote and either exercises the right to vote or instructs the cooperative or subsidiary on how to vote.

(4) Membership interest controlled by certain representatives. Except as provided in subs. (3) and (5) , if a person, in the capacity of a personal representative, administrator, executor, guardian, or conservator, or in a similar capacity, controls the membership interest of a member entitled to vote, the person may vote on behalf of the member.

(5) Membership interest controlled by trustee in bankruptcy or receiver. If a trustee in bankruptcy or a receiver controls the membership interest of a member entitled to vote, the trustee or receiver may vote on behalf of the member if authorized to do so by the court appointing the trustee or receiver.

(7) Holders of security interest. The granting of a security interest in a membership interest does not entitle the holder of the security interest to vote.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.177 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.177
Federal property.
Status: in_force

Property the taxation of which the federal government has consented to is taxable under this chapter.

History: 1987 a. 10 .