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Wis. Stat. § 440.987 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.987
Advisory committee.
Status: in_force

If the department appoints an advisory committee under s. 440.042 to advise the department on matters relating to the regulation of licensed midwives, the committee shall consist of only the following:

(1) Two members who are licensed midwives.

(2) One member who is licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse and possesses a certified nurse-midwife specialty designation under s. 441.09 and who practices in an out-of-hospital setting.

(3) One member who is a physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology.

(4) One public member who has received midwifery care in an out-of-hospital setting.

History: 2005 a. 292 ; 2025 a. 17 .
Wis. Stat. § 48.619 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.619
Definition.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, “child” means a person under 18 years of age. For purposes of the authority to provide care and maintenance for a child and of counting the number of children for whom a foster home or group home may provide care and maintenance, “child” also includes a person 18 years of age or over, but under 21 years of age, who resides in the foster home or group home under an order under s. 48.355 , 48.357 , 48.365 , 938.355 , 938.357 , or 938.365 that terminates after the person attains 18 years of age, under a voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement under s. 48.366 (3) or 938.366 (3) , or under the placement and care responsibility of another state under 42 USC 675 (8) (B) (iv).

History: 2001 a. 69 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2013 a. 334 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 74.29 — WI Code / Chapter 74 / Section 74.29
August settlement.
Status: in_force

(1) On or before August 20, the county treasurer shall pay in full to the proper treasurer all real property taxes, including taxes offset by the credit under s. 79.10 (5) , and special taxes included in the tax roll which have not previously been paid to, or retained by, the proper treasurer. A county may, by resolution adopted by the county board, direct the county treasurer to pay in full to the proper treasurer all special assessments and special charges included in the tax roll which have not previously been paid to, or retained by, the proper treasurer.

(2) On or before August 20, a taxation district treasurer who has not paid in full all taxes on improvements on leased land under s. 74.25 (1) (b) 1. or under s. 74.30 (1) or (2) shall pay in full to each taxing jurisdiction within the district all taxes on improvements on leased land included in the tax roll which have not previously been paid to, or retained by, the taxing jurisdiction, except that the treasurer shall pay the state’s proportionate share to the county. As part of that distribution, the taxation district treasurer shall allocate to each tax incremental district within the taxation district its proportionate share of taxes on improvements on leased land.

History: 1987 a. 378 ; 1991 a. 39 , 269 ; 2005 a. 241 .
Wis. Stat. § 31.305 — WI Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31.305
Dams in the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway.
Status: in_force

No dam may be constructed in the lower Wisconsin River as defined in s. 30.40 (14) .

History: 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 157.05 — WI Code / Chapter 157 / Section 157.05
Autopsy.
Status: in_force

Consent for a licensed physician to conduct an autopsy on the body of a deceased person shall be deemed sufficient when given by whichever one of the following assumes custody of the body for purposes of burial: Father, mother, husband, wife, child, guardian, next of kin, domestic partner under ch. 770 , or in the absence of any of the foregoing, a friend, or a person charged by law with the responsibility for burial. If 2 or more such persons assume custody of the body, the consent of one of them shall be deemed sufficient.

History: 1979 c. 110 ; 1985 a. 316 s. 14 ; Stats. 1985 s. 157.05; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 938.39 — WI Code / Chapter 938 / Section 938.39
Disposition by court bars criminal proceeding.
Status: in_force

Disposition by the court of any violation of state law within its jurisdiction under s. 938.12 bars any future criminal proceeding on the same matter in circuit court when the juvenile reaches the age of 17. This section does not affect criminal proceedings in circuit court that were transferred under s. 938.18 .

History: 1995 a. 77 ; 2005 a. 344 .
Wis. Stat. § 618.21 — WI Code / Chapter 618 / Section 618.21
Corporation law requirements from chs. 180, 610, 611 and 623 applicable to nondomestic corporations.
Status: in_force

(1) Strict compliance. No nondomestic corporation may be authorized to do business in this state unless it complies strictly with the following requirements:

(a) Financial requirements. The financial requirements of ss. 611.19 and 623.11 ;

(b) Other requirements. The requirements of s. 180.1506 , the requirements of s. 611.41 (1) as modified by s. 611.41 (3) , s. 611.54 (1) (a) , the reporting requirement of s. 611.54 (2) whenever removal is made involuntarily under the law of the domicile, and s. 611.57 ; and

(c) Requirements applicable to new corporations. For 5 years after the initial issuance of a certificate of authority in its domiciliary jurisdiction, the requirements of s. 611.29 (2) ; and if the corporation has transacted an insurance business for less than 5 years or has not paid in full all organizational and promotional expenses, it must still have initial expendable surplus considered by the commissioner to be adequate, subject to the limits of s. 611.19 .

(2) Substantial compliance.

(a) General. No nondomestic insurance corporation may be authorized to do business in this state unless it everywhere complies substantially with ss. 611.12 (2) (d) , 611.24 and 611.25 except that the approval requirement of s. 611.25 (1) does not apply, and s. 611.26 .

(b) Corporate reorganization or transformation. When any corporate reorganization, transformation or liquidation of a nondomestic insurer is proposed by it or approved by the domiciliary commissioner or by another official act, notice shall be given to the commissioner promptly.

(3) Orders imposing and eliminating restrictions. The commissioner may issue orders under s. 611.03 that are applicable to nondomestic corporations.

(4) Other requirements. After a hearing, the commissioner may by order apply any provision of ch. 611 to a nondomestic corporation if the commissioner finds that it is necessary for the protection of the interests of its insureds, creditors or the public in this state.

(5) Fraternals. This section does not apply to fraternals.

History: 1971 c. 260 ; 1973 c. 184 ; 1975 c. 373 ; 1983 a. 192 ; 1989 a. 303 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 46.298 — WI Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.298
Vehicle sticker for the hearing impaired.
Status: in_force

Upon the request of a person who is certified as hearing impaired by the department, by a physician, by a hearing instrument specialist licensed under subch. I of ch. 459 , or by an audiologist who is licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. III of ch. 459 , the department shall issue to the person a decal or sticker for display on a motor vehicle owned or frequently operated by the person to apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is owned or operated by a hearing-impaired person. No charge shall be made for issuance of the decal or sticker. The department shall specify the design of the decal or sticker. The department shall designate the location on the vehicle at which the decal or sticker shall be affixed by its own adhesive.

History: 1987 a. 257 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1989 a. 173 s. 4 ; Stats. 1989 s. 47.25; 1989 a. 316 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 2422 ; Stats. s. 46.298; 2023 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 197.01 — WI Code / Chapter 197 / Section 197.01
Municipalities, powers under utility law.
Status: in_force

(1) Any municipality shall have the power, subject to ch. 196 and this chapter, to construct and operate a plant and equipment or any part thereof for the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat, light, water or power, or to acquire, construct and operate a toll bridge.

(2) Any municipality shall have the power, subject to ch. 196 and this chapter, to purchase any public utility or any part thereof; provided, that such purchase and the terms thereof shall be approved by the commission after a hearing as provided in s. 197.05 .

(3) Any municipality shall have the power, subject to ch. 196 and this chapter, to acquire the property of any public utility, wheresoever situated, actually used and useful for the convenience of the public; provided, that in acquiring any property outside of Wisconsin, such property must have been used exclusively by such public utility for furnishing heat, light, water and power to such municipality.

(4)

(a) Any municipality that owns, or has secured a declaration of convenience and necessity to own, operate, manage or control, any plant or equipment for the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat, light, water or power, may contract with any public utility lawfully engaged as a public utility for a division of any of the foregoing services in the municipality, for a period not exceeding 10 years. The contract shall contain mutual covenants restricting and obligating operations by each party to service within the respective fields of division so contracted for. The commission shall have the right to regulate the charges for, and quality of, service, notwithstanding anything provided in the contract.

(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent the commission from terminating a contract authorized under par. (a) and granting a certificate of convenience and necessity for a 3rd or other utility, if in the commission’s judgment the public interest requires it.

History: 1981 c. 390 ; 1997 a. 254 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.040 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.040
Deer management report rules.
Status: in_force

The department may promulgate rules to implement the recommendations contained in the 2012 final report of the assessment of this state’s deer management plans and policies that was conducted under the terms of a contract between the department of administration and a recognized deer management expert.

History: 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.165 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.165
Section 23.165
Status: in_force

(2) Advertising space. The department may advertise and sell advertising space in its publications. Any advertising shall be consistent with the goals, purposes and functions of the department.

(3) Promotional activities. The department may promote, through the sale of merchandise or otherwise, advertise or otherwise publicize department programs, department publications, and all properties, lands, facilities, waterways, projects and other areas subject to the jurisdiction or control of the department. The promotion, advertising and publicizing shall be consistent with the goals, purposes and functions of the department.

(4) Subscriber lists. The department may refuse to reveal names, addresses, and electronic mail addresses of persons on any publication subscriber list. The department may charge a fee to recover the actual costs for providing or for the use of a publication subscriber list. No person who obtains or uses a publication subscriber list from the department may refer to the department or the publication as the source of names, addresses, or electronic mail addresses unless the person clearly states that the provision of, or permission to use, the subscriber list in no way indicates any of the following:

(a) The department’s involvement or connection with the person or the person’s activities.

(b) The department’s knowledge, approval or authorization of the person’s activities.

(5) Costs. Notwithstanding ss. 20.908 and 35.78 (2) , any price set or fee charged by the department in selling a publication, photograph, slide, videotape, artwork or promotional merchandise shall be at least equal to the amount necessary to cover the production, promotional, storage, handling and distribution costs of the publication, photograph, slide, videotape, artwork or promotional merchandise.

(5m) Use of moneys. The department shall use the moneys collected under this section for the costs specified in sub. (5) . If the moneys collected under this section exceed the amount necessary for the costs specified in sub. (5) , the department shall use the excess for educational and informational activities concerning conservation and the environment.

(6) Report to legislature. The department shall annually submit a report concerning the activities, receipts and disbursements under this section for the preceding fiscal year to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) .

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1999 a. 88 ; 2007 a. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0716 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0716
Procedure if dissenter is dissatisfied with payment or offer.
Status: in_force

(1) Rights of dissenter. A dissenter may, in the manner provided in sub. (2) , notify the bank of the dissenter’s estimate of the fair value of his or her shares and the amount of interest due, and demand payment of his or her estimate, less any payment received under s. 221.0713 , or reject the offer under s. 221.0715 and demand payment of the fair value of his or her shares and interest due, if any of the following applies:

(a) The dissenter believes that the amount paid under s. 221.0713 or offered under s. 221.0715 is less than the fair value of his or her shares or that the interest due is incorrectly calculated.

(b) The bank fails to make payment under s. 221.0715 within 60 days after the date set under s. 221.0710 for demanding payment.

(c) The issuer bank, having failed to effectuate the corporate action, does not return the deposited certificates or release the transfer restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares within 60 days after the date set under s. 221.0710 for demanding payment.

(2) Waiver of rights. A dissenter waives his or her right to demand payment under this section unless the dissenter notifies the bank of his or her demand under sub. (1) in writing within 30 days after the bank makes or offers payment for his or her shares. The notice shall comply with s. 221.0103 .

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.0811 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.0811
Administrative dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may commence a proceeding under sub. (2) to dissolve a limited partnership administratively if any of the following applies:

(a) The partnership does not pay, within one year after they are due, any fees or penalties required to be paid to the department under this chapter.

(b) The partnership does not have on file with the department its annual report within one year after it is due.

(c) The partnership is without a registered agent or registered office in this state for at least one year.

(d) The partnership does not notify the department within one year that its registered agent or registered office has been changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued.

(e) The partnership violates s. 940.302 (2) or 948.051 (2) .

(2) If the department determines that one or more grounds exist for administratively dissolving a limited partnership, the department may give the partnership notice of the determination. The notice shall be in writing and addressed to the registered agent of the limited partnership.

(3)

(a) Within 60 days after the notice under sub. (2) takes effect under s. 179.0103 (7m) , the limited partnership shall, with respect to each ground for administrative dissolution, either correct it or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the department that it does not exist.

(b) If the limited partnership fails to satisfy par. (a) , the department may administratively dissolve the partnership. The department shall enter a notation in its records to reflect each ground for administrative dissolution and the effective date of dissolution and shall give the partnership notice of those facts. The notice shall be in writing and addressed to the registered agent of the partnership.

(3m)

(a) If a notice under sub. (2) or (3) (b) is returned to the department as undeliverable, the department shall again give notice to the limited partnership. Except as provided under par. (b) , this notice shall be in writing and addressed to the principal office of the partnership.

(b) If the notice under par. (a) is returned to the department as undeliverable or if the limited partnership’s principal office cannot be determined from the records of the department, the department shall give notice by posting the notice on the department’s Internet site.

(4) A limited partnership that is administratively dissolved continues in existence as an entity but may not carry on any activities except as necessary to wind up its activities and affairs and liquidate its assets under ss. 179.0802 , 179.0806 , 179.0807 , 179.0808 , and 179.0810 , or to apply for reinstatement under s. 179.0812 .

(4m) A limited partnership’s right to the exclusive use of its name terminates on the date of the administrative dissolution under sub. (3) (b) .

(5) The administrative dissolution of a limited partnership does not terminate the authority of its registered agent.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.53 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.53
Matching of federal aid.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary with the approval of the governor, subject to the limits of s. 20.866 (2) (ut) , may direct that state debt be contracted for the matching of federal aid as set forth in sub. (2) and subject to the limits set therein. Said debt shall be contracted in accordance with ch. 18 .

(2) It is the intent of the legislature that state debt not to exceed $10,000,000 may be incurred for the purpose of matching federal aid for the construction of highway facilities.

History: 1973 c. 333 ; 1977 c. 29
Wis. Stat. § 29.533 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.533
Setline licenses; inland waters.
Status: in_force

(1) A setline license authorizing the use of setlines and hooks in inland waters in the manner determined by the department for taking, catching or killing fish shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the department to any resident applying for this license.

(3)

(a) No person may operate any setline unless he or she has a setline license. No person may use a setline unless it is properly tagged. In order to be properly tagged a setline is required to be securely attached to a buoy or stake at one end, the buoy or stake is required to have attached to it a tag stamped to designate the serial number of the setline license covering it and the buoy or stake is required to be placed and the tag attached in a manner so the tag is visible above the surface of the water.

(b) The department shall issue setline tags to the licensee at the time of issuing the setline license.

(4) All fishers licensed under this section shall file such reports on the amounts and kinds of fish taken as may be requested by the department.

(5) No person who holds a setline license issued under this section may operate a fish farm that contains a kind of fish that the holder of the license is authorized to catch under this section.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1983 a. 192 s. 303 (6) ; 1985 a. 332 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 ss. 495 to 500 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.533.
Wis. Stat. § 48.481 — WI Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.481
Grants for children’s community programs.
Status: in_force

From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (bc) , the department shall distribute the following grants for children’s community programs:

(1) Foster care placement continuation.

(a) The department shall distribute foster care continuation grants in each fiscal year to counties for the purpose of supplementing payments for the care of an individual who attains age 18 after 1986 and who resided in a home licensed under s. 48.62 for at least 2 years immediately prior to attaining age 18 and, for at least 2 years, received payments for exceptional circumstances in order to avoid institutionalization, as provided under rules promulgated by the department, so that the individual may live in a family home or other noninstitutional situation after attaining age 18. No county may use funds provided under this paragraph to replace funds previously used by the county for this purpose. Beginning in fiscal year 2013-14, a county is eligible to receive funding under this paragraph only if the county received such funding in fiscal year 2012-13.

(b) A county shall evaluate the proposed living arrangement of an individual under par. (a) to determine whether that living arrangement is cost-effective compared to other care reasonably available to the county including other community care as well as institutional care. If the proposed living arrangement is not cost-effective, the county may not use funds distributed under par. (a) for the care of that individual in the proposed living arrangement. A county shall evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the living arrangement of an individual for whom funds are provided under par. (a) at least once every 5 years.

(2) Transition to a successful adulthood. The department shall distribute at least $231,700 in each fiscal year for the purpose of assisting individuals who attain the age of 18 while residing in a foster home, group home, or residential care center for children and youth, in the home of a relative other than a parent, or in a supervised independent living arrangement to make the transition from out-of-home care to a successful adulthood. No county may use funds provided under this subsection to replace funds previously used by the county for this purpose.

History: 1999 a. 9 , 149 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2007 a. 20 ss. 1117 to 1121 ; Stats. 2007 s. 48.481; 2009 a. 28 ; 2013 a. 20 , 334 ; 2015 a. 128 ; 2019 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 782.04 — WI Code / Chapter 782 / Section 782.04
Petition; contents.
Status: in_force

Such petition must be verified and must state in substance:

(1) That the person in whose behalf the writ is applied for is restrained of personal liberty, the person by whom imprisoned and the place where, naming both parties, if their names are known, or describing them if they are not.

(2) That such person is not imprisoned by virtue of any judgment, order or execution specified in s. 782.02 .

(3) The cause or pretense of such imprisonment according to the best of petitioner’s knowledge and belief.

(4) If the imprisonment is by virtue of any order or process a copy thereof must be annexed, or it must be averred that, by reason of such prisoner being removed or concealed a demand of such copy could not be made or that such demand was made and a fee of $1 therefor tendered to the person having such prisoner in custody, and that such copy was refused.

(5) In what the illegality of the imprisonment consists.

History: 1979 c. 32 ss. 59 , 92 (11) ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 782.04.