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Wis. Stat. § 181.0707 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0707
Record date; determining members entitled to notice and vote.
Status: in_force

(1) Record date for notice. The bylaws of a corporation may fix or provide the manner of fixing a date as the record date for determining the members entitled to notice of a members’ meeting. If the bylaws do not fix or provide for fixing such a record date, the board may fix a future date as such a record date. If no such record date is fixed, members at the close of business on the business day preceding the day on which notice is given are entitled to notice of the meeting. However, if a meeting is held without notice, the determination of who is entitled to waive notice is made as of the close of business on the business day preceding the day on which the meeting is held.

(2) Record date for voting. The bylaws of a corporation may fix or provide the manner of fixing a date as the record date for determining the members entitled to vote at a members’ meeting. If the bylaws do not fix or provide for fixing such a record date, the board may fix a future date as such a record date. If no such record date is fixed, members on the date of the meeting who are otherwise eligible to vote are entitled to vote at the meeting.

(3) Record date for exercise of other rights. The bylaws may fix or provide the manner for determining a date as the record date for the purpose of determining the members entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any other lawful action. If the bylaws do not fix or provide for fixing such a record date, the board may fix in advance such a record date. If no such record date is fixed, members at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the resolution relating thereto, or the 60th day before the date of such other action, whichever is later, are entitled to exercise such rights.

(4) Limitations on record dates. Unless the bylaws of a corporation provide otherwise, a record date fixed under this section may not be more than 70 days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of members occurs.

(5) Adjourned meetings. A determination of members entitled to notice of or to vote at a membership meeting is effective for any adjournment of the meeting unless the board fixes a new date for determining the right to notice or the right to vote, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than 70 days after the record date for determining members entitled to notice of the original meeting.

(6) Court-ordered adjournment. If a court orders a meeting adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the date fixed for the original meeting, it may provide that the original record date for notice or voting continues in effect or it may fix a new record date for notice or voting.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 254.181 — WI Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.181
Certificate of lead-free status and certificate of lead-safe status; fees and notification.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may impose a fee of $50 for issuance of a certificate of lead-free status and a fee of $25 for issuance of a certificate of lead-safe status. Fees under this section may not exceed actual costs of issuance and of s. 254.179 . The department shall review the fees every 2 years and adjust the fees to reflect the actual costs.

(2) The department shall, at least quarterly, notify a local health department concerning issuance of certificates of lead-free status and certificates of lead-safe status in the area of jurisdiction of the local health department.

History: 1999 a. 113 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.578 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.578
Protection of medical waste incinerator employees.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “medical waste incinerator” has the meaning given in s. 287.07 (7) (c) 1. cr.

(2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing requirements that protect persons who work at medical waste incinerators from exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials. The rules shall be at least as strict as any federal requirements.

History: 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 227 .
Wis. Stat. § 5.061 — WI Code / Chapter 5 / Section 5.061
Compliance with federal Help America Vote Act.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any person believes that a violation of Title III of P.L. 107-252 has occurred, is occurring, or is proposed to occur with respect to an election for national office in this state, that person may file a written, verified complaint with the commission.

(2) If the commission receives more than one complaint under sub. (1) relating to the same subject matter, the commission may consolidate the complaints for purposes of this section.

(3) A complainant under sub. (1) or any of the complainants in a consolidated complaint under sub. (2) may request a hearing and the matter shall then be treated as a contested case under ch. 227 , except that the commission shall make a final determination with respect to the merits of the complaint and issue a decision within 89 days of the time that the complaint or the earliest of any complaints was filed, unless the complainant, or each of any complainants whose complaints are consolidated, consents to a specified longer period.

(4) If the commission finds the complaint to be without merit, it shall issue a decision dismissing the complaint. If the commission finds that the violation alleged in the complaint has occurred, is occurring, or is proposed to occur, the commission shall order appropriate relief, except that the commission shall not issue any order under this subsection affecting the right of any person to hold an elective office or affecting the canvass of an election on or after the date of that election.

History: 2003 a. 265 ; 2015 a. 118 s. 266 (10) .
Wis. Stat. § 31.309 — WI Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31.309
Portage levee system and canal.
Status: in_force

(1) City of Portage levee.

(a) The department shall provide a grant in the 1995-97 fiscal biennium from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq) to the city of Portage for the amount necessary for the renovation and repair of the city of Portage levee in the Portage levee system. The grant under this paragraph may not exceed $800,000 in fiscal year 1995-96 and $800,000 in fiscal year 1996-97.

(ag) The department shall provide a grant of $350,000 in fiscal year 2001-2002 and a grant of $350,000 in fiscal year 2002-2003 from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq) to the city of Portage for the renovation and repair of the Portage canal.

(am) The city of Portage may use any amounts from the grant awarded under par. (a) for the renovation and repair of the Portage canal.

(b) When the department determines that the renovation and repair described under par. (a) are complete, the city of Portage shall assume the maintenance of the city of Portage levee in the Portage levee system in a manner that will best protect the surrounding area from the overflow of the Wisconsin River.

(2) Lewiston and Caledonia levees.

(a) The department shall maintain the Lewiston and Caledonia levees in the Portage levee system in a manner that will best protect the surrounding area from the overflow of the Wisconsin River.

(b) The department may expend in fiscal year 1995-96, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq) , up to $400,000 for a study concerning the future of strengthening and maintaining the Lewiston and Caledonia levees in the Portage levee system. The study shall include a management plan for these 2 levees.

History: 1995 a. 27 ss. 1698 , 1699 , 1702 to 1706 ; Stats. 1995 s. 31.309; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 106.361 — WI Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106.361
Hotline for employers.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall maintain a toll-free telephone number as a hotline to assist employers seeking to employ individuals with a conviction record, as defined in s. 111.32 (3) . The department shall make the hotline available during normal work hours, as determined by the department. The department shall designate hotline staff to provide employers with information and assistance relating to available incentives and programs under state and federal law for employing individuals with a conviction record, including individuals on release under s. 302.27 , individuals on work release under s. 303.065 , and individuals on Huber release under s. 303.08 or 973.09 (4) .

(2) The department shall maintain a website that contains information relating to employing individuals with a conviction record, including individuals on release under s. 302.27 , individuals on work release under s. 303.065 , and individuals on Huber release under s. 303.08 or 973.09 (4) .

History: 2023 a. 228 .
Wis. Stat. § 799.14 — WI Code / Chapter 799 / Section 799.14
Failure of actual notice of suit by mail.
Status: in_force

(1) Petition; hearing; trial on merits. In any action, where service of summons is made by mailing, a defendant, at any time within 15 days of receiving actual knowledge of the pendency of the action or of the entry of judgment against the defendant, if judgment has been entered, but not more than one year after judgment was entered, may, by written verified petition, on forms provided by the court, petition to set aside the judgment if one has been entered and for an opportunity to be heard upon the merits. Thereupon the court shall set the matter for hearing at a time that will give the parties reasonable opportunity to appear and, if judgment has been entered, shall stay all proceedings on the judgment. At the time of the hearing the questions raised by the petition shall first be heard and determined by the court. If the court grants the petition, the court shall proceed to try the matter upon the merits or, if judgment has been entered, shall vacate the judgment and proceed to try the matter upon the merits. If the court denies the petition, it shall, if judgment has been entered, revoke its order staying proceedings thereon or, if a judgment has not been entered, it may give the defendant opportunity to be heard upon the merits.

(2) Effect of actual appearance. This section shall not apply to a defendant who actually appeared and submitted to the jurisdiction of the court without filing application as provided in sub. (1) .

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 66 ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 799.14; 1999 a. 85 .
Wis. Stat. § 61.27 — WI Code / Chapter 61 / Section 61.27
Assessor.
Status: in_force

In all villages not assessed by a county assessor the assessor shall take and file the official oath. The assessor shall begin under s. 70.10 to make an assessment of all of the property in the village liable to taxation, as prescribed by law. The assessor shall return the assessment roll to the village clerk at the same time and in the same manner in which town assessors are required to do. The assessor’s compensation shall be fixed by the village board. No person may assume the office of village assessor unless certified by the department of revenue under s. 73.09 as qualified to perform the functions of the office of assessor. If a person who has not been so certified is elected to the office, the office shall be vacant and the appointing authority shall fill the vacancy from a list of persons so certified by the department of revenue.

History: 1975 c. 39 , 199 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1989 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 902.03 — WI Code / Chapter 902 / Section 902.03
County and municipal ordinances; administrative rules of state and federal agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) The courts of this state, including the court of appeals and the supreme court, shall take judicial notice of:

(a) County and municipal ordinances in those counties in which the particular court has jurisdiction; and

(b) All rules of state agencies which have been published in the Wisconsin administrative code or register and all orders of such agencies.

(2) The courts of this state, including the court of appeals and the supreme court, may take judicial notice, if requested by a party and supplied with the necessary information, of all rules and orders of federal agencies.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R40 (1973); 1977 c. 187 ; 1993 a. 246 .
Wis. Stat. § 648.10 — WI Code / Chapter 648 / Section 648.10
Powers and duties of the commissioner.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may do any of the following:

(1) Promulgate rules that are necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter, including, after consulting with the department, standards for the financial condition of care management organizations.

(2) Use the authority granted under ss. 601.41 , 601.42 , 601.43 , 601.44 , 601.61 , 601.62 , 601.63 , and 601.64 , including the authority to issue orders, to enforce this chapter and to ensure that a care management organization has sufficient financial resources.

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 857.05 — WI Code / Chapter 857 / Section 857.05
Allowances to personal representative for expenses and services.
Status: in_force

(1) Expenses. The personal representative shall be allowed all necessary expenses in the care, management and settlement of the estate.

(2) Services. Subject to the approval of the court the personal representative shall be allowed for his or her services commissions computed on the inventory value of the property for which the personal representative is accountable less any mortgages or liens plus net principal gains in the estate proceedings at a rate of 2 percent or a rate that the decedent and the personal representative, or the persons who receive the majority interest in the estate and the personal representative, agree to in writing; and such further sums in cases of unusual difficulty or extraordinary services as the court determines reasonable. If a personal representative is derelict in duty, his or her compensation for services may be reduced or denied.

(3) Attorney fees and commissions. If the personal representative or any law firm with which the personal representative is associated also serves as attorney for the decedent’s estate, the court may allow him or her either executor’s commissions, (including sums for any extraordinary services as set forth in sub. (2) ) or attorney fees. The court may allow both executor’s commissions and attorney fees, and shall allow both if the will of the decedent authorizes the payments to be made.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (4) ; 1991 a. 124 .
Wis. Stat. § 134.15 — WI Code / Chapter 134 / Section 134.15
Issuing and using what is not money; contracts void.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who shall knowingly issue, pay out or pass, and any body corporate, or any officer, stockholder, director or agent thereof who shall issue, pay out or pass, or receive in this state, as money or as an equivalent for money, any promissory note, draft, order, bill of exchange, certificate of deposit or other paper of any form whatever in the similitude of bank paper, circulating as money or banking currency, that is not at the time of such issuing, paying out, passing or receiving expressly authorized by some positive law of the United States or of some state of the United States or of any other country, and redeemable in lawful money of the United States, or current gold or silver coin at the place where it purports to have been issued, such person shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 6 months or by fine not exceeding $100, and such body corporate shall forfeit all its rights, privileges and franchises and shall also forfeit to the state and pay for each offense the sum of $500.

(2) All contracts of any kind whatever the consideration of which, in whole or in part, shall consist of any such paper as is prohibited in sub. (1) and all payments made in such unauthorized paper shall be null and void.
Wis. Stat. § 42.09 — WI Code / Chapter 42 / Section 42.09
State fair park facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) The state fair park board shall cooperate with the building commission in all matters relating to the development of new facilities under s. 13.488 (7) . The state fair park board shall solicit proposals from private entrepreneurs interested in leasing any facilities at state fair park. The terms of such leases may be negotiated at the discretion of the state fair park board, subject to the lease provisions of s. 13.488 (7) .

(2)

(a) The state fair park board may not alter or renovate any building, appurtenance, fixture, exhibit or other structure or facility at state fair park that is owned by the board but that was owned by the department of natural resources on July 29, 1995, without the permission of the department, but the board may provide routine maintenance without the department’s permission.

(b) The state fair park board shall allow the department of natural resources access to and use of the buildings, appurtenances, fixtures, exhibits and other structures and facilities described in par. (a) so that the department may prepare, display and dismantle exhibits during events occurring at state fair park.

(3)

(a) Subject to approval of the building commission when required under s. 13.48 (12) , the state fair park board may permit a private person to construct a building, structure or facility in the state fair park under a lease agreement with the board.

(b) The board shall develop policies encouraging each private person entering into an agreement with the board under this subsection to agree that his or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 25 percent of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with the construction or development of those facilities will be minority group members, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (f) , and that at least 5 percent of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with the construction or development of those facilities will be women.

History: 1989 a. 219 s. 32 ; Stats. 1989 s. 42.09; 1995 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 197 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.86 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.86
Midwest interstate passenger rail commission.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a midwest interstate passenger rail commission as specified under s. 85.067 (2) , consisting of the following members representing this state:

(a) The governor or his or her designee.

(b) One representative to the assembly, appointed by the speaker of the assembly for a 2-year term, or until a successor is appointed.

(c) One senator appointed by the president of the senate for a 2-year term, or until a successor is appointed.

(d) One member representing the private sector, appointed by the governor for the governor’s term of office.

(2) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation. The commission has the powers and duties granted and imposed under s. 85.067 .

(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (4) (aq) , the department of transportation shall pay the costs of membership in the midwest interstate passenger rail compact.

History: 2007 a. 117 ; 2015 a. 182 .
Wis. Stat. § 36.03 — WI Code / Chapter 36 / Section 36.03
System.
Status: in_force

There is created in this state a system of institutions of learning to be known as the University of Wisconsin System. The principal office and one university of the system shall be located at or near the seat of state government.

History: 1973 c. 335 .
Wis. Stat. § 843.01 — WI Code / Chapter 843 / Section 843.01
Action for possession.
Status: in_force

A person claiming an interest in real property and the right, before the time of judgment in the action, to possession of that property, may bring an action for possession except that no such action may be brought to enforce a security interest in real property.

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 843.01.
Wis. Stat. § 778.195 — WI Code / Chapter 778 / Section 778.195
Clerk’s fees.
Status: in_force

Fees in forfeiture actions under this chapter are prescribed in s. 814.63 .

History: 1981 c. 317 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.1209 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.1209
Housing authorities; cooperation in housing projects.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects located within the area in which it may act, any state public body may do any of the following:

(a) Dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its property to a housing authority or the federal government.

(b) Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it may undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects.

(c) Cause services to be furnished to the authority of the character which it otherwise may furnish.

(d) Subject to the approval of the council, furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks or other places which it may undertake.

(e) Enter into agreements with a housing authority or the federal government respecting action to be taken by the state public body pursuant to any of the powers granted by ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 . The agreements may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary.

(f) Any and all things, necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects.

(g) Purchase or legally invest in any of the bonds of a housing authority and exercise all of the rights of any holder of the bonds.

(2) With respect to any housing project which a housing authority has acquired or taken over from the federal government and which the housing authority by resolution has found and declared to have been constructed in a manner that will promote the public interest and afford necessary safety, sanitation and other protection, no state public body may require any changes to be made in the housing project or the manner of its construction or take any other action relating to the construction.

(3) In connection with any public improvements made by a state public body in exercising the powers granted in ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 , the state public body may incur the entire expense of the public improvements. Any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding, any sale, conveyance, lease or agreement provided for in ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 may be made by a state public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement or public bidding.

History: 1995 a. 225 ; 1999 a. 150 ss. 394 to 396 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.1209.
Wis. Stat. § 45.05 — WI Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45.05
Registration of certificate of discharge.
Status: in_force

Every person who has served in the U.S. armed forces at any time, and who has been honorably discharged or given a certificate of service or relieved from active service may record with the register of deeds of any county, in a suitable book provided by the county for that purpose, a certificate of discharge or release. The certificate shall be accessible only to the discharged person or that person’s dependents or duly authorized representative, as defined in s. 45.04 (1) (a) , the county veterans service officer, the department, or any person with written authorization from the discharged person or that discharged person’s dependents. The register of deeds may not charge for recording, except that in counties where the register of deeds is under the fee system and not paid a fixed salary, the county shall pay the fee specified in s. 59.43 (2) (ag) . The record of any certificate of discharge or release made prior to July 6, 1919, is legalized.

History: 2005 a. 22 .