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Wis. Stat. § 188.06 — WI Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.06
Powers of trustees.
Status: in_force

The powers conferred by this chapter upon the trustees of a subordinate grange or council of granges of the Patrons of Husbandry shall not be exercised until the chief officers of such grange or council of granges shall make and sign a certificate setting forth the name, number and date of organization of such grange or council and the number and names of its trustees first elected, and record the same in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which such grange or council is located; nor, in case of the state grange, until the like officers thereof shall have made, signed and filed a like certificate with the department of financial institutions.

History: 1993 a. 301 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.205 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.205
Election of rate regulation.
Status: in_force

A telecommunications cooperative, an unincorporated telecommunications cooperative association, or a small telecommunications utility may elect to be subject to ss. 196.28 and 196.37 as they apply to any rate, toll, or charge and to s. 196.11 (2) in any of the following ways:

(1) By amendment of any of the following:

(a) The articles of incorporation of the cooperative under s. 185.51 .

(b) The articles of organization of the association under s. 193.221 .

(c) The articles of incorporation of the small telecommunications utility under s. 181.1001 or the articles of organization of the small telecommunications utility under s. 183.0201 .

(2m) By a majority of any of the following:

(a) The voting members of the board of directors of the cooperative, association, or small telecommunications utility.

(b) If a small telecommunications utility is organized as a limited liability company, the voting members of the small telecommunications utility.

History: 1981 c. 148 ; 1985 a. 297 s. 76 ; 1989 a. 344 ; 1993 a. 496 ; 1997 a. 218 ; 1999 a. 32 ; 2005 a. 441 ; 2011 a. 22 ; 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.9985 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.9985
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Status: in_force

This subchapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 to 7031 , except that this subchapter does not modify, limit, or supersede 15 USC 7001 (c) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in 15 USC 7003 (b).

History: 2003 a. 150 ; 2019 a. 180 .
Wis. Stat. § 104.045 — WI Code / Chapter 104 / Section 104.045
Tips, meals, lodging, and hours worked.
Status: in_force

The department shall promulgate rules governing all of the following:

(1) The counting of tips or similar gratuities toward fulfillment of the employer’s obligation under s. 104.035 (3) . The rules promulgated under this subsection shall allow an employer to require a tipped employee to use an electronic signature or other electronic means that uniquely identifies the employee to acknowledge the counting of tips or similar gratuities for purposes of s. 104.035 (3) . In this subsection, “electronic signature” has the meaning given in s. 137.11 (8) .

(2) The deduction of meals or lodging provided by an employer to an employee from the employer’s obligation under this chapter.

(3) The determination of hours worked by an employee during which the employee is entitled to the minimum wage established under s. 104.035 .

History: 1977 c. 179 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2021 a. 26 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.518 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.518
Transfers to the budget stabilization fund.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “summary” means the amount shown in the summary in s. 20.005 (1) , as published in the biennial budget act or acts.

(2) Annually, the secretary shall calculate the difference between the amount of moneys projected to be deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year that are designated as “Taxes” in the summary and the amount of such moneys actually deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year.

(3)

(a) Subject to par. (b) , if the amount of moneys projected to be deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year that are designated as “Taxes” in the summary is less than the amount of such moneys actually deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year, the secretary shall annually transfer from the general fund to the budget stabilization fund 50 percent of the amount calculated under sub. (2) .

(b)

1. If the balance of the budget stabilization fund on June 30 of the fiscal year is at least equal to 5 percent of the estimated expenditures from the general fund during the fiscal year, as reported in the summary, the secretary may not make the transfer under par. (a) .

2. If the amount transferred under par. (a) would cause the general fund balance on June 30 of the fiscal year to be less than the general fund balance that is required under s. 20.003 (4) for that fiscal year, the secretary shall reduce the amount transferred under par. (a) to the amount that would cause the general fund balance to be equal to the minimum general fund balance that is required under s. 20.003 (4) for that fiscal year.

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2007 a. 226 .
Wis. Stat. § 701.0410 — WI Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.0410
Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for approval or disapproval.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the methods of termination prescribed by ss. 701.0411 to 701.0414 , a trust terminates to the extent the trust is revoked or expires pursuant to its terms, no purpose of the trust remains to be achieved, or the purposes of the trust have become unlawful or impossible to achieve.

(2) A proceeding to approve or disapprove a proposed modification or termination under ss. 701.0411 to 701.0416 , or a proposed trust combination or division under s. 701.0417 , may be commenced by a trustee or beneficiary, and a proceeding to approve or disapprove a proposed modification or termination under s. 701.0411 may be commenced by the settlor. The settlor of a charitable trust may maintain a proceeding to modify the trust under s. 701.0413 . Except as provided in s. 701.0411 (1m) , a trustee does not have standing to oppose a proposed modification or termination commenced under s. 701.0411 (1) .

(3) A trustee may not be compelled by a modification or termination under this section or under ss. 701.0411 to 701.0416 to make distributions to or for any beneficiary of a trust for an individual with a disability or to terminate the trust, during the lifetime of the individual with a disability. A court may modify the terms of a trust that has an individual with a disability as a beneficiary with retroactive effect or reform the terms of such trust to achieve the settlor’s objective or, if because of circumstances not anticipated by the settlor, to otherwise further the purposes of the trust so that it does not result in trust property being countable as resources or income of the individual with a disability for purposes of public assistance.

History: 2013 a. 92 ; 2023 a. 127 .
Wis. Stat. § 893.32 — WI Code / Chapter 893 / Section 893.32
Entry upon real estate, when valid as interruption of adverse possession.
Status: in_force

No entry upon real estate is sufficient or valid as an interruption of adverse possession of the real estate unless an action is commenced against the adverse possessor within one year after the entry and before the applicable adverse possession period of limitation specified in this subchapter has run, or unless the entry in fact terminates the adverse possession and is followed by possession by the person making the entry.

History: 1979 c. 323 .
Wis. Stat. § 165.86 — WI Code / Chapter 165 / Section 165.86
Law enforcement training.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1)

(a) Supply the staffing needs of the law enforcement standards board.

(b) Identify state agencies and political subdivisions that employ law enforcement officers in the state, notify the appropriate officials of the standards of employment and preparatory and recertification training established by the board, and develop appropriate procedures whereby acceptable evidence of compliance with the board’s employment and preparatory and recertification training standards may be submitted.

(c) Identify state agencies and political subdivisions that employ law enforcement officers in the state and notify the appropriate officials of the model law enforcement pursuit standards established by the board under s. 165.85 (4) (d) .

(2)

(a) Identify and coordinate all preparatory and recertification training activities in law enforcement in the state, and expand the coordinated program to the extent necessary to supply the training required for all recruits in the state under the preparatory training standards and time limits set by the board and for law enforcement officers, jail officers and juvenile detention officers in this state.

(b) Organize a program of training, which shall encourage utilization of existing facilities and programs through cooperation with federal, state, and local agencies and institutions presently active in this field. Priority shall be given to the establishment of the statewide preparatory and recertification training programs described in sub. (1) , but the department shall cooperate in the creation and operation of other advanced and special courses, including courses relating to emergency detention of persons under s. 51.15 and emergency protective placement under s. 55.135 , that meet the curriculum standards recommended by the board. The department may satisfy the requirement for cooperating in the development of special courses relating to emergency detention and emergency protective placement by cooperating with county departments of community programs in the development of these courses under s. 51.42 (3) (ar) 4. d. The department shall keep appropriate records of all such training courses given in the state and the results thereof in terms of persons attending, agencies represented, and, where applicable, individual grades given.

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 366 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1993 a. 460 ; 1997 a. 88 ; 2005 a. 264 ; 2007 a. 97 ; 2013 a. 214 .
Wis. Stat. § 88.42 — WI Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.42
Unpaid drainage assessments to be collected as taxes.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary of the drainage board shall, in accordance with s. 88.19 , keep a separate record of all assessments in each drainage district under the board’s jurisdiction. On or before December 1 of each year, the secretary shall certify all past due assessments for costs, including past due installments, to the clerk of the town, village or city in which the delinquent lands are located or assessed, specifying the amount due from each tract, parcel or easement. The amount certified shall include interest at the rate of 6 percent per year computed through December 31 of the current year.

(2) Each town, village and city clerk shall insert in the tax roll for each year, but in a column separate from the general tax, the amounts certified to that clerk by the secretary of the board under sub. (1) . Such assessments and interest shall be collected in the same manner as general taxes, except that the personal property of natural persons and private corporations, and all lands except those against which assessments were made, are not liable to seizure and sale therefor.

(3) In case of failure to certify or collect the unpaid assessments in any one year or if mistakes are made in certifying or collecting assessments, the same may be certified, corrected and collected in any subsequent year.

(4) All drainage assessments collected by the city, village or town treasurer shall be settled under s. 74.23 , 74.25 or 74.30 with the county treasurer of the county in which the drainage board with jurisdiction of the district is located, and the city, village or town treasurer shall obtain and file the proper receipt for the assessments. The county treasurer shall promptly credit the amounts received under this subsection to the drainage districts entitled to the amounts.

History: 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13) ; 1987 a. 378 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 456 ; 1995 a. 225 .
Wis. Stat. § 943.208 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.208
Recording performance without consent of performance owner.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever does any of the following for commercial advantage or private financial gain may be penalized as provided in sub. (2) :

(a) Creates a recording of a performance without consent of the performance owner and with intent to sell or rent the recording.

(b) Advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents or transports a recording of a performance with knowledge that the sounds, images or both from the performance embodied in the recording were recorded without the consent of the performance owner.

(c) Possesses with intent to advertise, offer for sale or rent, sell, rent or transport a recording of a performance with knowledge that the sounds, images or both from the performance embodied in the recording were recorded without the consent of the performance owner.

(2)

(a) Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the person creates, advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses fewer than 1,000 recordings embodying sound or fewer than 100 audiovisual recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period, and the value of the recordings does not exceed $2,500.

(b) Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class I felony if the person creates, advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses fewer than 1,000 recordings embodying sound or fewer than 100 audiovisual recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period, and the value of the recordings exceeds $2,500.

(c) Whoever violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class H felony if the person creates, advertises, offers for sale or rent, sells, rents, transports or possesses at least 1,000 recordings embodying sound or at least 100 audiovisual recordings in violation of sub. (1) during a 180-day period or if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted under this section.

(3) Under this section, the number of recordings that a person rents shall be the sum of the number of times in which each individual recording is rented.

History: 1999 a. 51 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.83 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.83
Electronic transmission permitted.
Status: in_force

Any statement required to be in writing under s. 440.76 , 440.78 (3) (b) or (5) , or 440.80 (3) may be transmitted by facsimile.

History: 2005 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 69.19 — WI Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69.19
Court-ordered death records.
Status: in_force

If a person has died in this state and final disposition of the person’s corpse has been effected but no death record is on file one year after a death, a person with a direct and tangible interest in having a death record registered may petition the circuit court of the county in which the death is alleged to have occurred. If the court finds that the petitioner has established the facts of the death required on the death record, the clerk of the court shall report the court’s determination to the state registrar in the manner prescribed by the state registrar, along with the fee required under s. 69.22 . Upon receipt of the report, the state registrar shall register the death record.

History: 1985 a. 315 ; 2017 a. 334 .
Wis. Stat. § 768.07 — WI Code / Chapter 768 / Section 768.07
Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

History: 1979 c. 32 s. 51 ; Stats. 1979 s. 768.07; 1997 a. 283 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1602 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1602
Inspection of records by shareholders.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “shareholder” includes a beneficial owner whose shares are held in a voting trust or by a nominee on the beneficial owner’s behalf.

(1m) Except as provided in sub. (4) , a shareholder of a corporation may inspect and copy the corporation’s bylaws, if any, as then in effect, during regular business hours at the corporation’s principal office. To inspect bylaws under this subsection, the shareholder shall give the corporation written notice that complies with s. 180.0141 of his or her demand at least 5 business days before the date on which he or she wishes to inspect and copy the bylaws.

(2)

(a) Except as provided in par. (c) and sub. (4) , a shareholder of a corporation who satisfies par. (b) may inspect and copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the following records of the corporation:

1. Excerpts from any minutes or records that the corporation is required to keep as permanent records under s. 180.1601 (1) .

2. Accounting records of the corporation.

3. The record of shareholders, except as provided in s. 180.1603 (3) .

(b) To inspect and copy any of the records under par. (a) , the shareholder must satisfy all of the following requirements:

1. The shareholder has been a shareholder of the corporation for at least 6 months before his or her demand under subd. 2. , or the shareholder holds at least 5 percent of the outstanding shares of the corporation.

2. The shareholder gives the corporation written notice that complies with s. 180.0141 of his or her demand at least 5 business days before the date on which he or she wishes to inspect and copy the records.

3. The shareholder’s demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose.

4. The shareholder describes with reasonable particularity his or her purpose and the records that he or she desires to inspect.

5. The records are directly connected with his or her purpose.

(c) A person that has delivered the resolution under s. 180.1150 (4) may, by giving written notice to the resident domestic corporation, as defined in s. 180.1150 (1) (c) , that complies with s. 180.0141 , inspect and copy the record of shareholders of the resident domestic corporation, in person or by agent or attorney at any reasonable time for the purpose of communicating with the shareholders in connection with the special shareholders’ meeting under s. 180.1150 (5) .

(3) The rights under this section may not be abolished or limited by the domestic corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws.

(4) This section does not affect any of the following:

(a) The right of a shareholder to inspect records under s. 180.0720 or, if the shareholder is in litigation with the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant.

(b) The power of a court, independently of this chapter, to compel the production of corporate records for examination.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 1995 a. 400 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.35 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.35
Removal of prisoners in emergency.
Status: in_force

In an emergency and for the safety of prisoners in any jail, the sheriff or other keeper may remove them to a place of safety and there confine them so long as necessary. If any county jail is destroyed or is insecure for keeping prisoners, the sheriff may remove them to some other county jail, where they shall be received and kept as if committed thereto, but at the expense of the county from which they were removed. An endorsement on the commitment of a prisoner, made by the sheriff in charge of such prisoner, directed to the sheriff of another county, shall be authority for the latter to hold the prisoner.

History: 1989 a. 31 s. 1650 ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.35.
Wis. Stat. § 13.905 — WI Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13.905
Legislative conduct.
Status: in_force

The joint committee on legislative organization may inquire into alleged misconduct by members or employees of the legislature.
Wis. Stat. § 18.71 — WI Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18.71
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1d) “Aggregate expected debt service and net exchange payments” means the sum of the following:

(a) The aggregate net payments expected to be made and received under a specified interest exchange agreement under s. 18.73 (5) (a) .

(b) The aggregate debt service expected to be made on notes related to that agreement.

(c) The aggregate net payments expected to be made and received under all other interest exchange agreements under s. 18.73 (5) (a) relating to those notes that are in force at the time of executing the agreement.

(1m) “Commission” means the building commission.

(2) “Department” means the department of administration.

(3) “Evidence of operating note” means a written promise to pay an operating note.

(4) “Operating note” means every undertaking of the state to repay a certain amount of a financial obligation which is:

(a) Created for the purpose of funding operating deficits of the state as determined under s. 16.405 (1) , which must be repaid not later than the last day of the fiscal year during which the operating note is issued;

(b) Payable from and secured solely by revenues pledged by the commission and the department pursuant to the authorizing resolution provided that all such pledged revenues must first be available for the payment of public debt; and

(c) Not public debt under s. 18.01 (4) nor a revenue obligation under s. 18.52 (5) .

(5) “Public debt” or “debt” has the meaning given under s. 18.01 (4) .

History: 1983 a. 3 ; 1983 a. 36 s. 96 (4) ; 1983 a. 192 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 88.03 — WI Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.03
Drainage proceedings equitable in nature.
Status: in_force

All court proceedings under this chapter are equitable in nature. The court may in any proceeding bring in new parties as if they were original parties to the proceeding.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1993 a. 456 .