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Wis. Stat. § 628.03 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.03
Requirement of license.
Status: in_force

(1) General. No natural person may perform, offer to perform, or advertise any service as an intermediary in this state, unless the natural person obtains a license under s. 628.04 or 628.09 , and no person may utilize the services of another as an intermediary if the person knows or should know that the other does not have a license as required by law. The licensing requirements of this subsection do not apply to a person who solely procures unauthorized insurance, as defined in s. 618.40 (11) , that is not surplus lines insurance, as defined in s. 618.40 (10) .

(1m) Risk purchasing groups. No natural person may solicit, negotiate or obtain insurance on behalf of a risk purchasing group which does business in this state unless the natural person obtains a license under s. 628.04 or 628.09 . A risk purchasing group may not allow a natural person to solicit, negotiate or obtain insurance on its behalf if the risk purchasing group knows that the natural person is not licensed as required by this subsection.

(2) Exemptions. The commissioner may by rule exempt certain classes of natural persons from the requirement of obtaining a license:

(a) If the functions they perform do not require special competence or trustworthiness or the regulatory surveillance made possible by licensing; or

(b) If other existing safeguards make regulation unnecessary.

(3) Validity of contract. No insurance contract is invalid as a result of a violation of this section.

History: 1975 c. 371 , 421 ; 1981 c. 38 ; 1987 a. 247 ; 2011 a. 224 .
Wis. Stat. § 778.027 — WI Code / Chapter 778 / Section 778.027
Prosecution decisions based on contributions to certain organizations or agencies and government attorney conduct.
Status: in_force

A prosecutor or an attorney representing the state or a political subdivision of the state may not, in exchange for a person’s payment of money, other than restitution, to any organization or agency, dismiss or amend a citation or complaint alleging a violation that provides for a forfeiture or elect not to initiate an action or special proceeding based on such a violation.

History: 1999 a. 58 , 186 ; 2007 a. 84 .
Wis. Stat. § 214.51 — WI Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.51
Sale, assignment, and servicing of loans and contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) A savings bank may sell a loan or a participating interest in a loan with or without recourse. The division may by rule adopt limitations on the sale of loans except loans sold to agencies of the United States or this state or to another government-sponsored agency if approved by the division.

(2) A savings bank may contract to service a loan or a participating interest in a loan, subject to rules of the division.

(3) A savings bank may sell and assign, with or without recourse, any certificate of sale, defaulted loan or defaulted real estate contract to any person eligible to purchase it.

History: 1991 a. 221 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 41.565 — WI Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41.565
Arts challenge initiative grants.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “local arts agency” means an organization that represents local arts organizations.

(2)

(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (3) (d) , the board shall award arts challenge initiative grants to arts organizations and local arts agencies.

(b) The board shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.380 (3) (d) to match up to 25 percent of an arts organization’s or a local arts agency’s income from contributions for the fiscal year in which a grant may be awarded that exceeds the amount of income from contributions in the previous fiscal year and income from earned income that exceeds the amount of earned income from the previous fiscal year in that fiscal year subject to the following requirements:

1. An arts organization or a local arts agency must earn income which exceeds the amount of earned income from the previous fiscal year in each fiscal year for which the organization or local arts agency applies for a grant to meet the requirements of this paragraph. The receipt of a grant by an arts organization or local arts agency in a previous fiscal year does not exempt an arts organization or a local arts agency from the requirements under this paragraph.

2. A grant awarded under par. (a) shall match only cash funds.

(c) The board shall set aside at least 10 percent of the funds for grants under par. (a) for grants to minority arts organizations.

(d) The board shall set aside at least 20 percent of the funds for grants under par. (a) for grants to arts organizations and local arts agencies that have operating budgets of less than $100,000.

(e) Notwithstanding par. (b) , a grant under par. (c) or (d) may match up to 100 percent of the sum of the arts organization’s or local arts agency’s income from contributions and earned income for the previous fiscal year, except that a grant under par. (d) shall be not less than $3,000 and not more than $10,000.

(3) If the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.380 (3) (d) in any fiscal year is insufficient to fund all grants under this section, the board shall award grants, including the minimum and maximum grants under sub. (2) (e) , on a prorated basis.

(4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

History: 1987 a. 27 , 399 ; 1989 a. 31 , 2011 a. 32 ss. 1209 to 1219 ; Stats. 2011 s. 41.565.
Wis. Stat. § 409.707 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.707
Amendment of preeffective-date financing statement.
Status: in_force

(1) Preeffective-date financing statement. In this section, “preeffective-date financing statement” means a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001.

(2) Applicable law. On or after July 1, 2001, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or otherwise amend the information provided in, a preeffective-date financing statement only in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in subch. III . However, the effectiveness of a preeffective-date financing statement also may be terminated in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed.

(3) Method of amending: general rule. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4) , if the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the information in a preeffective-date financing statement may be amended on or after July 1, 2001, only if:

(a) The preeffective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in s. 409.501 ;

(b) An amendment is filed in the office specified in s. 409.501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies s. 409.706 (3) ; or

(c) An initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies s. 409.706 (3) is filed in the office specified in s. 409.501 .

(4) Method of amending: continuation. If the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a preeffective-date financing statement may be continued only under s. 409.705 (4) and (6) or 409.706 .

(5) Method of amending: additional termination rule. Whether or not the law of this state governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a preeffective-date financing statement filed in this state may be terminated on or after July 1, 2001, by filing a termination statement in the office in which the preeffective-date financing statement is filed, unless an initial financing statement that satisfies s. 409.706 (3) has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in subch. III as the office in which to file a financing statement.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 703.05 — WI Code / Chapter 703 / Section 703.05
Ownership of units.
Status: in_force

A unit owner is entitled to the exclusive ownership and possession of his or her unit.

History: 1977 c. 407 .
Wis. Stat. § 808.09 — WI Code / Chapter 808 / Section 808.09
Reversal, affirmance or modification of judgment.
Status: in_force

Upon an appeal from a judgment or order an appellate court may reverse, affirm or modify the judgment or order as to any or all of the parties; may order a new trial; and, if the appeal is from a part of a judgment or order, may reverse, affirm or modify as to the part appealed from. In all cases an appellate court shall remit its judgment or decision to the court below and thereupon the court below shall proceed in accordance with the judgment or decision.

History: 1977 c. 187 .
Wis. Stat. § 75.143 — WI Code / Chapter 75 / Section 75.143
Defer taking of tax deed.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Dwelling” means any building that contains one or 2 dwelling units and any land included with that building in the same entry on the tax roll.

(b) “Dwelling unit” means a structure or that part of a structure used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by 2 or more persons maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others.

(2) The council of any city authorized to proceed under s. 74.87 may by ordinance direct its treasurer to defer the taking of tax deeds by the city on dwellings. The ordinance shall designate the period of time that the taking of a tax deed shall be deferred after the one-year period provided by law. The deferral period may not exceed 2 years. The deferral shall apply to those delinquent taxes and assessments incurred while the dwelling was owned and occupied by the person who owns and occupies the building at the beginning of the deferral period. If the owner ceases to occupy the dwelling during the deferral period, the city treasurer shall take a tax deed on the dwelling as soon as practicable. A city adopting an ordinance under this section may require the dwelling owner to submit proof that the owner is eligible for a deferral under this section.

History: 1981 c. 322 ; 1987 a. 378 .
Wis. Stat. § 939.05 — WI Code / Chapter 939 / Section 939.05
Parties to crime.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever is concerned in the commission of a crime is a principal and may be charged with and convicted of the commission of the crime although the person did not directly commit it and although the person who directly committed it has not been convicted or has been convicted of some other degree of the crime or of some other crime based on the same act.

(2) A person is concerned in the commission of the crime if the person:

(a) Directly commits the crime; or

(b) Intentionally aids and abets the commission of it; or

(c) Is a party to a conspiracy with another to commit it or advises, hires, counsels or otherwise procures another to commit it. Such a party is also concerned in the commission of any other crime which is committed in pursuance of the intended crime and which under the circumstances is a natural and probable consequence of the intended crime. This paragraph does not apply to a person who voluntarily changes his or her mind and no longer desires that the crime be committed and notifies the other parties concerned of his or her withdrawal within a reasonable time before the commission of the crime so as to allow the others also to withdraw.

History: 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 943.51 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.51
Retail theft; civil liability.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who incurs injury to his or her business or property as a result of a violation of s. 943.50 may bring a civil action against any individual who caused the loss for all of the following:

(a) The retail value of the merchandise unless it is returned undamaged and unused. A person may recover under this paragraph only if he or she exercises due diligence in demanding the return of the merchandise immediately after he or she discovers the loss and the identity of the person who has the merchandise.

(am) The retail value of the service provided by a service provider, as defined in s. 943.50 (1) (am) . A person may recover under this paragraph only if he or she exercises due diligence in demanding payment for the service.

(b) Any actual damages not covered under par. (a) .

(2) In addition to sub. (1) , if the person who incurs the loss prevails, the judgment in the action may grant any of the following:

(a)

1. Except as provided in subd. 1m. , exemplary damages of not more than 3 times the amount under sub. (1) .

1m. If the action is brought against a minor or against the parent who has custody of their minor child for the loss caused by the minor, the exemplary damages may not exceed 2 times the amount under sub. (1) .

2. No additional proof is required for an award of exemplary damages under this paragraph.

(b) Notwithstanding the limitations of s. 799.25 or 814.04 , all actual costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees.

(3) Notwithstanding sub. (2) and except as provided in sub. (3m) , the total amount awarded for exemplary damages and reasonable attorney fees may not exceed $500 for each violation.

(3m) Notwithstanding sub. (2) , the total amount awarded for exemplary damages and reasonable attorney fees may not exceed $300 for each violation if the action is brought against a minor or against the parent who has custody of their minor child for the loss caused by the minor.

(3r) Any recovery under this section shall be reduced by the amount recovered as restitution for the same act under ss. 800.093 and 973.20 or as recompense under s. 969.13 (5) (a) for the same act.

(4) The plaintiff has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation occurred under s. 943.50 . A conviction under s. 943.50 is not a condition precedent to bringing an action, obtaining a judgment or collecting that judgment under this section.

(5) A person is not criminally liable under s. 943.30 for any civil action brought in good faith under this section.

(6) Nothing in this section precludes a plaintiff from bringing the action under ch. 799 if the amount claimed is within the jurisdictional limits of s. 799.01 (1) (d) .

History: 1985 a. 179 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1993 a. 71 ; 1995 a. 77 ; 2003 a. 138 ; 2005 a. 447 ; 2011 a. 110 .
Wis. Stat. § 757.60 — WI Code / Chapter 757 / Section 757.60
Judicial administrative districts.
Status: in_force

The state is divided into judicial administrative districts for the purpose of administering the court system. Each district includes all the circuit courts within the district. The judicial administrative districts are as follows:

(1) The 1st district consists of Milwaukee County.

(2) The 2nd district consists of Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties.

(3) The 3rd district consists of Dodge, Jefferson, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties.

(4) The 4th district consists of Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Manitowoc, Marquette, Sheboygan, Waushara, and Winnebago counties.

(5) The 5th district consists of Columbia, Dane, Green, Lafayette, Rock, and Sauk counties.

(7) The 7th district consists of Adams, Buffalo, Clark, Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Richland, Trempealeau, and Vernon counties.

(8) The 8th district consists of Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie and Waupaca counties.

(9) The 9th district consists of Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Price, Shawano, Taylor, Vilas, and Wood counties.

(10) The 10th district consists of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Iron, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 84 Wis. 2d xiii (1978); Sup. Ct. Order, eff. 1-1-80; 1981 c. 317 ; 1995 a. 225 ; Sup. Ct. Order No. 18-01 , 2018 WI 33, 380 Wis. 2d xiii; Sup. Ct. Order No. 19-21 , 2020 WI 17, 390 Wis. 2d xvii.
Wis. Stat. § 91.12 — WI Code / Chapter 91 / Section 91.12
Certified plan.
Status: in_force

The following farmland preservation plans are certified, for the purposes of this chapter and s. 71.613 :

(1) An agricultural preservation plan that was certified under s. 91.06 , 2007 stats., if the certification has not expired.

(2) A farmland preservation plan that was certified under s. 91.16 if the certification has not expired or been withdrawn.

History: 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 946.52 — WI Code / Chapter 946 / Section 946.52
Failure to submit biological specimen.
Status: in_force

Whoever intentionally fails to comply with a requirement to submit a biological specimen under s. 165.76 , 165.84 (7) , 938.21 (1m) , 938.30 (2m) , 938.34 (15) , 970.02 (8) , 973.047 , or 980.063 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

History: 2013 a. 20 s. 1922 ; 2013 Stats. s. 946.52.
Wis. Stat. § 322.103 — WI Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.103
Article 103 — Captured or abandoned property.
Status: in_force

(1) All persons subject to this code shall secure all public property taken for the service of the United States or the state, or of any other state, and shall give notice and turn over to the proper authority without delay all captured or abandoned property in their possession, custody, or control.

(2) Any person subject to this code who does any of the following shall be punished as a court-martial may direct:

(a) Fails to carry out the duties prescribed in sub. (1) .

(b) Buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes of taken, captured, or abandoned property, whereby he or she receives or expects any profit, benefit, or advantage to himself or herself or another directly or indirectly connected with himself or herself.

(c) Engages in looting or pillaging.

History: 2007 a. 200 .
Wis. Stat. § 160.33 — WI Code / Chapter 160 / Section 160.33
Public participation.
Status: in_force

Each regulatory agency shall promulgate rules which provide for public participation in the issuance and administrative enforcement by the regulatory agency of any special order adopted pursuant to the requirements of this chapter.

History: 1983 a. 410 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.01075 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.01075
Required information.
Status: in_force

A limited liability company shall maintain at its principal office all of the following information:

(1) A list showing the full name and last-known street and mailing addresses of each past and present member and, if applicable, manager, in alphabetical order.

(2) A copy of the articles of organization and all amendments to and restatements of the articles, together with signed copies of any powers of attorney under which any articles, amendments, or restatements have been signed.

(3) A copy of any filed articles of merger, interest exchange, conversion, or domestication.

(4) A copy of the limited liability company’s federal, state, and local income or franchise tax returns and financial statements, if any, for the 3 most recent years.

(5) A copy of all written operating agreements and any amendments to and restatements of such written operating agreements.

(6) A copy of any record made by the company during the past 3 years of any consent given by or vote taken of any member or manager pursuant to this chapter or the operating agreement.

(7) Unless contained in a written operating agreement, a record stating all of the following:

(a) A description and statement of the agreed value of contributions other than money made and agreed to be made by each member.

(b) The times at which, or events upon the occurrence of which, any additional contributions agreed to be made by each member are to be made.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 50.37 — WI Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50.37
Notification to accrediting organization.
Status: in_force

The department shall notify a national accrediting organization that has accredited a hospital and the board of governors of the injured patients and families compensation fund under s. 619.04 (3) if the department has done any of the following:

(1) Suspended or revoked the hospital’s approval under s. 50.35 .

(2) Issued an order to the hospital.

(3) Suspended new admissions to the hospital under s. 50.39 (5) .

(4) Recommended to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services that the hospital be decertified from the federal medicare program under 42 USC 1395 to 1395ccc or the federal medicaid program under 42 USC 1396 to 1396r-3 for failure to meet a condition of participation under the program.

History: 1989 a. 37 ; 2003 a. 111 ; 2013 a. 236 .
Wis. Stat. § 910.05 — WI Code / Chapter 910 / Section 910.05
Public records.
Status: in_force

The contents of an official record, or of a document authorized to be recorded or filed and actually recorded or filed, including data compilations in any form, if otherwise admissible, may be proved by copy, certified as correct in accordance with s. 909.02 or testified to be correct by a witness who has compared it with the original. If a copy which complies with the foregoing cannot be obtained by the exercise of reasonable diligence, then other evidence of the contents may be given.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R361 (1973).
Wis. Stat. § 805.10 — WI Code / Chapter 805 / Section 805.10
Examination of witnesses; arguments.
Status: in_force

Unless the judge otherwise orders, not more than one attorney for each side shall examine or cross-examine a witness and not more than 2 attorneys on each side shall sum up to the jury. The plaintiff shall be entitled to the opening and final rebuttal arguments. Plaintiff’s rebuttal shall be limited to matters raised by any adverse party in argument. Waiver of argument by either party shall not preclude the adverse party from making any argument which the adverse party would otherwise have been entitled to make. Before the argument is begun, the court may limit the time for argument.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 701 (1975); 1975 c. 218 .
Wis. Stat. § 626.03 — WI Code / Chapter 626 / Section 626.03
Scope of application.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to all worker’s compensation insurance written on risks or operations in this state, employers’ liability insurance when written in connection with worker’s compensation insurance or insurance covering any part of the liability of an employer exempted from insuring the employer’s liability for compensation under s. 102.28 .

History: 1975 c. 148 , 199 .
Wis. Stat. § 184.06 — WI Code / Chapter 184 / Section 184.06
Liability in tort and contract.
Status: in_force

(1) A nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties and liabilities in contract and tort.

(2) A person is not liable for a breach of a nonprofit association’s contract merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.

(3) A person is not liable for a tortious act or omission for which a nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.

(4) A tortious act or omission of a member or other person for which a nonprofit association is liable is not imputed to a person merely because the person is a member of the nonprofit association, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.

(5) A member of, or a person considered to be a member by, a nonprofit association may assert a claim against the nonprofit association. A nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member or a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.

History: 1997 a. 140 .