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Wis. Stat. § 66.0123 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0123
Recreation authority.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “governmental unit” means a town board or school board.

(2) A governmental unit may, after compliance with s. 65.90 , provide funds for the establishment, operation and maintenance of a department of public recreation.

(3)

(a) A governmental unit may delegate the power to establish, maintain and operate a department of public recreation to a recreation board, which shall consist of 3 members and shall be appointed by the chairperson or other presiding officer of the governmental unit. The first appointments shall be made so that one member serves one year, one serves 2 years and one serves 3 years. After the first appointments, terms are 3 years.

(b) When 2 or more of the governmental units desire to conduct, jointly, a department of public recreation, the joint recreation board shall consist of not less than 3 members selected by the presiding officers of the governmental units acting jointly. Appointments shall be made for terms as provided in par. (a) .

(c) The members of a recreation board shall serve gratuitously.

(d) A recreation board may conduct the activities of the department of public recreation, expend funds, employ a supervisor of recreation, employ assistants, purchase equipment and supplies and generally supervise the administration, maintenance and operation of the department of public recreation and recreational activities authorized by the recreation board.

(4)

(a) A recreation board may conduct public recreation activities on property purchased or leased by a governmental unit for recreational purposes and under its own custody, on other public property under the custody of any other public authority, body or board with the consent of the public authority, body or board, or on private property with the consent of its owner. The recreation board, with the approval of the appointing authority, may accept gifts and bequests of land, money or other personal property, and use the gifts and bequests in whole or in part, the income from the gifts and bequests or the proceeds from the sale of any such property in the establishment, maintenance and operation of recreational activities.

(b) A recreation board shall annually submit to the governmental unit a report of the board’s activities, including receipts and expenditures. The report shall be submitted not less than 15 days before the annual meeting of the governmental unit.

(c) An audit shall be made of the accounts of the recreation board in the same manner as provided for audits for towns or school districts as the case may be.

(d) The persons selected by the recreation board shall furnish a surety bond in an amount fixed by the governmental unit.

History: 1975 c. 233 ; 1993 a. 184 ; 1999 a. 150 ss. 32 , 499 , 500 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0123.
Wis. Stat. § 182.018 — WI Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.018
Wires over railroads.
Status: in_force

(1) All wires strung over any railroad prior to August 1, 1949, shall be tied to insulators fastened to double cross-arms attached to a pole at each side of the crossing. The poles if of wood shall not be less than 6 inches in diameter at the top (if of other materials at least the equivalent strength thereof), set not less than 5 feet in the ground, securely guyed, and, unless the railroad right-of-way is over 100 feet in width, shall be set not more than 100 feet apart. The cross-arms shall be attached to the poles by machine bolts, and braced by at least one iron brace from each cross-arm to the pole. All wires shall be maintained not less than 25 feet above the rails.

(2) Any person ordered by the public service commission to change its wires so as to conform to this section failing to comply with such order within 10 days from the service thereof shall forfeit $25, and a like forfeiture for every additional 10 days of noncompliance with the order, unless a greater length of time to make such change shall be granted.

(3) All wires strung over any railroad on or after August 1, 1949, shall be strung in such a way as to meet requirements of the provisions of the state electrical code promulgated by the public service commission. Any person stringing wires in violation of the code shall be subject to a forfeiture of not more than $100 nor less than $25. Each 10-day period, after the first day, that such violation occurs shall be a separate violation and shall subject the violator to an additional forfeiture of not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each such violation.

(4) This section applies only to the extent that it is not contrary to or inconsistent with federal law.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (10) (b) ; 1985 a. 187 ; 2005 a. 179 ; 2007 a. 63 .
Wis. Stat. § 814.59 — WI Code / Chapter 814 / Section 814.59
Definition.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, “federal mileage rate” means the business standard mileage rate for the year as determined under 26 CFR 1.274-5 (j) (2) .

History: 2025 a. 179 .
Wis. Stat. § 119.49 — WI Code / Chapter 119 / Section 119.49
Bond issues.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) If the board deems it necessary to construct buildings or additions to buildings, to remodel buildings or to purchase school sites or to provide funds for any such purpose as a participant in a contract under s. 120.25 , it may by a two-thirds vote of the members-elect send a communication to the common council of the city.

(b) The communication shall state the amount of funds needed under par. (a) and the purposes for which the funds will be used and shall request the common council to submit to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city the question of issuing school bonds in the amount and for the purposes stated in the communication.

(2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file the communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of issuing such school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school purposes to be submitted to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city. The question of issuing such school bonds shall be submitted so that the vote upon issuing such school bonds is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the school bond question favors issuing such school bonds, the common council shall cause the school bonds to be issued immediately or within the period permitted by law, in the amount requested by the board and in the manner other bonds are issued.

(3) The proper city officials shall sell or dispose of the bonds in the same manner as other bonds are disposed of. The entire proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be placed in the city treasury, subject to the order of the board for the purposes named in the communication under sub. (1) . Such school bonds shall be payable within 20 years from the date of their issue.

(4) The common council shall levy and collect a tax upon all taxable property in the city, in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are levied and collected, which shall be sufficient to pay the interest on all school bonds issued under this subchapter which are outstanding and to pay such part of the principal of such school bonds as becomes due during the ensuing school year.

(5) The sum of the amount of such school bonds outstanding and the amount of notes under s. 119.498 outstanding at any time shall not be greater than 2 percent of the total value of all taxable property in the city as certified under s. 121.06 (2) . The tax levied to pay the interest and principal on such school bonds shall be in addition to the tax levied for general purposes upon all the taxable property of the city. The limit under s. 67.03 (1) (a) does not apply to bonds under this section.

History: 1973 c. 92 , 172 ; 1975 c. 353 ; 1977 c. 418 ; 1989 a. 290 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 1999 a. 182 ; 2003 a. 43 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.07 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.07
Sale of land with water power.
Status: in_force

Whenever a water power exists upon any public lands offered for sale the board may sell together all the tracts or lots upon which such water power is situated and such other tracts or lots as are necessary for the use and enjoyment of the same, not exceeding 160 acres, or it may sell each tract or lot separately, as in its opinion the larger proceeds may be derived from such sale.
Wis. Stat. § 813.03 — WI Code / Chapter 813 / Section 813.03
When granted defendant.
Status: in_force

A temporary injunction may also be granted on the application of the defendant, when it shall appear that the plaintiff is doing, or threatens, or is about to do, or is procuring or suffering to be done some act in violation of the defendant’s rights respecting the subject of the action and tending to the defendant’s injury or to render ineffectual such judgment as may be rendered in the defendant’s favor.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 760 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 813.03; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 455.065 — WI Code / Chapter 455 / Section 455.065
Continuing education requirements.
Status: in_force

The examining board shall do all of the following:

(1) Promulgate rules establishing the minimum number of hours of continuing education, the topic areas that the continuing education must cover, the criteria for the approval of continuing education programs and courses required for renewal of a license, and the criteria for the approval of the sponsors and cosponsors of those continuing education programs and courses. The examining board may establish criteria for the substitution of hours of professional activities to meet continuing education requirements.

(4) Approve continuing education programs and courses in accordance with the criteria established under sub. (1) .

(5) Promulgate rules establishing the criteria for the substitution of uncompensated hours of professional assistance volunteered to the department of health services for some or all hours of continuing education credits required under sub. (1) . The eligible substitution hours shall involve professional evaluation of community programs for the certification and recertification of community mental health programs, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n) , by the department of health services.

(6) Grant a postponement of or waiver from the continuing education requirements under this section on the basis of prolonged illness or disability or on other grounds constituting extreme hardship. The examining board shall consider each application individually on its merits, and the examining board may grant a postponement, partial waiver, or total waiver of the requirement as the examining board deems appropriate.

(7) Grant an exemption from the continuing education requirements under this section to a psychologist who certifies to the examining board that he or she has permanently retired from the practice of psychology. A psychologist who has been granted an exemption under this subsection may not return to active practice without submitting evidence satisfactory to the examining board of having completed the required continuing education credits within the 2-year period prior to the return to the practice of psychology.

History: 1989 a. 243 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 445 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 1995 a. 188 ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) ; 2021 a. 22 .
Wis. Stat. § 990.08 — WI Code / Chapter 990 / Section 990.08
Citation of supreme court rules.
Status: in_force

When a supreme court rule is cited within the statutes, the reference shall be to the SCR number, such as “words and phrases specified in SCR 99.02 ”.

History: 1983 a. 192 .
Wis. Stat. § 302.07 — WI Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.07
Maintenance of order.
Status: in_force

The warden or superintendent shall maintain order, enforce obedience, suppress riots and prevent escapes. For such purposes the warden or superintendent may command the aid of the officers of the institution and of persons outside of the prison; and any person who fails to obey such command shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding $500. The warden or superintendent may adopt proper means to capture escaped inmates.

History: 1989 a. 31 s. 1624 ; Stats. 1989 s. 302.07; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.1701 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.1701
Definition.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, “shares of a preexisting class” means shares of a class for which shares were authorized before January 1, 1991, whether the shares were issued before, on or after January 1, 1991.

History: 1989 a. 303 .
Wis. Stat. § 645.90 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.90
Subordination of claims for noncooperation.
Status: in_force

If an ancillary receiver in another state or foreign country, whether called by that name or not, fails to transfer to the domiciliary liquidator in this state any assets within his or her control other than special deposits, diminished only by the expenses of the ancillary receivership, if any, the claims filed in the ancillary receivership or with a security fund in that jurisdiction, other than special deposit claims or secured claims, shall be placed in the class of claims under s. 645.68 (8) .

History: 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (13) ; 1979 c. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 215.525 — WI Code / Chapter 215 / Section 215.525
Limited liability of directors and officers.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) , a director or officer of a mutual association organized under this subchapter is not liable to the mutual association, its members or creditors, or any person asserting rights on behalf of the mutual association, its members or creditors, or any other person, for damages, settlements, fees, fines, penalties or other monetary liabilities arising from a breach of, or failure to perform, any duty resulting solely from his or her status as a director or officer, unless the person asserting liability proves that the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following:

(a) A willful failure to deal fairly with the mutual association or its members in connection with a matter in which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest.

(b) A violation of criminal law, unless the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

(c) A transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal profit.

(d) Willful misconduct.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , this section does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A proceeding brought against a director or officer under s. 215.02 (10) or (15) , 215.12 or 215.21 (21) .

(b) A civil or criminal proceeding, other than a proceeding described under par. (a) , brought by or on behalf of any governmental unit, authority or agency.

(c) A proceeding brought by any person for a violation of state or federal law where the proceeding is brought pursuant to an express private right of action created by state or federal statute.

(3) Subsection (2) (b) and (c) does not apply to a proceeding brought by a governmental unit, authority or agency in its capacity as a private party or contractor.

History: 1987 a. 13 .
Wis. Stat. § 134.85 — WI Code / Chapter 134 / Section 134.85
Automated teller machines; international charges.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Automated teller machine” means any electronic information processing device located in this state that accepts or dispenses cash in connection with a credit, deposit, or other account. “Automated teller machine” does not include a device that is used solely to facilitate check guarantees or check authorizations, or that is used in connection with the acceptance or dispensing of cash on a person-to-person basis.

(b) “Foreign account” means an account with a financial institution located outside the United States.

(2) An agreement to operate or share an automated teller machine may not prohibit an owner or operator of the automated teller machine from imposing on an individual who conducts a transaction using a foreign account an access fee or surcharge that is not otherwise prohibited under federal or state law.

History: 2007 a. 48 .
Wis. Stat. § 113.09 — WI Code / Chapter 113 / Section 113.09
§ 113.09. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Joint Obligations Act”.
Wis. Stat. § 181.0701 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.0701
Annual and regular meetings.
Status: in_force

(1) Annual meetings. A corporation with members shall hold annual meetings of members at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws.

(2) Membership meetings. A corporation with members may hold regular membership meetings at the times stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws.

(3) Place of meetings. Annual and regular membership meetings may be held in or outside of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no place is stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, the corporation shall hold annual and regular meetings at the corporation’s principal office.

(4) Matters considered at annual meetings. At the annual meeting, an officer shall report on the activities and financial condition of the corporation and the members shall consider and act upon such other matters as may be raised consistent with the requirements of s. 181.0705 .

(5) Matters considered at regular meetings. At regular meetings the members shall consider and act upon such matters as may be raised consistent with the requirements of s. 181.0705 .

(6) Failure to hold meeting. The failure to hold an annual or regular meeting at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with a corporation’s bylaws does not affect the validity of any corporate action.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0233 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0233
Town participation in actions to test alterations of town boundaries.
Status: in_force

In a proceeding in which territory may be attached to or detached from a town, the town is an interested party, and the town board may institute, maintain or defend an action brought to test the validity of the proceedings, and may intervene or be impleaded in the action.

History: 1999 a. 150 s. 73 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0233.
Wis. Stat. § 614.13 — WI Code / Chapter 614 / Section 614.13
Organization permit and certificate of incorporation.
Status: in_force

(1) Section 611.13 applies to fraternals except that the word “mutual” shall be read “fraternal” and “s. 611.19 ” in s. 611.13 (4) shall be read “s. 614.19 ”.

(2) The application for a permit shall include, in addition to those things required under s. 611.13 (2) , a statement of the plan for fraternal activities and for the formation of a representative government under s. 614.42 .

History: 1975 c. 373 .
Wis. Stat. § 769.903 — WI Code / Chapter 769 / Section 769.903
Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.

History: 1993 a. 326 ; 2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .
Wis. Stat. § 150.345 — WI Code / Chapter 150 / Section 150.345
Nursing home bed transfers.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ss. 150.33 and 150.34 , a nursing home may transfer a licensed bed to another nursing home, if all of the following apply:

(a) The receiving nursing home is within the same area for allocation of nursing home beds, as determined by the department, as is the transferring nursing home, or is in a county adjoining that area.

(b) The transferring nursing home and the receiving nursing home are owned by corporations that are owned by the same person.

(c) The transferring and receiving nursing homes notify the department of the proposed transfer within 30 days before the transfer occurs.

(d) The department reviews and approves the transfer.

(2) Upon receiving the notification specified in sub. (1) (c) , the department shall adjust the allocation of licensed beds under s. 150.31 for each nursing home in accordance with the transfer that was made.

History: 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 194.015 — WI Code / Chapter 194 / Section 194.015
Planting and harvesting period.
Status: in_force

For purposes of the exception in 49 CFR 395.1 (k) , the planting and harvesting period is January 1 to December 31.

History: 2019 a. 174 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.857 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.857
Explanation required for restriction or termination of coverage.
Status: in_force

If an insurer restricts or terminates an insured’s coverage for the treatment of a condition or complaint and, as a result, the insured becomes liable for payment for all of his or her treatment for the condition or complaint, the insurer shall provide on the explanation of benefits form a detailed explanation of the clinical rationale and of the basis in the policy, plan, or contract or in applicable law for the insurer’s restriction or termination of coverage.

History: 2007 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.527 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.527
Lessor’s rights to dispose of goods.
Status: in_force

(1) After a default by a lessee under the lease contract of the type described in s. 411.523 (1) or (3) (a) or after the lessor refuses to deliver or takes possession of goods, or, if agreed, after other default by a lessee, the lessor may dispose of the goods concerned or the undelivered balance of the goods by lease, sale or otherwise.

(2) Except as otherwise provided with respect to damages liquidated in the lease agreement or otherwise determined pursuant to agreement of the parties, if the disposition is by lease agreement substantially similar to the original lease agreement and the new lease agreement is made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the lessor may recover from the lessee as damages accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of the commencement of the term of the new lease agreement, the present value, as of the same date, of the total rent for the then remaining lease term of the original lease agreement minus the present value, as of the same date, of rent under the new lease agreement applicable to that period of the new lease term which is comparable to the then remaining term of the original lease agreement, and any incidental damages allowed under s. 411.530 , less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee’s default.

(3) If the lessor’s disposition is by lease agreement that does not qualify under sub. (2) , or is by sale or otherwise, the lessor may recover from the lessee as if the lessor had elected not to dispose of the goods and s. 411.528 governs.

(4) A subsequent buyer or lessee who buys or leases from the lessor in good faith for value as a result of a disposition under this section takes the goods free of the original lease contract and of any rights of the original lessee even though the lessor fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of this chapter.

(5) The lessor is not accountable to the lessee for any profit made on any disposition. A lessee who rightfully rejects or justifiably revokes acceptance shall account to the lessor for any excess over the amount of the lessee’s security interest.

History: 1991 a. 148 .