FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Wis. Stat. § 411.517 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.517
Revocation of acceptance of goods.
Status: in_force

(1) A lessee may revoke acceptance of a lot or commercial unit the nonconformity of which substantially impairs its value to the lessee if any of the following occurs:

(a) Except in the case of a finance lease, the lessee accepted the lot or commercial unit on the reasonable assumption that its nonconformity would be cured and it has not been seasonably cured.

(b) The lessee accepted the lot or commercial unit without discovery of the nonconformity if the lessee’s acceptance was reasonably induced either by the lessor’s assurances or, except in the case of a finance lease, by the difficulty of discovery before acceptance.

(2) Except in the case of a finance lease that is not a consumer lease, a lessee may revoke acceptance of a lot or commercial unit if the lessor defaults under the lease contract and the default substantially impairs the value of that lot or commercial unit to the lessee.

(3) If the lease agreement so provides, the lessee may revoke acceptance of a lot or commercial unit because of other defaults by the lessor.

(4) Revocation of acceptance shall occur within a reasonable time after the lessee discovers or should have discovered the ground for it and before any substantial change in the condition of the goods that is not caused by the nonconformity. Revocation is not effective until the lessee notifies the lessor.

(5) A lessee who revokes under this section has the same rights and duties with regard to the goods involved as if the lessee had rejected them.

History: 1991 a. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 183.0405 — WI Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0405
Limitations on distributions.
Status: in_force

(1) A limited liability company may not make a distribution, including a distribution under s. 183.0707 , if after the distribution any of the following applies:

(a) The company would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the ordinary course of the company’s activities and affairs.

(b) The company’s total assets would be less than or equal to the sum of its total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if the company were to be dissolved and wound up at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution and winding up of members and transferees whose preferential rights are superior to the rights of persons receiving the distribution.

(2) A limited liability company may base a determination that a distribution is not prohibited under sub. (1) on any of the following:

(a) Financial statements prepared on the basis of accounting practices and principles that are reasonable in the circumstances.

(b) A fair valuation or other method that is reasonable under the circumstances.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (5) , the effect of a distribution under sub. (1) is measured as follows:

(a) In the case of a distribution as described in s. 183.0102 (4) (a) 1. and 2. , as of the earlier of the following:

1. The date money or other property is transferred or debt is incurred by the limited liability company.

2. The date the person entitled to the distribution ceases to own the interest or right being acquired by the company in return for the distribution.

(b) In the case of any distribution of indebtedness other than one under par. (a) , as of the date the indebtedness is distributed.

(c) In all cases other than those under par. (a) or (b) , as of the following:

1. The date the distribution is authorized, if the payment occurs not later than 120 days after that date.

2. The date the payment is made, if the payment occurs more than 120 days after the distribution is authorized.

(4) A limited liability company’s indebtedness to a member or transferee incurred by reason of a distribution made in accordance with this section is at parity with the company’s indebtedness to its general, unsecured creditors, except to the extent subordinated by agreement.

(5) A limited liability company’s indebtedness, including indebtedness issued as a distribution, is not a liability for purposes of sub. (1) if the terms of the indebtedness provide that payment of principal and interest is made only if and to the extent that payment of a distribution could then be made under this section. If the indebtedness is issued as a distribution, each payment of principal or interest is treated as a distribution, the effect of which is measured on the date the payment is made.

(6) In measuring the effect of a distribution under s. 183.0707 , the liabilities of a dissolved limited liability company do not include any claim that has been disposed of under s. 183.0704 , 183.0705 , or 183.0706 .

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.70 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.70
Rents or royalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Persons other than corporations. Persons other than corporations deducting rent or royalties in determining taxable income shall file a report that shows the amounts and the name and address of each individual who is a resident of this state and to whom royalties of $600 or more are paid during the taxable year; and the amounts and the name and address of each individual to whom rent of $600 or more is paid during the taxable year for property having a situs in this state. The person who deducts rent or royalties shall file the report on or before January 31 of the year following the year in which the payments are made. The person who deducts rent or royalties shall, on or before that deadline, furnish the recipient of the payment with a copy of the report.

(2) Corporations. All corporations doing business in this state shall file, on or before January 31, any information relative to payments made within the preceding calendar year of rents and royalties to all individuals taxable thereon under this chapter. The corporation that makes the payment shall, on or before that deadline, furnish the recipient of the payment with a copy of the statement.

History: 1987 a. 312 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1997 a. 27 , 291 ; 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 182.41 — WI Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.41
Corporation to be nonprofit.
Status: in_force

All turnpike corporations shall be nonprofit corporations, that is, corporations formed without capital stock, operated not for profit and exclusively for the purposes set forth in ss. 182.30 to 182.48 and which declare no dividend, benefit or pecuniary profit to be paid to or received by any of their members, directors or officers.
Wis. Stat. § 423.204 — WI Code / Chapter 423 / Section 423.204
Restoration of down payment; security interest void; return of property.
Status: in_force

(1) Within 10 days after a consumer approval transaction has been canceled, the merchant shall cause any money paid by the customer, including a down payment, to be returned to the customer and shall take any appropriate action to reflect the termination of the transaction including any security interest created as a result.

(2) Upon cancellation, as allowed by this section, the customer is not liable for any finance or other charge and the transaction, including any security interest, is void.

(3) If the merchant has received any property from the customer, the merchant shall return such property in substantially as good condition as it was when it was given within 20 days after the cancellation of the transaction. If such property is not returned within such time, the customer shall have the right to recover the property or the greater of its agreed or fair market value at retail.

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 975.12 — WI Code / Chapter 975 / Section 975.12
Termination of control.
Status: in_force

(1) Every person committed to the department under this chapter who has not been discharged as provided in this chapter shall be discharged at the expiration of one year or the expiration of the maximum term prescribed by the law for the offense for which he or she was committed subject to sub. (2) and the credit provisions of s. 973.155 , whichever period of time is greater, unless the department has petitioned for civil commitment of the person under s. 51.20 . For the purpose of this subsection, sentence shall begin at noon of the day of the commitment by the court to the department.

(2) All commitments under s. 975.06 for offenses committed after July 1, 1970, shall be subject to ss. 302.11 and 302.12 . If the department is of the opinion that release on parole under s. 53.11 (7) (a) , 1981 stats., would be dangerous to the public, it shall petition for civil commitment under s. 51.20 .

(3) Every person subject to the extended control of the department under ss. 975.13 to 975.15 , 1977 stats., shall be discharged 5 years from the date of the commencement of extended control unless previously discharged under s. 975.15 . If the department is of the opinion that release of a person from extended control would be dangerous to the public, it shall petition for civil commitment under s. 51.20 .

History: 1977 c. 353 ; 1979 c. 117 ; 1983 a. 528 s. 28 ; 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 86.18 — WI Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.18
Milwaukee County highways; location, alteration, maintenance.
Status: in_force

(1) The county board of any county having a population of 250,000 or more may acquire, establish, lay out, relocate, widen, enlarge, extend, pave, repave, improve and maintain county trunk highways therein, and when requested by resolution adopted by the governing body of any municipality situated therein, any other highway located in such municipality; to construct and lay water pipes, sewers, curbs, gutters and all other public facilities in such highways; to make assessments of benefits and damages, levy assessments, and issue assessment certificates and bonds in the making of and paying for said improvement to the same extent as is given to cities on the same subject matter.

(2) In acquiring property for any purpose covered by sub. (1) the county board shall proceed under ch. 32 , except that the board shall determine the necessity of the taking, and the county highway commissioner shall perform all the duties of the commissioners in making awards and appraisals under s. 32.05 .

(3) Any party to the condemnation proceedings may appeal from the award of the county highway commissioner in the manner provided for appeals from awards of commissioners in ch. 32 and such appeal shall be heard and delivered as are appeals in ch. 32 .

(4) The county highway commissioner shall have all the powers now given to the city board of public works in making assessments of benefits and damages in highway improvements, and the same proceedings shall be had and taken after the highway commissioner’s report is filed with the county clerk as by s. 66.0703 is had and taken in the report of such board of public works in city assessments. Notices of both the preliminary and final reports shall be published as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985 , in the official county paper, and the date of hearing in each case shall not be earlier than 5 days after the last insertion. Appeals from the final determination of the highway commissioner may be had, and shall thereafter be heard as provided in s. 66.0703 (12) and such remedy shall be exclusive.

History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 32 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 .
Wis. Stat. § 944.25 — WI Code / Chapter 944 / Section 944.25
Sending obscene or sexually explicit electronic messages.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Electronic mail solicitation” means an electronic mail message, including any attached program or document, that is sent for the purpose of encouraging a person to purchase property, goods, or services.

(b) “Obscene material” has the meaning given in s. 944.21 (2) (c) .

(c) “Sexually explicit conduct” has the meaning given in s. 948.01 (7) .

(2) Whoever sends an unsolicited electronic mail solicitation to a person that contains obscene material or a depiction of sexually explicit conduct without including the words “ADULT ADVERTISEMENT” in the subject line of the electronic mail solicitation is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

History: 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.071 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.071
Wildlife on Indian reservations protected.
Status: in_force

No person may remove or take from any Indian reservation the carcass of any protected wild animal during the closed season for the wild animal except as authorized by the department under this chapter or ch. 169 .

History: 1997 a. 248 s. 538 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.071; 2001 a. 56 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.1143 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.1143
Approval of conversion; amendment; abandonment.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) Subject to s. 179.1161 , a plan of conversion must be approved by a vote or consent of all of the following with respect to a converting domestic limited partnership:

1. All general partners.

2. Partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions, whether as a general partner, limited partner, or both.

(b) A plan of conversion into a domestic limited partnership converted entity must be approved pursuant to the governing law of the converting entity.

(2) Subject to s. 179.1161 and the governing law of each of the converting entity and converted entity, after a plan of conversion is approved, and at any time before a conversion becomes effective, except as otherwise provided in the plan of conversion, the converting entity may amend the plan of conversion or abandon the conversion as provided in the plan of conversion with the same vote or consent as was required to approve the plan of conversion.

(3) If, after articles of conversion have been delivered to the department for filing and before the conversion becomes effective, the plan of conversion is amended in a manner that requires an amendment to the articles of conversion or if the conversion is abandoned, a statement of amendment or abandonment, signed by the converting entity, must be delivered to the department for filing before the conversion becomes effective. When a statement of abandonment becomes effective, the conversion is abandoned and does not become effective. The statement of amendment or abandonment must contain all of the following:

(a) The name of the converting entity and the converted entity under the plan of conversion.

(b) The amendment to or abandonment of the articles of conversion.

(c) A statement that the amendment or abandonment was approved in accordance with this section.

History: 2021 a. 258 .
Wis. Stat. § 78.07 — WI Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.07
Motor vehicle fuel received.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subs. (1a) and (3) , motor vehicle fuel that is produced, refined, blended or manufactured, or imported for manufacturing, by any person at a refinery, marine terminal, pipeline terminal, pipeline tank farm or place of manufacture is received by a supplier when the motor vehicle fuel is removed from a refinery, marine terminal, pipeline terminal, pipeline tank farm or place of manufacture and placed in tank cars, tank trucks, tank wagons or other types of transportation equipment, containers or facilities at such refinery, marine terminal, pipeline terminal, pipeline tank farm or place of manufacture or when the motor vehicle fuel is placed in any tank or other container from which sales or deliveries not involving transportation of the motor vehicle fuel are made directly.

(1a) Motor vehicle fuel shipped by pipeline spur to an airport hydrant system is received when the motor vehicle fuel is received from the main pipeline into the initial or primary storage facility or holding terminal by the owner of the storage facility or holding terminal.

(3) Except as provided in subs. (1) and (1a) , motor vehicle fuel imported is received at the time and place of unloading by the person for whose account that shipment or delivery is made.

(4) Any product that is not motor vehicle fuel and that is blended as a component part of motor vehicle fuel other than at a refinery, marine terminal, pipe line terminal, pipe line tank farm or place of manufacture is received by such person who is the owner of that product at the time and place the blending is completed.

(5) Renewable fuel exempt under s. 78.01 (2n) from the tax under s. 78.01 (1) is not received for the purposes of this section.

History: 1983 a. 27 , 37 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 2009 a. 401 ; 2013 a. 20 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.04 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.04
Duties of the secretary.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall:

(1) Centralize, at the capital and in such district offices as the operations of the department and the attached examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards require, the routine housekeeping functions required by the department, the examining boards and the affiliated credentialing boards.

(2) Provide the bookkeeping, payroll, accounting and personnel advisory services required by the department and the legal services, except for representation in court proceedings and the preparation of formal legal opinions, required by the attached examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards.

(3) Control the allocation, disbursement, and budgeting of the funds received by the examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards in connection with their credentialing and regulation, including the reimbursement of board members for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the performance of their duties.

(4) Employ, assign and reassign such staff as are required by the department and the attached examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards in the performance of their functions.

(5) With the advice of the examining boards or affiliated credentialing boards:

(a) Provide the department with such supplies, equipment, office space and meeting facilities as are required for the efficient operation of the department.

(b) Make all arrangements for meetings, hearings and examinations.

(c) Provide such other services as the examining boards or affiliated credentialing boards request.

(6) Appoint outside the classified service an administrator for any division established in the department and a director for any bureau established in the department as authorized in s. 230.08 (2) . The secretary may assign any bureau director appointed in accordance with this subsection to serve concurrently as a bureau director and a division administrator.

(7) Unless otherwise specified in chs. 440 to 480 , provide examination development, administration, research and evaluation services as required.

History: 1977 c. 418 s. 26 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 316 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 102 , 107 ; 1995 a. 333 ; 2003 a. 270 ; 2011 a. 32 ; 2017 a. 329 .
Wis. Stat. § 562.03 — WI Code / Chapter 562 / Section 562.03
Administrator.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) The department shall appoint the administrator after a nationwide search for persons with experience in public gaming management and regulation and with knowledge of animal racing and pari-mutuel wagering.

(b) Before appointing an administrator, the department shall, with the assistance of the department of justice, conduct a background investigation of the proposed administrator. The department shall require the proposed administrator to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards each bearing a complete set of the person’s fingerprints. The department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining any record of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.

(2) The administrator may employ or provide by contract for the services of stewards, subject to the approval of the department. Any steward under a contract under this subsection shall be under a contract with the department.

(3)

(a) The department may employ the staff it considers necessary to administer this chapter.

(b) Before making an appointment under par. (a) and sub. (4) , the department shall conduct a background investigation of the proposed employee and shall require that proposed employee to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards each bearing a complete set of the person’s fingerprints. The department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtaining any record of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.

(4) The administrator shall appoint and supervise a chief steward.

History: 1987 a. 354 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1993 a. 213 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6953 , 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0622 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0622
Liability of shareholders, transferees and others.
Status: in_force

(1) A purchaser from a corporation of the corporation’s shares is not liable to the corporation or its creditors with respect to the shares except to pay the consideration for which the shares were authorized to be issued or the consideration specified in the subscription agreement entered into before incorporation.

(2) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a shareholder of a corporation is not personally liable for the acts or debts of the corporation, except for a shareholder in a corporation defined under s. 71.365 (7) , and only to the extent provided for under s. 73.0306 , and except that a shareholder may become personally liable by his or her acts or conduct other than as a shareholder.

(3) A person who becomes a transferee of shares in good faith and without knowledge that the consideration determined for the shares or specified in the subscription agreement entered into before incorporation has not been paid is not personally liable for any unpaid portion of the consideration.

(4)

(a) In this subsection, “fiduciary” means a personal representative, conservator, guardian, trustee, assignee for the benefit of creditors, or receiver.

(b) A fiduciary is not personally liable as a holder of or subscriber to shares of a corporation, but the estate and funds in the fiduciary’s hands are so liable. A pledgee or other holder of shares as collateral security is not personally liable as a shareholder.

History: 1989 a. 303 ; 2001 a. 102 ; 2005 a. 474 ; 2017 a. 58 .