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Wis. Stat. § 177.0203 — WI Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.0203
When other tax-deferred account presumed abandoned.
Status: in_force

Subject to s. 177.0210 , and except for property described under s. 177.0202 and property held in a plan described in section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code, property held in an account or plan, including a health savings account, that qualifies for federal income tax deferral under the Internal Revenue Code is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner 3 years after the earliest of the following:

(1) The date specified under the Internal Revenue Code or by federal regulation by which the distribution of property must begin in order to avoid a penalty, if no such distribution has been made.

(2) Thirty years after the date on which the account was opened.

History: 2021 a. 87 .
Wis. Stat. § 867.04 — WI Code / Chapter 867 / Section 867.04
Termination of joint tenancy and life estate.
Status: in_force

If a domiciliary of this state dies who immediately prior to death had an estate for life or an interest as a joint tenant in any property, or if a person not domiciled in this state dies having such an interest in property in this state, upon petition of any person interested in the property to the court of the county of domicile of the decedent, or if the decedent was not domiciled in this state, of any county where the property is situated, the court shall issue a certificate, under the seal of the court. The certificate shall set forth the fact of the death of the life or joint tenant, the termination of the life estate or joint tenancy interest, the right of survivorship of any joint tenant and any other facts essential to a determination of the rights of persons interested. The certificate is prima facie evidence of the facts recited, and if the certificate relates to an interest in real property or to a debt that is secured by an interest in real property, a certified copy or duplicate original of the certificate shall be recorded by the petitioner in the office of the register of deeds in each county in this state in which the real property is located.

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 1999 a. 85 .
Wis. Stat. § 128.17 — WI Code / Chapter 128 / Section 128.17
Order of distribution.
Status: in_force

(1) The order of distribution out of the debtor’s estate shall be as follows:

(a) The actual and necessary costs of preserving the estate subsequent to the commencement of the proceedings.

(b) Costs of administration including a reasonable attorney’s fee for the representation of the debtor.

(d) Wages, including pension, welfare and vacation benefits, due to workmen, clerks, traveling or city salespersons or servants, which have been earned within 3 months before the date of the commencement of the proceedings, not to exceed $600 to each claimant.

(e) Taxes, assessments and debts due the United States, this state or any county, district or municipality.

(f) Other debts entitled to priority.

(g) Debts due to creditors generally, in proportion to the amount of their claims, as allowed.

(h) After payment of the foregoing, the surplus, if any, shall be returned to the debtor.

(2) Debts to become due as well as debts due may be proved, but a lessor’s claim shall be limited to past due rent, and to any actual damage caused the lessor by a rejection of the lease on the part of the debtor or by its termination by force of its provisions. The lessor shall be entitled to payment in full, at the rate specified in the lease, for the period of any actual occupancy by the receiver or assignee.

(3) The receiver or assignee may pay or the court may order a dividend to be paid at any time, making such provision as shall be necessary for the protection of claims in dispute.

(4) The receiver or assignee shall, as soon as practicable, report to the court the amount due the employees of the debtor and the court shall order the receiver or assignee to promptly pay, if practicable, such wage claims as have priority under this chapter.

History: 1971 c. 63 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1993 a. 492 ; 1999 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 116.08 — WI Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116.08
Loans and local aid.
Status: in_force

(1) An amount not to exceed $25,000 annually shall be paid to each agency to match any federal funds received by the agency for vocational education administration.

(2) Agencies may incur short term loans, but the outstanding amount of such loans at any one time shall not exceed 50 percent of the agency’s receipts for the prior fiscal year.

(3) No school district shall ever lose any state aid because of refusal of the school district to subscribe to any services provided by an agency.

(4) Except for the operation of a charter school under s. 118.40 (3) (c) , whenever an agency performs any service or function under chs. 115 to 121 by contract with a county board or any agency thereof, with a school board or with a county children with disabilities education board, the contract may authorize the agency to make claim for and receive the state aid for performing the service or function. The agency shall transmit a certified copy of the contract containing the authority to collect state aid to the department. When an agency receives the state aid, it shall pay over or credit the amount of state aid received to the proper county or agency thereof, school district or county children with disabilities education board for which the service or function was performed according to the contract therefor.

History: 1971 c. 125 ; 1973 c. 90 , 333 ; 1975 c. 39 ; 1977 c. 29 ; 1977 c. 221 s. 6 ; 1979 c. 34 , 89 ; 1981 c. 20 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 29 , 120 ; 1985 a. 135 s. 85 ; 1985 a. 218 s. 22 , 1985 a. 332 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 3924r , 3924t , 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 , 164 , 238 ; 1999 a. 32 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 843.09 — WI Code / Chapter 843 / Section 843.09
Counterclaim for improvements.
Status: in_force

In any action brought for a declaration of right to possession or to recover possession of real property or to remove claimed encroachments, a defendant in addition to defending against plaintiff’s claim may by counterclaim allege that the defendant or a person under whom the defendant claims, while holding adversely by color of title asserted in good faith, has made permanent and valuable improvements on or by permanent and valuable building has encroached on such property and may demand the value to the plaintiff of such improvements and taxes paid. The plaintiff may amend the plaintiff’s complaint to set off against such claim for improvements and taxes any claim for rents and profits enjoyed by the defendant or those under whom the defendant claims during any period occurring prior to and terminating 6 years before the commencement of such action and which the plaintiff might have recovered but for the limitation of s. 843.13 (1) .

History: 1973 c. 189 ; Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 767, 783 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 843.09; 1993 a. 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 170.07 — WI Code / Chapter 170 / Section 170.07
Lost chattels, notice.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ss. 170.105 and 170.12 , if a person finds $25 or more or any goods having a value of at least $25 but less than $100, and if the owner of the money or goods is unknown, the finder shall, within 5 days after finding the money or goods, give a written notice of the found money or goods to the law enforcement agency of the city, village or town in which the money or goods are found. That law enforcement agency shall post a notice of the found money or goods in 2 public places in the city, village or town.

History: 1991 a. 206 ; 1995 a. 263 .
Wis. Stat. § 885.45 — WI Code / Chapter 885 / Section 885.45
Videotape costs; depositions and trials.
Status: in_force

(1) The expense of videotape as a material shall be borne by the proponent.

(2) The reasonable expense of recording testimony on videotape shall be costs in the action.

(3) The expense of playing the videotape recording at trial shall be borne by the proponent of the testimony. If the proponent is entitled to costs, the expense under this subsection shall be costs in the action, not to exceed for each witness or expert witness the maximum allowable cost for witness fees under ss. 814.04 (2) and 814.67 (1) (b) and (c) .

(4) The expense of an audio reproduction of the videotape recording sound track used by the court in ruling on objections shall be costs in the action.

(5) The expense of playing the videotape recording for the purpose of ruling upon objections shall be borne by one or more parties as apportioned by the court in an equitable manner. If the party bearing the expense is entitled to costs, the expense under this subsection shall be costs in the action in an amount determined by the court.

(6) The expense of producing the edited version of the videotape recording shall be costs in the action, provided that the expense of the videotape, as a material, shall be borne by the proponent of the testimony.

(7) The expense of a copy of the videotape recording and the expense of an audiotape recording of the videotape sound track shall be borne by the party requesting the copy.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d vii (1975); 1983 a. 256 .
Wis. Stat. § 83.03 — WI Code / Chapter 83 / Section 83.03
County aid; local levy; donations.
Status: in_force

(1) The county board may construct or improve or repair or aid in constructing or improving or repairing any highway or bridge in the county.

(2) If any county board determines to improve any portion of a county trunk highway with county funds, it may assess not more than 40 percent of the cost of the improvement but not over $1,000 in any year against the town, village or city in which the improvement is located as a special tax. The county clerk shall certify the tax to the town, village or city clerk who shall put the same in the next tax roll, and it shall be collected and paid into the county treasury as other county taxes are levied, collected and paid. A portion or all of such special assessment may be paid by donation.

(3) The county board may accept donations to the county of money or lands for highway or bridge purposes, and apply the donations in accordance with the wishes of the donor as nearly as is practicable.

(4) Any county may, by any lawful means, provide funds to match or supplement state or federal aid for the construction, reconstruction or improvement, under ch. 84 , of any highway, street or bridge which it is authorized to construct, reconstruct or improve, and to pay such funds to the department or state treasury as provided in s. 84.03 (1) (b) .

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (8) (c) ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1985 a. 223 s. 5 .
Wis. Stat. § 815.63 — WI Code / Chapter 815 / Section 815.63
Sheriff’s deed; writ of assistance.
Status: in_force

Whenever title has been perfected to any real estate sold on execution, or to any part or interest in the real estate, and the defendant in execution, or any other person claiming under the defendant by title accruing subsequently to the entry of the judgment in the judgment and lien docket upon which the judgment was issued, shall be in possession of that real estate or part or interest in that real estate, and, upon demand of the person in whom the title has been perfected, refuses to surrender the possession, the person may apply to the court from which the execution issued, by verified petition, for a writ of assistance to obtain possession. A copy of this petition, with a notice of the time and place when and where the petition will be presented, shall be served upon the person against whom the writ is issued at least 10 days before the petition is presented. The petition may be served as a summons in an action in the circuit court. The court may direct the writ to issue, and the writ shall be executed and return made in the same manner as upon a sale upon a judgment for foreclosure of a mortgage.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 761 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 815.63; 1977 c. 449 ; 1995 a. 224 .
Wis. Stat. § 440.121 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.121
Credential denial, nonrenewal, and revocation based on incompetency.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of chs. 440 to 480 relating to issuance or renewal of a credential, the department shall deny an application for an initial credential or credential renewal or revoke a credential issued to an individual for whom the department receives a record of a declaration under s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. stating that the individual is incompetent to apply for a credential under chs. 440 to 480 .

History: 2005 a. 387 .
Wis. Stat. § 628.06 — WI Code / Chapter 628 / Section 628.06
Licensing of fraternal agents.
Status: in_force

(1) General provision. Subject to sub. (2) , an agent of a fraternal is subject to the same licensing requirements as an agent for any other insurer doing the same lines of business, unless the agent was an agent for a fraternal immediately prior to October 2, 1963, and is still such an agent on June 19, 1976. The agent’s authority under this exception ceases upon ceasing, for however short a period, to be an agent for a fraternal.

(2) Part-time fraternal agents. An agent for one or more fraternals who devotes or intends to devote less than half-time to the solicitation of insurance business is not subject to the requirements of sub. (1) . A person is presumed to have devoted half-time to the solicitation of insurance business if in the preceding calendar year the person procured life insurance contracts in a face amount in excess of $50,000, or, in the case of other kinds of insurance, on the persons of more than 25 individuals, and if the person received compensation therefor.

History: 1975 c. 373 , 421 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.77 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.77
Penalties.
Status: in_force

Whoever violates this subchapter shall forfeit to the state not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each violation and each day that such violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

History: 1975 c. 405 .
Wis. Stat. § 342.26 — WI Code / Chapter 342 / Section 342.26
Hearings and appeal.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by an act or omission of the department under this chapter is entitled, upon request, to a hearing and judicial review thereof in accordance with ch. 227 . Contested cases shall be heard and decided by the division of hearings and appeals.

History: 1977 c. 29 ss. 1454 , 1654 (7) (a) ; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (2) ; 1993 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 36.05 — WI Code / Chapter 36 / Section 36.05
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Academic staff” means professional and administrative personnel with duties, and subject to types of appointments, that are primarily associated with higher education institutions or their administration.

(2) “Board of regents” or “board” means the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

(3) “Campus” means the publicly owned or leased buildings and grounds which comprise all or part of an institution or the extension.

(5) “Chancellor” means the chief executive of an institution.

(6m) “College campus” means any one of the 2-year collegiate campuses of the system.

(7) “Extension” means the community outreach, public service and extension services of the system.

(8) “Faculty” means persons who hold the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor or instructor in an academic department or its functional equivalent in an institution and such academic staff as may be designated by the chancellor and faculty of the institution.

(9) “Institution” means any university or an organizational equivalent designated by the board and the University of Wisconsin colleges.

(9m) “Instructional academic staff” means academic staff members with teaching responsibilities.

(9s) “Mainframe” means a large scale, central computer maintained by the board for multipurpose functions.

(10) “President” means the chief executive of the system.

(11) “Student” means any person who is registered for study in any institution for the current academic period. For the purpose of administering particular programs or functions involving students, the board shall promulgate rules defining continuation or termination of student status during periods between academic periods.

(12) “System” means the University of Wisconsin System.

(13) “University” means any baccalaureate or graduate degree granting institution.

(14) “University of Wisconsin Colleges” means the college campuses as a whole.

(15) “University staff” means all employees of the system other than faculty, academic staff, persons whose employment is a necessary part of their training, student assistants, and student hourly help.

History: 1973 c. 335 ; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (3) ; 1989 a. 31 , 67 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 237 ; 2015 a. 55 , 199 .
Wis. Stat. § 180.0860 — WI Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.0860
Statements of changes in directors or principal.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever initial directors and principal officers are selected, or changes are made in the directors or principal officers of a corporation, the corporation may file with the department a statement that includes the names and addresses of all the directors or principal officers, or both if there have been changes in both. The information in the statement shall be current as of the date on which the statement is signed on behalf of the corporation.

(2) A director who resigns under s. 180.0807 or a principal officer who resigns under s. 180.0843 (1) may file a copy of the resignation notice with the department.

History: 1993 a. 323 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 407.601 — WI Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.601
Lost, stolen, or destroyed documents of title.
Status: in_force

(1) If a document of title is lost, stolen, or destroyed, a court may order delivery of the goods or issuance of a substitute document and the bailee may without liability to any person comply with the order. If the document was negotiable, a court may not order delivery of the goods or issuance of a substitute document without the claimant’s posting security unless it finds that any person that may suffer loss as a result of nonsurrender of possession or control of the document is adequately protected against the loss. If the document was nonnegotiable, the court may require security. The court may also order payment of the bailee’s reasonable costs and attorney fees in any action under this subsection.

(2) A bailee that without court order delivers goods to a person claiming under a missing negotiable document of title is liable to any person injured thereby. If the delivery is not in good faith, the bailee is liable for conversion. Delivery in good faith is not conversion if the claimant posts security with the bailee in an amount at least double the value of the goods at the time of posting to indemnify any person injured by the delivery which files a notice of claim within one year after the delivery.

History: 2009 a. 322 .
Wis. Stat. § 350.14 — WI Code / Chapter 350 / Section 350.14
Duties of snowmobile recreational council.
Status: in_force

(1) The snowmobile recreational council shall carry out studies and make recommendations to the legislature, governor, department of natural resources and department of transportation on all matters related to this chapter or otherwise affecting snowmobiles and snowmobiling.

(2) The department shall prepare written minutes of each meeting of the snowmobile recreational council and shall make them available to any interested party upon request.

History: 1971 c. 277 ; 1991 a. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 78.73 — WI Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.73
Criminal penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Acts forbidden. Any person who does any of the following may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both:

(a) Displays, or causes or permits to be displayed, or has possession of, any license knowing the same to be fictitious, or to have been suspended, canceled, revoked or altered;

(b) Lends to, or knowingly permits the use by, one not entitled thereto, any license issued to the person lending it or permitting it to be used;

(c) Displays or represents as the person’s own any license not issued to the person displaying the same;

(d) Uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false or fictitious address in any application or form required by this chapter, or otherwise commits a fraud in any application, record, report or claim for refund;

(dm) Presents an exemption certificate under s. 78.01 (2) (e) or obtains motor vehicle fuel tax-free under s. 78.01 (2) (f) , and uses the fuel obtained tax-free on the basis of the certificate in a manner other than the manner for which the certificate was issued;

(dr) Uses motor vehicle fuel purchased tax-free and obtained from the storage tank of a general aviation fuel dealer, as defined in s. 78.55 (4) , in a motor vehicle for highway purposes;

(e) Uses any false or fictitious name or address when purchasing or obtaining motor vehicle fuel or general aviation fuel or alternate fuels from any source for sale or consumption in this state; or

(f) Violates a provision of this chapter, except as provided in pars. (a) to (e) and subs. (2) to (4) .

(2) Selling without a license. Each day in which any person acts as a licensee without a license shall constitute a separate offense, and for each such offense may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one year or both.

(3) Attempt to assign license. Any person who assigns or attempts to assign a license issued under this chapter, or who fails to display the license conspicuously at the person’s place of business, shall be fined not more than $25 or imprisoned for not more than 10 days for each such offense.

(4) Failure to report or pay. Any person who fails or refuses to make a report or payment as provided in this chapter shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one year or both.

History: 1981 c. 20 ; 1985 a. 153 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 316 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1997 a. 27 , 237 .
Wis. Stat. § 234.034 — WI Code / Chapter 234 / Section 234.034
Consistency with state housing strategy plan.
Status: in_force

Subject to agreements with bondholders or noteholders, the authority shall exercise its powers and perform its duties related to housing consistent with the state housing strategy plan under s. 16.302 .

History: 1981 c. 349 ; 1983 a. 81 , 83 ; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (14) ; 1991 a. 39 , 189 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2011 a. 32 .