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Wis. Stat. § 458.48 — WI Code / Chapter 458 / Section 458.48
Nonapplicability.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding ss. 458.32 to 458.46 , ss. 458.32 to 458.46 do not apply if federal law is amended or repealed so as to allow appraisal management companies that are not federally regulated appraisal management companies to perform services related to a federally related transaction without being required to register with and be subject to supervision by a state appraiser certifying and licensing agency as required under 12 USC 3353 .

History: 2017 a. 113 .
Wis. Stat. § 51.72 — WI Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.72
Suicide prevention programming grants.
Status: in_force

(1) From the federal funds set aside under sub. (2) , the department shall award grants to organizations or coalitions of organizations, which may include a city, village, town, county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, for suicide prevention programming.

(2) Each fiscal year, the department shall set aside $250,000 from the federal funds received under 42 USC 300x to 300x-9 for the purpose of awarding grants under sub. (1) . The department may not encumber the federal funds set aside under this subsection during the fiscal year in which the funds are set aside for any purpose other than awarding grants under sub. (1) .

(3) The department may not award a grant under sub. (1) unless the recipient contributes matching funds or in-kind services having a value equal to at least 20 percent of the grant.

(4) The department may award a grant to a recipient under sub. (1) for an amount up to $25,000 in a particular fiscal year.

History: 2023 a. 85 .
Wis. Stat. § 63.39 — WI Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63.39
Vacancies, how filled.
Status: in_force

(1) If a position classified and graded under ss. 63.18 to 63.53 becomes vacant, the appointing officer may fill the position or let it remain vacant. If the appointing officer chooses to fill the vacant position, the appointing officer may, with the approval of the board of city service commissioners, fill it through reinstatement, promotion, reduction or open competitive examination. If the appointing officer chooses not to fill the vacant position by reinstatement, promotion or reduction, the appointing officer shall so notify the board. Except as provided under sub. (2) , if the board is so notified, it shall certify to the appointing officer from the list of eligibles the names and addresses of any number of persons standing highest on the list, in accordance with rules established by the board. All persons on the list who have the same test score shall be included on the same certification. If there are less than 3 names upon an eligible list, certification shall be made and, unless objection is made by the appointing officer to the person or persons so certified and the objection sustained by the board, appointment shall be made under the rules.

(2) If the appointing officer chooses not to fill a vacant managerial, supervisory or confidential position through reinstatement, promotion or reduction, the appointing officer shall so notify the board of city service commissioners. If the board is so notified, it shall certify to the appointing officer from the list of eligibles the names and addresses of any number of persons standing highest on the list, in accordance with rules established by the board. All persons on the list who have the same test score shall be included on the same certification. If there are less than 5 names on an eligible list, certification shall be made and, unless objection is made by the appointing officer to the person or persons so certified and unless the objection is sustained by the board, appointment shall be made under the rules.

(2m) Notwithstanding s. 63.08 (1) (fm) , the board shall certify persons from the list of eligibles without adding preference points to their grades. After the certification under sub. (1) or (2) , the board shall add to the certification list any veteran or veteran’s spouse whose grade, plus the points to which the veteran or spouse is entitled under s. 63.08 (1) (fm) , is equal to or higher than the lowest grade on the list of eligibles.

(3) An appointing officer under this section shall select, solely with reference to merit and fitness, the number of persons for which the appointing officer has made requisition. In case the board cannot certify eligibles for appointment, it may grant to the appointing officer authority to make appointment for a period not to exceed 2 months or until regular appointment can be made.

History: 1975 c. 330 , 421 ; 1979 c. 89 , 159 , 355 ; 1991 a. 101 ; 2009 a. 18 ; 2011 a. 211 ; 2015 a. 150 .
Wis. Stat. § 237.01 — WI Code / Chapter 237 / Section 237.01
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) “Authority” means the Fox River Navigational System Authority.

(2) “Board of directors” means the board of directors of the authority.

(3) “Fiscal year” means the period beginning on July 1 and ending on the following June 30.

(4) “Lock” includes any spillway associated with the lock.

(5) “Navigational system” means locks, harbors, real property, structures, and facilities related to navigation that are located on or near the Fox River, including locks, harbors, real property, structures, and facilities that were under the ownership or control of the federal government on April 1, 1984. “Navigational system” does not include dams on the Fox River.

History: 2001 a. 16 ss. 1337 , 3128 ; 2001 a. 104 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.194 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.194
Gas utility individual contracts.
Status: in_force

Nothing in ss. 196.03 , 196.19 , 196.20 , 196.22 , 196.37 , 196.60 , 196.604 and 196.625 prohibits the commission from approving the filing of a tariff which permits a gas utility to enter into an individual contract with an individual customer if the term of the contract is no more than 5 years, or a longer period approved by the commission, and if the commission determines that substitute gas services are available to customers or potential customers of the gas utility and the absence of such a tariff will cause the gas utility to be disadvantaged in competing for business. A tariff filed under this section shall include the condition that any such contract shall be compensatory. The tariff shall include any other condition and procedure required by the commission in the public interest. Within 20 days after a contract authorized under this section or an amendment to such a contract has been executed, the gas utility shall submit the contract to the commission. The commission shall give notice to any person, upon request, that a contract authorized under this section has been received by the commission. The notice shall identify the gas utility that has entered into the contract. Within 6 months after receiving substantial evidence that a contract may be noncompensatory, or upon its own motion, the commission shall investigate and determine whether the contract is compensatory. If the commission determines that the contract is noncompensatory, the commission may make appropriate adjustments in the rates or tariffs of the gas utility that has entered into the contract, in addition to other remedies under this chapter. The dollar amount of the adjustment may not be less than the amount by which the contract was found to be noncompensatory.

History: 1985 a. 297 ; 1993 a. 211 , 496 ; 1995 a. 317 ; 1997 a. 90 ; 2011 a. 22 ; 2013 a. 125 .
Wis. Stat. § 30.292 — WI Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.292
Parties to a violation.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever is concerned in the commission of a violation of this chapter for which a forfeiture is imposed is a principal and may be charged with and convicted of the violation although he or she did not directly commit it and although the person who directly committed it has not been convicted of the violation.

(2) A person is concerned in the commission of the violation if the person does any of the following:

(a) Directly commits the violation.

(b) Aids and abets the commission of the violation.

(c) Is a party to a conspiracy with another to commit the violation or advises, hires, counsels or otherwise procures any person to commit it.

History: 1987 a. 374 .
Wis. Stat. § 108.23 — WI Code / Chapter 108 / Section 108.23
Preference of required payments.
Status: in_force

In the event of an employer’s dissolution, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, assignment for benefit of creditors, judicially confirmed extension proposal or composition, or any analogous situation including the administration of estates in circuit courts, the payments required of the employer under this chapter shall have preference over all claims of general creditors and shall be paid next after the payment of preferred claims for wages. If the employer is indebted to the federal government for taxes due under the federal unemployment tax act and a claim for the taxes has been duly filed, the amount of contributions which should be paid to allow the employer the maximum offset against the taxes shall have preference over preferred claims for wages and shall be on a par with debts due the United States, if by establishing the preference the offset against the federal tax can be secured under 26 USC 3302 (a) (3).

History: 1977 c. 449 ; 2021 a. 231 .
Wis. Stat. § 23.425 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.425
Environmental education.
Status: in_force

(1m) The department may charge the participants in a departmental environmental education program fees to cover the costs of the program. The amount charged may not exceed the costs of conducting the program.

(2m) The fees collected by the department under sub. (1m) for the use of the MacKenzie environmental center shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (gb) .

History: 1989 a. 299 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 ss. 785 to 788 ; Stats. 1997 s. 23.425; 2017 a. 59 , 366 ; 2021 a. 238 .
Wis. Stat. § 11.0403 — WI Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0403
Registration; required information.
Status: in_force

(1) Required information. The legislative campaign committee shall indicate on the registration statement that it is registering as a legislative campaign committee and shall include all of the following on the registration statement:

(a) The name and mailing address of the legislative campaign committee.

(b) The name and mailing address of the treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Unless otherwise directed by the treasurer on the registration form and except as otherwise provided in this chapter or any rule of the commission, all mailings that are required by law or by rule of the commission shall be sent to the treasurer at the treasurer’s address indicated upon the form.

(bd) The email address and personal telephone number of the treasurer and any other custodian of books and accounts. Telephone numbers provided under this paragraph shall be kept confidential and are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1) .

(c) The name and address of the depository account of the legislative campaign committee and of any other institution where funds of the legislative campaign committee are kept.

(d) A statement signed by the leader of the party in the house for which the legislative campaign committee is established attesting to the fact that the legislative campaign committee is the only authorized legislative campaign committee for that party in that house.

(2) Certification. The individual responsible for filing or amending a legislative campaign committee’s registration statement and any form or report required of the committee under this chapter shall certify that all information contained in the statement, form, or report is true, correct, and complete.

(3) Change of information.

(a) The legislative campaign committee shall report any change in information previously submitted in a registration statement within 10 days following the change. Except as provided in par. (b) , any such change may be reported only by the individual or by the officer who has succeeded to the position of an individual who signed the original statement.

(b) The administrator or treasurer of a legislative campaign committee may report a change in the committee’s registration statement.

History: 2015 a. 117 ss. 24 , 74 (1m) ; 2023 a. 120 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.2297 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.2297
Federal approvals for hunting, trapping, and fishing.
Status: in_force

(1) Contract.

(a) The department may enter into a contract with the federal government under which the department shall issue, through the statewide automated system contracted for under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 4. , one or more types of hunting, fishing, or trapping approvals that are issued or required by the federal government.

(b) A contract entered into under par. (a) shall specify all of the following:

1. The total fee to be collected for each approval.

2. The amount of each fee to be retained by the department for each type of approval the department issues.

3. Of the amount retained by the department, any amounts to be paid to the statewide automated system as issuing and transaction fees.

(2) Forms. The federal government shall prepare, procure the printing of, and supply all necessary forms for applications and approvals issued under this section.

(3) Records. The department shall keep a complete record of all approvals it issues under this section.

(4) Use of moneys. All moneys retained by the department pursuant to a contract entered into under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu) .

History: 2007 a. 50 .
Wis. Stat. § 14.015 — WI Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14.015
Same; attached boards and commissions.
Status: in_force

(1) Disability board. There is created a disability board which is attached to the office of the governor under s. 15.03 . Where not in conflict with s. 17.025 , s. 15.07 applies to the disability board. The disability board shall consist of the governor, the chief justice of the supreme court, the speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, and the dean of the University of Wisconsin Medical School. In case of the absence or disability of any of the members to serve for a particular meeting of the board, the lieutenant governor, a justice of the supreme court designated by the chief justice, the deputy speaker of the assembly, the majority leader of the senate, the assistant minority leader of the assembly, the assistant minority leader of the senate, or an associate dean of the University of Wisconsin Medical School designated by the dean shall serve, respectively, in place of the officers.

History: 1977 c. 9 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1649 ; 1977 c. 203 ; 1979 c. 34 , 110 , 221 , 361 ; 1981 c. 256 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1991 a. 269 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 209s ; 1995 a. 216 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 186 .
Wis. Stat. § 109.10 — WI Code / Chapter 109 / Section 109.10
Reciprocal agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “responsible agency” means a state officer, agency or other body that is responsible for the collection of wage claims or wage deficiencies.

(2) The secretary and the responsible agency of another state may enter into a reciprocal agreement governing the collection, under the laws of the other state, of wage claims and wage deficiencies received by the department.

(3) Consistent with the terms of a reciprocal agreement entered into with a responsible agency of another state under sub. (2) , the department may do any of the following:

(a) Bring an action, through the department of justice, in any court of competent jurisdiction in the other state to collect wage claims and wage deficiencies received by the department.

(b) Through the department of justice, enforce a judgment in the other state on wage claims or wage deficiencies received by the department.

(c) If permitted under the laws of the other state, refer wage claims or wage deficiencies to the responsible agency for collection in the other state.

(4)

(a) Subject to par. (b) , the department, through the department of justice, may bring an action under s. 109.09 on wage claims or wage deficiencies received by the department from a responsible agency of another state.

(b) Actions under par. (a) may only be brought if the other state by law or reciprocal agreement permits similar actions in that state on wage claims or wage deficiencies arising in this state.

History: 1989 a. 113 ; 1993 a. 86 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.81 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.81
Public assistance recipients’ bill of rights.
Status: in_force

The department of health services, the department of children and families, and all public assistance and relief-granting agencies shall respect rights for recipients of public assistance. The rights shall include all rights guaranteed by the U.S. constitution and the constitution of this state, and in addition shall include:

(1) The right to be treated with respect by state agents.

(2) The right to confidentiality of agency records and files on the recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the use of such records for auditing or accounting purposes or, to the extent permitted under federal law, for the purposes of locating persons, or the assets of persons, who have failed to file tax returns, who have underreported their taxable income or who are delinquent taxpayers, identifying fraudulent tax returns or providing information for tax-related prosecutions.

(3) The right to access to agency records and files relating to the recipient, except that the agency may withhold information obtained under a promise of confidentiality.

(4) The right to a speedy determination of the recipient’s status or eligibility for public assistance, to notice of any proposed change in such status or eligibility, and, in the case of assistance granted under s. 49.19 , 49.46 , 49.468 , 49.47 , or 49.471 , to a speedy appeals process for resolving contested determinations.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1989 a. 31 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 2638 , 2640 to 2643 , 9126 (19) , 9130 (4) ; 1997 a. 3 , 237 ; 2007 a. 20 ss. 1670 to 1671 , 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 39.36 — WI Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39.36
Repayment of stipends for teachers of the impaired.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding s. 39.36 , 1969 stats., s. 39.37 (3) (b) , 1969 stats., and s. 39.36 , 1991 stats., the board shall terminate on August 12, 1993, any obligation to repay a stipend awarded under this section.

History: 1975 c. 189 , 422 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2019 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.603 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.603
Agreement on standards concerning rights and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) Agreed standards. The parties may determine by agreement the standards measuring the fulfillment of the rights of a debtor or obligor and the duties of a secured party under a rule stated in s. 409.602 if the standards are not manifestly unreasonable.

(2) Agreed standards inapplicable to breach of peace. Subsection (1) does not apply to the duty under s. 409.609 to refrain from breaching the peace.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 812.02 — WI Code / Chapter 812 / Section 812.02
Garnishment before and after judgment.
Status: in_force

(1) A plaintiff may commence a garnishment action at any time after:

(a) A summons and complaint are filed:

1. In an action for damages founded upon contract, express or implied (or in a contract action where a writ of attachment could issue on demands not yet due under s. 811.03 (3) ).

2. In an action upon a judgment.

3. In a tort action where a writ of attachment could issue under s. 811.03 (2) .

(b) An execution upon an in personam judgment is issuable.

(2)

(b) If the plaintiff in the principal action is unable to obtain personal service on a defendant and has filed the summons and return of service from the sheriff with the clerk of court, the judge of the court in which the principal action is pending may grant an order permitting the plaintiff to make substituted service on the defendant’s employer if the plaintiff shows:

1. The defendant’s present place of employment; and

2. That a cause of action exists; and

3. That a reasonable effort has been made to obtain personal service on the defendant.

(c) Before taking judgment in an action commenced under par. (b) , the plaintiff shall present an affidavit from the defendant’s employer stating that the defendant received the summons of that action.

(2e) A plaintiff may not commence any garnishment action affecting the property of a spouse who is not a defendant in the principal action unless the spouse is a defendant in the garnishment action.

(2m) Any garnishment action shall be subject to the limitations of s. 806.25 .

(3) The plaintiff may, in like manner, subsequently proceed against other garnishees and, if the plaintiff has reason to believe they have subsequently become liable, against the same garnishee more than once.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 759, 778 (1975); Stats. 1975 s. 812.02; 1985 a. 37 ; 1993 a. 80 , 486 .
Wis. Stat. § 71.275 — WI Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.275
Rate changes.
Status: in_force

If a rate under s. 71.27 changes during a taxable year, the taxpayer shall compute the tax for that taxable year by the methods applicable to the federal income tax under section 15 of the internal revenue code.

History: 1989 a. 31 .
Wis. Stat. § 403.404 — WI Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.404
Impostors; fictitious payees.
Status: in_force

(1) If an impostor, by use of the mails or otherwise, induces the issuer of an instrument to issue the instrument to the impostor, or to a person acting in concert with the impostor, by impersonating the payee of the instrument or a person authorized to act for the payee, an endorsement of the instrument by any person in the name of the payee is effective as the endorsement of the payee in favor of a person who, in good faith, pays the instrument or takes it for value or for collection.

(2) If a person whose intent determines to whom an instrument is payable under s. 403.110 (1) or (2) does not intend the person identified as payee to have any interest in the instrument or if the person identified as payee of an instrument is a fictitious person, the following rules apply until the instrument is negotiated by special endorsement:

(a) Any person in possession of the instrument is its holder.

(b) An endorsement by any person in the name of the payee stated in the instrument is effective as the endorsement of the payee in favor of a person who, in good faith, pays the instrument or takes it for value or for collection.

(3) Under sub. (1) or (2) , an endorsement is made in the name of a payee if it is made in a name substantially similar to that of the payee or if the instrument, whether or not endorsed, is deposited in a depositary bank to an account in a name substantially similar to that of the payee.

(4) With respect to an instrument to which sub. (1) or (2) applies, if a person paying the instrument or taking it for value or for collection fails to exercise ordinary care in paying or taking the instrument and that failure substantially contributes to loss resulting from payment of the instrument, the person bearing the loss may recover from the person failing to exercise ordinary care to the extent that the failure to exercise ordinary care contributed to the loss.

History: 1995 a. 449 .
Wis. Stat. § 710.01 — WI Code / Chapter 710 / Section 710.01
Aliens may acquire lands.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of s. 710.02 an alien may acquire and hold lands or any right thereto or interest therein by purchase, devise or descent, and the alien may convey, mortgage and devise the same; and if the alien shall die intestate the same shall descend to the alien’s heirs; and in all cases such lands shall be held, conveyed, mortgaged or devised or shall descend in like manner and with like effect as if such alien were a native citizen of the state or of the United States.

History: 1993 a. 486 .