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Wis. Stat. § 943.011 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.011
Damage or threat to property of witness.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Family member” means a spouse, child, stepchild, foster child, parent, sibling, or grandchild.

(b) “Witness” has the meaning given in s. 940.41 (3) .

(2) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class I felony:

(a) Intentionally causes damage or threatens to cause damage to any physical property owned by a person who is or was a witness by reason of the owner having attended or testified as a witness and without the owner’s consent.

(b) Intentionally causes damage or threatens to cause damage to any physical property owned by a person who is a family member of a witness or a person sharing a common domicile with a witness by reason of the witness having attended or testified as a witness and without the owner’s consent.

History: 1997 a. 143 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2009 a. 28 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.108 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.108
Sufficiency of description.
Status: in_force

(1) Sufficiency of description. Except as otherwise provided in subs. (3) to (5) , a description of personal or real property is sufficient, whether or not it is specific, if it reasonably identifies what is described.

(2) Examples of reasonable identification. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4) , a description of collateral reasonably identifies the collateral if it identifies the collateral by:

(a) Specific listing;

(b) Category;

(c) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (5) , a type of collateral defined in chs. 401 to 411 ;

(d) Quantity;

(e) Computational or allocational formula or procedure; or

(f) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (3) , any other method, if the identity of the collateral is objectively determinable.

(3) Supergeneric description not sufficient. A description of collateral as “all the debtor’s assets” or “all the debtor’s personal property” or using words of similar import does not reasonably identify the collateral.

(4) Investment property. Except as otherwise provided in sub. (5) , a description of a security entitlement, securities account, or commodity account is sufficient if it describes:

(a) The collateral by those terms or as investment property; or

(b) The underlying financial asset or commodity contract.

(5) When description by type insufficient. A description only by type of collateral defined in chs. 401 to 411 is an insufficient description of:

(a) A commercial tort claim; or

(b) In a consumer transaction, consumer goods, a security entitlement, a securities account, or a commodity account.

History: 2001 a. 10 .
Wis. Stat. § 188.12 — WI Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.12
Corporate powers of the 40 and 8; liability for acts.
Status: in_force

(1) Any Grand Voiture or Voiture Locale of the La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux organized in this state pursuant to authority granted by La Societe Nationale des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux shall have full corporate power to transact business in this state and take over the assets and liabilities of the existing Voitures Locale and Grand Voiture of the state of Wisconsin, upon filing with the department of financial institutions a statement of its intent so to do and a full and complete list of its duly elected officers. No filing fees shall be charged by the department of financial institutions for so doing.

(2) All acts done by the Grand Voiture or any Voiture Locale of La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux or unit, county or district council, so incorporated, shall be considered acts of the Grand Voiture, Voiture Locale, or unit, county or district council, as a body corporate, and no personal liability shall be attached to any member therefor.

History: 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.483 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.483
Civil liability exemption; regional and local emergency response teams and their sponsoring agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) A regional emergency response team, a member of such a team, and a local agency, as defined in s. 323.70 (1) (b) , that contracts with the division of emergency management in the department of military affairs for the provision of a regional emergency response team, are immune from civil liability for acts or omissions related to carrying out responsibilities under a contract under s. 323.70 (2) .

(2) A local emergency response team, a member of such a team and the county, city, village, or town that contracts to provide the emergency response team to the county are immune from civil liability for acts or omissions related to carrying out responsibilities pursuant to a designation under s. 323.61 (2m) (e) .

(3) A local emergency planning committee created under s. 59.54 (8) (a) 1. that receives a grant under s. 323.61 is immune from civil liability for acts or omissions related to carrying out responsibilities under s. 323.61 .

(4) An urban search and rescue task force, a member of such a task force, and a local agency, as defined in s. 323.70 (1) (b) , that contracts with the division of emergency management in the department of military affairs for the provision of emergency services, are immune from civil liability for acts or omissions related to carrying out responsibilities under a contract under s. 323.72 (1) .

History: 1991 a. 104 ; 1995 a. 13 , 201 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2009 a. 42 , 43 ; 2011 a. 258 ; 2021 a. 104 .
Wis. Stat. § 767.251 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.251
Content, preparation, and approval of judgment.
Status: in_force

(1) Content. In an action affecting the family, if the court orders maintenance payments or other allowances for a party or children or retains jurisdiction in those matters, the written judgment shall include a statement that disobedience of the court order is punishable under ch. 785 by commitment to the county jail or house of correction until the judgment is complied with and the costs and expenses of the proceedings are paid or until the party committed is otherwise discharged, according to law. Final written agreements and stipulations of the parties shall, unless set forth in the judgment, be appended to the judgment and incorporated by reference.

(2) Preparation. The findings of fact, conclusions of law, and the written judgment shall be drafted by the petitioner unless the court otherwise directs, and shall be submitted to the court and filed with the clerk of the court within 30 days after judgment is granted.

(3) Approval. The draft findings, conclusions, and judgment shall be approved by all counsel appearing, including a guardian ad litem and county child support enforcement agency attorney, and any other person designated by the court or local rule. After necessary approvals are obtained, the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and judgment shall be submitted to the court.

History: 2005 a. 443 ss. 169 , 170 .
Wis. Stat. § 99.08 — WI Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.08
Rule-making authority.
Status: in_force

The department may promulgate rules that are needed for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

History: 1983 a. 500 ; 1987 a. 399 s. 362 ; Stats. 1987 s. 99.08.
Wis. Stat. § 627.23 — WI Code / Chapter 627 / Section 627.23
Reinsurance.
Status: in_force

(1) Power to accept reinsurance. Except as limited by s. 612.33 in the case of town mutuals, an authorized insurer may assume as a reinsurer any risks it may write directly. Subject to chs. 611 to 618 or to any limitation imposed on a nondomestic insurer by law of its domicile, the commissioner may also authorize an insurer to accept as a reinsurer designated classes of risks it is not authorized to write directly.

(2) Power to cede reinsurance. Subject to s. 611.78 , any authorized insurer may cede to any insurer authorized to assume it under chs. 611 to 618 and sub. (1) any liability it has undertaken on risks lawfully written under its certificate of authority. It may also cede reinsurance to any authorized agency of the federal government or of this state. Subject to rules promulgated by the commissioner for calculation of its reserves and its surplus, and subject to sub. (3) , an authorized insurer may also cede reinsurance to an unauthorized insurer.

(3) Reinsurance in unsound reinsurer. No person may knowingly cede reinsurance or permit it to be ceded to any reinsurer not in sound financial condition. If the reinsurer is authorized to do business in this state or any other jurisdiction specified by the commissioner by rule, or is included on a list prepared by the commissioner or approved by the commissioner for that purpose, there is a rebuttable presumption that it is in sound financial condition.

(4) Assumption of unauthorized business. Any authorized reinsurer knowingly assuming from an unauthorized insurer risks that may lawfully be written only by an authorized insurer shall immediately report the facts respecting the transaction to the commissioner. The assuming reinsurer is liable for the tax and penalties specified in s. 618.43 (1) , but may take credit therefor in its settlement of accounts with the ceding insurer, unless its agreement with the unauthorized ceding insurer took such taxes into account.

(5) Retirement from business. Any authorized reinsurer proposing to withdraw from a class of its business in this state, except by nonrenewal of existing contracts at their expiration, shall give the commissioner 60 days’ written notice of its intention and shall not withdraw until after lapse of that time. This subsection does not apply to transactions involving an insignificant market share of the class of business in this state.

History: 1975 c. 372 , 421 .
Wis. Stat. § 709.033 — WI Code / Chapter 709 / Section 709.033
Vacant land disclosure report form.
Status: in_force

The report required under s. 709.02 with respect to real property, as defined in s. 709.001 (5) (b) , shall be in substantially the following form and shall include at least all of the following information:

History: 2011 a. 107 ; 2013 a. 165 s. 115 ; 2013 a. 304 ; 2017 a. 338 ; 2021 a. 47 , 96 ; 2021 a. 238 s. 45 ; 2025 a. 120 , 237 .
Wis. Stat. § 135.065 — WI Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135.065
Temporary injunctions.
Status: in_force

In any action brought by a dealer against a grantor under this chapter, any violation of this chapter by the grantor is deemed an irreparable injury to the dealer for determining if a temporary injunction should be issued.

History: 1977 c. 171 .
Wis. Stat. § 59.30 — WI Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.30
Not to act as attorney.
Status: in_force

No sheriff, undersheriff, deputy, coroner or medical examiner shall appear or practice as an attorney in any court, draw or fill up any writ, pleading or proceeding for a party in any action, nor, with the intent to be employed in the collection of any demand or the service of any process, advise or counsel any person to commence an action or proceeding; and for violation of this section every such officer shall forfeit not more than $50.

History: 1973 c. 272 ; 1995 a. 201 s. 286 ; Stats. 1995 s. 59.30; 1997 a. 35 .
Wis. Stat. § 101.9214 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.9214
Duties on creation of security interest.
Status: in_force

If an owner creates a security interest in a manufactured home, unless the name and address of the secured party already is contained on the certificate of title for the manufactured home:

(1) The owner shall immediately execute, in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title or on a separate form or in an automated format prescribed by the department, an application to name the secured party on the certificate, showing the name and address of the secured party, and cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be delivered to the secured party.

(2) The secured party shall immediately cause the certificate, the application and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the department.

(3) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, the application and the required fee, the department shall issue to the owner a new certificate containing the name and address of the new secured party. The department shall deliver to the new secured party and to the register of deeds of the county of the owner’s residence memoranda, in such form as the department prescribes, evidencing the notation of the security interest upon the certificate; and thereafter, upon any assignment, termination or release of the security interest, additional memoranda evidencing such action.

(4) The register of deeds may record, and maintain a file of, all memoranda received from the department under sub. (3) . Such recording, however, is not required for perfection, release or assignment of security interests, which shall be effective upon compliance with ss. 101.9213 (2) , 101.9215 and 101.9216 (1) and (2) .

History: 1999 a. 9 , 53 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.23 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.23
Duties of assessors; entry of parcels on assessment roll.
Status: in_force

(1) The assessor shall enter upon the assessment roll opposite to the name of the person to whom assessed, if any, as before provided in regular order as to lots and blocks, sections and parts of sections, a correct and pertinent description of each parcel of real property in the assessment district and the number of acres in each tract containing more than one acre.

(2) When 2 or more lots or tracts owned by the same person are considered by the assessor to be so improved or occupied with buildings as to be practically incapable of separate valuation, the lots or tracts may be entered as one parcel. Whenever any tract, parcel or lot of land has been surveyed and platted and a plat of the platted ground filed or recorded according to law, the assessor shall designate the several lots and subdivisions of the platted ground as the lots and subdivisions are fixed and designated by the plat.

History: 1971 c. 215 ; 1983 a. 532 ; 1993 a. 491 ; 1997 a. 35 , 253 ; 1999 a. 96 .
Wis. Stat. § 938.362 — WI Code / Chapter 938 / Section 938.362
Payment for certain special treatment or care services.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “special treatment or care” has the meaning given in s. 938.02 (17m) , except that it does not include alcohol and other drug abuse services.

(2) Applicability. This section applies to the payment of court-ordered special treatment or care under s. 938.34 (6) (a) or (am) , whether or not custody has been taken from the parent.

(3) Payment by parent or insurer. If a juvenile’s parent neglects, refuses, or is unable to provide court-ordered special treatment or care for the juvenile through his or her health insurance or other 3rd-party payments, notwithstanding s. 938.36 (3) , the court may order the parent to pay for the court-ordered special treatment or care. If the parent consents to provide court-ordered special treatment or care for a juvenile through his or her health insurance or other 3rd-party payments but the health insurance provider or other 3rd-party payer refuses to provide the special treatment or care, the court may order the health insurance provider or 3rd-party payer to pay for the special treatment or care in accordance with the terms of the parent’s health insurance policy or other 3rd-party payment plan.

(4) Payment by county department.

(a) If the court finds that payment cannot be attained under sub. (3) , the court may order the county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 of the juvenile’s county of legal residence to pay the cost of any court-ordered special treatment or care that is provided directly by or under contract with the county department.

(b) Payment for special treatment or care by a county department under par. (a) does not prohibit the county department from contracting with another county department or approved treatment facility for the provision of special treatment or care.

(c) A county department that pays for court-ordered special treatment or care under par. (a) may recover from the parent, based on the parent’s ability to pay, a reasonable contribution toward the costs of court-ordered special treatment or care. This paragraph is subject to s. 46.03 (18) .

History: 1995 a. 77 , 275 ; 2005 a. 344 .
Wis. Stat. § 295.56 — WI Code / Chapter 295 / Section 295.56
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may grant an exemption, as provided in this section, from any of the requirements of this subchapter applicable to any of the following:

(a) A mining permit application, including the mining plan, reclamation plan, and mining waste site feasibility study and plan of operation.

(b) A mining permit.

(c) Any other approval.

(2)

(a) An applicant shall submit a request for an exemption in writing and shall describe the grounds for the exemption and provide documentation identifying the conditions requiring the exemption, the reasons for the exemption, and the reasonableness of the exemption.

(b) An applicant may obtain an exemption only if the applicant submits the request no later than the 180th day after the application for the mining permit is administratively complete under s. 295.57 (2) , unless the condition that is the basis for the requested exemption is not known to the applicant before that day, in which case the deadline is extended to the 20th day before the deadline under s. 295.57 (7) (a) .

(c) The department shall issue a decision on a request for an exemption no later than the 15th day after the day on which it received the request under par. (a) . Subject to par. (b) and except as provided in par. (d) , the department shall grant the exemption if it is consistent with the purposes of this subchapter and will not violate any applicable environmental law outside of this subchapter and if both of the following apply:

1. The exemption will not result in significant adverse environmental impacts on the mining site or, if the exemption will result in significant adverse environmental impacts on the mining site, the applicant will offset those impacts through a mitigation program, as provided in s. 295.60 (8) , through the measures provided in s. 295.605 , or through the conservation measures provided in s. 295.61 .

2. The exemption will not result in significant adverse environmental impacts off of the mining site.

(d)

1. The department shall deny a request for an exemption if granting the exemption would violate federal law.

2. If federal law imposes a standard for an exemption that differs from the standard in par. (c) and that cannot be modified by state law, and if that standard has been approved by the federal government for use by the state through a delegation agreement, federally approved state implementation plan, or other program approval, then the department shall determine whether to grant the request for the exemption using the federal standard.

History: 2013 a. 1 .
Wis. Stat. § 939.61 — WI Code / Chapter 939 / Section 939.61
Penalty when none expressed.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person is convicted of an act or omission prohibited by statute and for which no penalty is expressed, the person shall be subject to a forfeiture not to exceed $200.

(2) If a person is convicted of a misdemeanor under state law for which no penalty is expressed, the person may be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both.

(3) Common law penalties are abolished.

History: 1977 c. 173 .
Wis. Stat. § 943.07 — WI Code / Chapter 943 / Section 943.07
Criminal damage to railroads.
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever intentionally causes damage or who causes another person to damage, tamper, change or destroy any railroad track, switch, bridge, trestle, tunnel or signal or any railroad property used in providing rail services, which could cause an injury, accident or derailment is guilty of a Class I felony.

(2) Whoever intentionally shoots a firearm at any portion of a railroad train, car, caboose or engine is guilty of a Class I felony.

(3) Whoever intentionally throws, shoots or propels any stone, brick or other missile at any railroad train, car, caboose or engine is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(4) Whoever intentionally throws or deposits any type of debris or waste material on or along any railroad track or right-of-way which could cause an injury or accident is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

History: 1975 c. 314 ; 1977 c. 173 ; 2001 a. 109 .
Wis. Stat. § 968.49 — WI Code / Chapter 968 / Section 968.49
Fine for nonattendance.
Status: in_force

Any person lawfully summoned to attend as a grand juror who fails to attend without any sufficient excuse shall pay a fine not exceeding $40, which shall be imposed by the court to which the person was summoned and shall be paid into the county treasury.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 96-08 , 207 Wis. 2d xv (1997).
Wis. Stat. § 66.0507 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0507
Automatic salary schedules.
Status: in_force

Whenever the governing body of any city, village, or town enacts by ordinance a salary schedule for some or all employees and officers of the city, village or town, other than members of the city council or village or town board, the salary schedule may include an automatic adjustment for some or all of the personnel in conformity with fluctuations upwards and downwards in the cost of living, notwithstanding ss. 60.32 , 61.193 , 61.32 , 62.09 (6) and 62.13 (7) .

History: 1971 c. 125 s. 522 (1) ; 1971 c. 154 ; 1985 a. 225 ; 1993 a. 246 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 314 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0507; 2009 a. 173 .
Wis. Stat. § 94.708 — WI Code / Chapter 94 / Section 94.708
Pesticides; sale and use to control bats.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. As used in this section, “bat control purposes” means for the purpose of killing, injuring, repelling or otherwise affecting the behavior of bats.

(2) Sale prohibited. Except as provided under sub. (4) , no person may sell, hold for sale or distribute any pesticide except naphthalene for bat control purposes to a person in this state. No dealer may advertise in this state or recommend any pesticide for bat control purposes to a person in this state.

(3) Use prohibited. Except as provided under sub. (4) , no person may use any pesticide except naphthalene for bat control purposes.

(4) Exception. The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for the sale, advertisement and use of pesticides for emergency bat control. The department may issue a permit authorizing the use of a pesticide in accordance with the rules that it promulgates only in the case of an individual bat colony after a determination that there exists an outbreak of rabies that threatens public health or another situation where the existence of a colony of bats threatens the health or welfare of any person. The department may not base its determination on an isolated individual instance of a rabid bat.

History: 1983 a. 353 ; 1997 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 409.618 — WI Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.618
Rights and duties of certain secondary obligors.
Status: in_force

(1) Rights and duties of secondary obligor. A secondary obligor acquires the rights and becomes obligated to perform the duties of the secured party after the secondary obligor:

(a) Receives an assignment of a secured obligation from the secured party;

(b) Receives a transfer of collateral from the secured party and agrees to accept the rights and assume the duties of the secured party; or

(c) Is subrogated to the rights of a secured party with respect to collateral.

(2) Effect of assignment, transfer, or subrogation. An assignment, transfer, or subrogation described in sub. (1) :

(a) Is not a disposition of collateral under s. 409.610 ; and

(b) Relieves the secured party of further duties under this chapter.

History: 2001 a. 10 .